Bibliograph

Harboring hope, the true story of how Henny Sinding helped Denmark's Jews escape the Nazis, Susan Hood

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Harboring hope, the true story of how Henny Sinding helped Denmark's Jews escape the Nazis, Susan Hood

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsmaps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Harboring hope

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1372492696

Responsibility statement

Susan Hood

Sub title

the true story of how Henny Sinding helped Denmark's Jews escape the Nazis

Summary

"In 1943, years after the Nazi occupation of Denmark began, word spread of the Gestapo's insidious plan to round up the Jewish population and deport them to concentration camps. Angry at this attack on their friends and fellow Danes, many in Denmark organized and fought back, including a young woman named Henny Sinding. At only twenty-two years old, she and the crew of <i>Gerda III</i>, a lighthouse supply boat, risked everything to smuggle their Jewish compatriots across the Øresund strait to safety in Sweden. In Henny's words, <i>"It was the right thing to do so we did it. Simple as that."</i> But what happened when their operation's cover was blown and it was Henny's turn to escape?" --Book jacket

Target audience

pre adolescent

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