| 50 Children: One Ordinary American Couple's Extraordinary Rescue Mission Into the Heart of Nazi Germany Contributor(s): Pressman, Steven (Author) |
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ISBN: 0062237489 ISBN-13: 9780062237484 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Holocaust - History | Jewish - General - History | Military - World War Ii |
| Dewey: 940.531 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.3" W x 8" (0.50 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Topical - Holocaust - Chronological Period - 1930's - Cultural Region - Central Europe - Cultural Region - Germany |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Two Ordinary Americans. In early 1939, few Americans were thinking about the darkening storm clouds over Europe. Nor did they have much sympathy for the growing number of Jewish families who were increasingly threatened and brutalized by Adolf Hitler's policies in Germany and Austria. But one ordinary American couple decided that something had to be done. Despite overwhelming obstacles--both in Europe and in the United States--Gilbert and Eleanor Kraus made a bold and unprecedented decision to travel into Nazi Germany in an effort to save a group of Jewish children. This is their story. |
Contributor Bio(s): Pressman, Steven: - Steven Pressman was a magazine and newspaper journalist for more than thirty years. He is the author of Outrageous Betrayal: The Dark Journey of Werner Erhard from est to Exile, and the writer, director, and producer of the HBO documentary film 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus. |