Resisting the Holocaust: Upstanders, Partisans, and Survivors

Upstanders, Partisans, and Survivors

This book enables readers to learn about upstanders, partisans, and survivors from first-hand perspectives that reveal the many forms of resistance—some bold and defiant, some subtle—to the Nazis during the Holocaust.

• Provides readers with insights into how and when resistance activities took place during the Holocaust—historical information that is both deeply saddening and inspirational

• Documents the myriad ways in which upstanders sought to minimize the worst effects of Nazi anti-Jewish measures

• Explains how those who came to be recognized as the Righteous among the Nations engaged in their life-saving work

• Supplies document introductions and scholarly analysis that help readers to better understand the primary source material as well as a comprehensive bibliography that serves as a gateway to further research