Resistance: Jews and Christians Who Defied the Nazi Terror
"Rufeisen's story is extraordinary, especially as recreated by Tec." --Publisher's WeeklyonIn The Lion's Den"Resilience and Courageis a milestone work in the canon of Holocaust studies. Quite simply: it is the first comprehensive study of the role and function of gender during the Holocaust years. This is a work studded with insight and imbued with compassion." --Debórah Dwork, Rose Professor of Holocaust History"A fascinating and conscientiously researched account."--The New York Review of BooksonIn the Lion's Den"Defianceis an accomplished and startling work of Holocaust documentation... [Tec] has assembled [the partisans'] vivid firsthand testimony into a comprehensive study of a long-neglected aspect of the Holocaust."  --Newsweek"Dry Tearsmoves me beyond words....[It] conveys an immediate sense of what [living under the Holocaust] was like, and does so strongly, even nobly, without a trace of self-pity.... My admiration has no bounds." --Robert K. Merton, Columbia University"Tec... has a good eye for historical detail. She illuminates the Russian partisan movement and its connection to the Jewish resistance fighters. She captures well the emotional complexity of Mr. Rufeisen's position." --The New York Times Book ReviewonIn the Lion's Den"To readWhen Light Pierced the Darknessis to encounter the Holocaust anew from a unique and bewildering angle." --Newsweek"Nechama Tec'sResilience and Courageis a remarkable achievement, based on a deep knowledge of the subject, profound sociological analysis, and convincing narrative style. Tec concentrates on the oppressed rather that the oppressors, and has shown that the gender division among them was primarily a result of the policy of the perpetrators and not the manifestation of conflicts within the society of the victims." --Israel Gutman, Professor Emeritus of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem"Not only is Tec's book the first thorough treatment of the subject, but it is also charged with poignancy that only a survivor can summon." --Philadelphia InquireronWhen Light Pierced the Darkness