When courage was stronger than fear
Subtitle: remarkable stories of Christians and Muslims who saved Jews from the Holocaust
By: Peter Hellman.
Edition: [New ed.].
Publisher: Marlowe & Company
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
Subjects: World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue; World War, 1939-1945 -- Biography; Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "More than twenty-five years ago, in Avenue of the Righteous, the original edition of this book, Peter Hellman wrote one of the first accounts of men and women who succeeded in saving Jews from the Nazis. Now, his portraits return in an expanded third edition. Included are six stories of remarkable courage, including the never-before-told story of Muslim Dervis Korkut, who saved a young Jewish woman, Mira Bakovic, in Nazi-occupied Sarajevo, and the remarkable bonds that have kept their families close until the present day. Hellman's depictions of high drama, heartbreak, and hope constitute a significant contribution to the literature of the Holocaust."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [328]).
"Two earlier editions of this book were published, first, in 1980, as Avenue of the Righteous, then, in 1999, under the current title."--T.p. verso.