Download They Were Just People: Stories of Rescue in Poland During the Holocaust AudioBook Free
Hitler's try to murder most of Europe's Jews almost been successful. One reason it fell less than its nefarious goal was the work of fearless non-Jews who sheltered their fellow individuals. Generally in most countries under German control, those who rescued Jews risked imprisonment and death. In Poland, home to more Jews than every other country at the start of World War II and location of six German-built death camps, the punishment was immediate execution. This audio tells the reviews of Polish Holocaust survivors and their rescuers. The writers traveled extensively in the United States and Poland to interview a few of the few staying members before their era is gone. Tammeus and Cukierkorn unfold many reviews that have nothing you've seen prior been made public: gripping narratives of Jews who survived against all possibilities and courageous non-Jews who risked their own lives to provide shelter. These are harrowing accounts of survival and bravery. Maria Devinki lived for more than 2 yrs under the flooring surfaces of barns. Felix Zandman sought refuge from Anna Puchalska for a nighttime, but she pledged to cover him for your war if possible - and eventually hid several Jews for 17 months in a pit dug beneath her house. And when teenage brothers Zygie and Sol Allweiss hid behind hay bales in the Dudzik family's barn one day when the Germans arrived, these were alarmed to learn the troops weren't there searching for Jews, but to seize hay. But Zofia Dudzik successfully distracted them, and she and her husband insisted the boys stay regardless of the danger to their own family. Through some 20 reviews like these, Tammeus and Cukierkorn show that even in an atmosphere of unimaginable malevolence, individuals can decide to action in civilized ways. Some rescuers had antisemitic thoughts, but acted because they realized and liked specific Jews. In many cases, the rescuers were simply aiding friends or business associates.
