The Righteous Of Switzerland
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The Righteous Of Switzerland
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Author : Meir Wagner
language : en
Publisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Release Date : 2001
The Righteous Of Switzerland written by Meir Wagner and has been published by KTAV Publishing House, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The English edition includes statements and speeches by various persons (pp. xvii-xxxviii), the stories of two more Swiss citizens nominated by Yad Vashem for recognition as Righteous of the Nations, and other lesser-known accounts of Swiss citizens who helped save Jews during the war. Some of them are published here for the first time.
The Path Of The Righteous
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Author : Mordecai Paldiel
language : en
Publisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.
Release Date : 1993
The Path Of The Righteous written by Mordecai Paldiel and has been published by KTAV Publishing House, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with History categories.
The Path of The Righteous by Mordecai Paldiel recounts the inspiring stories of several hundred "Righteous Among the Nations" - heroic gentile men and women, in virtually all the countries of Nazi-occupied Europe, who put themselves and their families at risk in order to save the lives of Jews fleeing the Nazi terror. Drawn from the files of Yad Vashem Memorial in Israel, these stories are a badly needed corrective to the pessimistic view of human nature which has become all too common in the Holocaust's aftermath. They prove that decency, morality, and altruism can survive even under the most horrendous of circumstances, and that some people will always be willing to act selflessly. It also serves to disprove the cruel lie being promulgated by some that the Holocaust never took place, or did not take place as described in eye witness accounts. The courageous individuals whose tales are recounted in this book are monuments to the nobility of the human spirit. They did what they did not for the sake of reward or prestige, but because they believed it was right. Some of them were pious Christians motivated by religion. Others were energized by feelings of intense compassion. Neither the threat of punishment nor ostracism by relatives and neighbors deterred them. Love for their fellow human beings was a higher value. The book contains a foreword by Rabbi Harold Schulweis, founding chairman of the Jewish Foundation for Christian Rescuers/ADL, and an afterword by Abraham H. Foxman, National Director of the Anti-Defamation League and a Holocaust survivor who was saved by his Polish nursemaid, poignantly express their recognition of and gratitude to the untold numbers of righteous gentiles, many of whom will never be known by us.
The Righteous
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Author : Arieh L. Bauminger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
The Righteous written by Arieh L. Bauminger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust categories.
Swiss Banks And Jewish Souls
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Author : Gregg Rickman
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-01-24
Swiss Banks And Jewish Souls written by Gregg Rickman and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-24 with categories.
With the release of hundreds of damaging documents, a dark side of Switzerland's democracy has been unveiled. Switzerland is now seen as a nation of greedy bankers, collaborators with the Nazis, and robbers of the wealth of the victims of the Holocaust. Swiss Banks and Jewish Souls is a powerfully enlightening account of how a small and determined group of people from divergent backgrounds humbled the legendary Swiss financial empire to achieve a measure of justice for Holocaust survivors and their heirs, while shattering the myth of Swiss wartime neutrality. Rickman tells how a small group of people, none of them professional historians, pieced together a puzzle of unknown proportions and proceeded to dismantle the myth of Swiss innocence and victimization at the hands of the Nazis, and expose a fifty-year cover-up. Untold numbers of European Jews and others placed their funds in Swiss banks because they believed they offered a safe haven for funds which the Nazis were trying to control. What better place to put their money than in Switzerland? Swiss Banks and Jewish Souls discusses how investigative groups proved that Switzerland stole the money of the Jews and helped the Nazis to do the same. No one began with evidence and no one had a source of knowledge upon which to fall back. All they shared was a feeling that something was terribly wrong and that a great injustice had occurred. Propelled by this instinct, a U.S. Senator, the World Jewish Congress, a British Parliamentarian, the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, and a handful of Holocaust survivors accomplished what the U.S., British, and French governments and a group of feuding Jewish organizations could not or would not do. As a result of this effort, how the world views Switzerland and how Switzerland views itself has been redefined. Most importantly, those who survived the Nazi horrors, only to be victimized again by the Swiss bankers, have now achieved some measure of justice, or at least financial compensation after more than fifty years.
The History Of Switzerland
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Author : Heinrich Zschokke
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1860
The History Of Switzerland written by Heinrich Zschokke and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1860 with Switzerland categories.
The Holocaust
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Author : Paul R. Bartrop
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 2024-05-30
The Holocaust written by Paul R. Bartrop and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-30 with History categories.
