Yuma Public Library

"Caldecott Honoree and Sibert Medalist Peter Sís honors a man who saved hundreds of children from the Nazis. In 1938, twenty-nine-year-old Nicholas Winton saved the lives of almost 700 children trapped in Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia-a story he never told and that remained unknown until an unforgettable TV appearance in the 1980s reunited him with some of the children he saved. Czech-American artist, MacArthur Fellow, and Andersen Award winner Peter...

Relates the World War II experiences of Michael Stolovitski, who, as a young Jewish boy in Poland during World War II, was placed in the care of his Catholic nanny, Gertruda Bablinska, after the death of his mother.

A collection of articles which help profile the life of Oskar Schindler and discuss his efforts to save Jewish men, women, and children during the Holocaust.

2017 Christian Book Award Finalist Thirty captivating profiles of Christians who risked everything to rescue their Jewish neighbors from Nazi terror during the Holocaust. My Brother's Keeper unfolds powerful stories of Christians from across denominations who gave everything they had to save the Jewish people from the evils of the Holocaust. This unlikely group of believers, later honored by the nation of Israel as "The Righteous Among the Nations,"...

Relates the stories of courageous non-Jewish teenagers who rescued Jews from the Nazis.

A biography of the Swedish diplomat who rescued thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust.

"Offering an awe-inspiring picture of the best of humanity in the worst of times, this book profiles ordinary European citizens who risked everything to rescue Jews during the Holocaust. 75 photos."--BOOK JACKET