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Editorial Reviews
From Library Journal
Saved by Christian Poles herself from almost certain death, Tec closely and dispassionately examines the phenomenon of the "righteous Christians," those individuals who, for whatever reason, risked their own lives to save the lives of Jews. She focuses exclusively on Poland, a country totally dominated by the Nazis and simultaneously burdened with its own long history of anti-Semitism. Tec interviewed numerous Jewish survivors and Polish rescuers. By supplementing these data with other published and unpublished sources, she offers valuable new insights into why certain individuals rose to the heights of human altruism in a milieu marked by human cruelty and barbarism. Her sociological approach is useful and remarkably unobtrusive. Recommended. Mark R. Yerburgh, Trinity Coll. Lib., Burlington, Vt.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
"A fine study of Polish rescuers who saved Jews during World War II. Nechama Tec's personal experiences during the Holocaust add a special dimension to her systematic and well researched study. The book is thought-provoking and generates excellent class discussion."--Yaffa Eliach, Brooklyn College
"A valuable contribution to the literature on the Holocaust. It is a book enlightened by her own experiences and the discipline of a scholar attempting to understand how and why people reacted in a time when evil seemed dominant."--Menorah Review
"Tec is a scholar, a gifted writer and a woman who personally experienced much about what she writes. Her book sheds important new light on the complex and distressing question of the behavior of European Christians during the Holocaust."--Gerald Green, author of Holocaust
"When Light Pierced the Darkness deserves a wide readership. The many stories of sacrifice, narrow escapes, betrayal, and capture show just how special this [Polish Christian] religious belief was, and they make for interesting and instructive reading."--Christianity Today
"A thoroughly researched study that will greatly assist in the sorting out of the complex story of wartime Polish-Jewish relations....Should remain the definitive study on the subject for the foreseeable future. It gives the best insights into why Poland had at once the best and worst possible conditions for rescuing Jews from the Nazis."--Journal of Church and State
"An important addition to the books that explore this dark time."--Jewish Advocate
"Peril, sacrifice and heroism emerge in vivid testimony that instructs and inspires. Nechama Tec has recovered from obscurity and silence invaluable memories of the rescued and the rescuers."--David Altshuler, George Washington University
"Of the recent additions to the ever-growing body of Holocaust literature, this publication is among the best....A study rich in both poignant narrative and scholarly analysis....It helps fill a long-standing lacuna in Holocaust literature."--Emory Studies on the Holocaust
"[An] excellent book...Not only is Tec's book the first thorough treatment of the subject, but it is also charged with a poignancy that only a survivor can summon."--The Philadelphia Inquirer
"A first-rate systematic examination, scrupulous and thoughtful, of what makes a hero."--The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Saved by Christian Poles herself from almost certain death, Tec closely and dispassionately examines the phenomenon of the "righteous Christians," those individuals who, for whatever reason, risked their own lives to save the lives of Jews. She focuses exclusively on Poland, a country totally dominated by the Nazis and simultaneously burdened with its own long history of anti-Semitism. Tec interviewed numerous Jewish survivors and Polish rescuers. By supplementing these data with other published and unpublished sources, she offers valuable new insights into why certain individuals rose to the heights of human altruism in a milieu marked by human cruelty and barbarism. Her sociological approach is useful and remarkably unobtrusive. Recommended. Mark R. Yerburgh, Trinity Coll. Lib., Burlington, Vt.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review
"A fine study of Polish rescuers who saved Jews during World War II. Nechama Tec's personal experiences during the Holocaust add a special dimension to her systematic and well researched study. The book is thought-provoking and generates excellent class discussion."--Yaffa Eliach, Brooklyn College
"A valuable contribution to the literature on the Holocaust. It is a book enlightened by her own experiences and the discipline of a scholar attempting to understand how and why people reacted in a time when evil seemed dominant."--Menorah Review
"Tec is a scholar, a gifted writer and a woman who personally experienced much about what she writes. Her book sheds important new light on the complex and distressing question of the behavior of European Christians during the Holocaust."--Gerald Green, author of Holocaust
"When Light Pierced the Darkness deserves a wide readership. The many stories of sacrifice, narrow escapes, betrayal, and capture show just how special this [Polish Christian] religious belief was, and they make for interesting and instructive reading."--Christianity Today
"A thoroughly researched study that will greatly assist in the sorting out of the complex story of wartime Polish-Jewish relations....Should remain the definitive study on the subject for the foreseeable future. It gives the best insights into why Poland had at once the best and worst possible conditions for rescuing Jews from the Nazis."--Journal of Church and State
"An important addition to the books that explore this dark time."--Jewish Advocate
"Peril, sacrifice and heroism emerge in vivid testimony that instructs and inspires. Nechama Tec has recovered from obscurity and silence invaluable memories of the rescued and the rescuers."--David Altshuler, George Washington University
"Of the recent additions to the ever-growing body of Holocaust literature, this publication is among the best....A study rich in both poignant narrative and scholarly analysis....It helps fill a long-standing lacuna in Holocaust literature."--Emory Studies on the Holocaust
"[An] excellent book...Not only is Tec's book the first thorough treatment of the subject, but it is also charged with a poignancy that only a survivor can summon."--The Philadelphia Inquirer
"A first-rate systematic examination, scrupulous and thoughtful, of what makes a hero."--The Cleveland Plain Dealer
See all Editorial Reviews
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