From genocidal campaigns to careful neutrality to valiant lifesaving efforts, every country's experience of the Holocaust was different during and immediately following World War II. This book profiles 50 nations and territories from around the globe, examining how prewar conditions and attitudes toward Jews influenced the trajectory of that place's wartime experience and its role in the Holocaust. It also explores the aftermath and lasting impact of the Holocaust in these places. Each profile begins with a collection of at-a-glance facts about population, government leaders, wartime status, and more. All profiles begin with a brief introduction, followed by information about the Jewish population in that place, the prewar environment, wartime experiences, and the aftermath of the Holocaust. This standardized format makes it easy for readers to find specific information while also helping them place events within the proper historical context. A curated selection of further readings at the end of each profile and an end-of-volume list of books and Internet resources point readers toward materials for additional study. While often conceptualized as a single event that happened the same way across all Axis or Axis-occupied countries, the Holocaust and reactions to it varied widely from country to country. In many cases, political and economic conditions in the prewar years, as well as the degree of anti-Semitism in a nation, influenced that country's experience of the Holocaust. Even after the war, countries experienced the aftermath of the Holocaust in different ways. Some places, such as Palestine, became a beacon for Jewish refugees, while others, such as Brazil, became a hideout for Nazi war criminals.
The Swiss And The Nazis
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Author : Stephen Halbrook
language : en
Publisher: Casemate
Release Date : 2006-05-19
The Swiss And The Nazis written by Stephen Halbrook and has been published by Casemate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-05-19 with History categories.
The award-winning author of Target Switzerland uses “a wide breadth of research to attempt to answer why Switzerland escaped the Nazi onslaught” (Daly History Blog). While surrounded by the Axis powers in World War II, Switzerland remained democratic and, unlike most of Europe, never succumbed to the siren songs and threats of the Nazi goliath. This book tells the story with emphasis on two voices rarely heard. One voice is that of scores of Swiss who lived in those dark years, told through oral history. They mobilized to defend the country, labored on the farms, and helped refugees. The other voice is that of Nazi Intelligence, those who spied on the Swiss and planned subversion and invasion. Exhaustive documents from the German military archives reveals a chilling rendition of attack plans which would be dissuaded in part by Switzerland’s armed populace and Alpine defenses. Laced with unique maps and photos, the book reveals how the Swiss mobilized an active “spiritual defense” of their country—including the use of the press and cabaret as weapons against totalitarianism—and explores the role of women in the military and economy, the role of Jewish officers in the highest levels of the Swiss army, and the role of Switzerland itself as America’s window on the Reich. “Halbrook succeeds not only in achieving a thorough analysis of Switzerland’s armed neutrality, but also in revealing through their own voices the willingness of ordinary citizens to accept total war in order to preserve their freedom.”—Swiss American Historical Society Review
Saved By The Spirit Of Lafayette
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Author : Gisele Naichouler Feldman
language : en
Publisher: Nelson Publishing&Marketing
Release Date : 2008
Saved By The Spirit Of Lafayette written by Gisele Naichouler Feldman and has been published by Nelson Publishing&Marketing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with France categories.
At the start of World War II, Gisele Naichouler Feldman was separated from her family. Although this was not the first time, this separation would prove to be life saving. Through the help of many people, now known as the Righteous, Gisele would find herself at the steps of a great castle once owned by French freedom fighter, General Lafayette, as a Hidden Child. Instructed to forget her Jewish heritage and pretend to be Catholic, Gisele would spend two and a half years within the castle walls hidden from the outside terrors that the Nazi's inflicted upon Europe. Saved by the Spirit of Lafayette tells of many Hidden Children accounts and takes the opportunity to thank all of those who earned the right to be called the Righteous. Book jacket.
The Encyclopedia Of The Righteous Among The Nations France
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Author : Israel Gutman
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2003
The Encyclopedia Of The Righteous Among The Nations France written by Israel Gutman and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Europe categories.
An encyclopedia of Holocaust rescuers who have been recognized by Yad Vashem as Righteous among the Nations. The entries are organized alphabetically, according to the name of the rescuer(s), giving information such as where they lived, their occupation, marital status, economic status, whether they had contacts with Jews before the war, whether they were helped by others in the act of rescue, how the Jew came to seek refuge, under what circumstances and at what stage of the war. Relates, also, to the fate of the rescuer and of the rescued.
History Of The Great Reformation Of The Sixteenth Century In Germany Switzerland C
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Author : Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1846
History Of The Great Reformation Of The Sixteenth Century In Germany Switzerland C written by Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1846 with categories.