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PublisherSquare One Publishers
ISBN-100757004970
ISBN-139780757004971
eBay Product ID (ePID)24038784162
Product Key Features
Book TitleRighteous Few : Two Who Made a Difference
Number of Pages186 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicHolocaust
Publication Year2020
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorMarty Brounstein
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight10.9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2020-009819
ReviewsFrans and Mien Wijnakker, a Dutch couple who willingly took Jewish people into their rural home to protect them from being consumed by the German death machine [during World War II]. This book is their story . . . it is a great story about courage in the face of great danger and potential death.
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Table Of ContentContents Acknowledgments, vii Introduction, 1 1. May 2009 Historic Moment, 5 2. The Beginning, 9 3. Freetje, 25 4. Life in Occupied Netherlands, 32 5. The New Business Starts Expanding, 43 6. Early Challenges and Dangers, 46 7. The Pivotal Moment and Forging a Key Ally, 61 8. Adults Move In Too, 71 9. The House Fills Up, 79 10. The Brokering Business Expands, 87 11. Baby Ineke, 99 12. Placement Challenges in the Rescue Network, 110 13. Not Always Successful, 136 14. The Threats and Real Dangers, 140 15. The End Finally Comes, 162 Epilogue, 167 Bibliography, 173 About the Author, 175
SynopsisThe Righteous Few is a remarkable true tale of courage, compassion, and rescue during the Holocaust. It is the story of a young married Christian couple, Frans and Mien Wijnakker, living in the Netherlands during World War II. When their country was under Nazi German occupation, they were firsthand witnesses to the horrific acts of violence inflicted upon thousands of innocent people, especially Jews. Refusing to sit back and do nothing, they chose to put their own lives at great risk by hiding their Jewish neighbors. By the end of the war, they had managed to save more than two dozen countrymen from certain death. Their heroism later earned them a special recognition of "Righteous Among the Nations" by Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center. Frans and Mien were Catholics who led a simple life in the countryside of southeastern Holland. They had four small children of their own. But a simple yes in response to a call for help during a business trip to Amsterdam profoundly changed Frans' and his wife's lives. In a two-year period, they took many Jewish refugees into their own home and organized a rescue network that placed refugees in other people's homes, as well. As their rescue work increased, so did the many risks and dangers associated with it. They faced one of their most difficult challenges when they took in a young pregnant Jewish woman and her husband. How do you help someone who has to give birth in hiding? Through this and many other stories, The Righteous Few draws a vivid picture of two extraordinary people who shined the light of hope during one of history's darkest periods.
LC Classification NumberPS3602.R64835T97
