Bibliograph

Heroines, rescuers, rabbis, spies, unsung women of the Holocaust, by Sarah Silberstein Swartz

Type

Label

Heroines, rescuers, rabbis, spies, unsung women of the Holocaust, by Sarah Silberstein Swartz

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-146)

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 13+, Second Story Press

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Heroines, rescuers, rabbis, spies

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1291876022

Responsibility statement

by Sarah Silberstein Swartz

Sub title

unsung women of the Holocaust

Summary

"Discover nine ordinary women who took extraordinary measures to save lives during the Holocaust, resisting terror and torture while undercover or in hiding, in concentration camps, in forests, and in exile."--, Back cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Born for the pulpit: Rabbi Regina Jonas -- Woman warrior with a camera: Faye Lazebnik Schulman -- Heroine of six thousand visas: Yukiko Kikuchi Sugihara -- Chronicler and conscience of the Holocaust: Rachel Eiga Auerbach -- Jewish spy for the British: Vera Rosenberg Atkins -- Surrogate mother of many: Lena Kuchler Silberman -- One righteous woman: Irena Gut Opdyke -- Sister survivors: Ruth Zlotnik Altman and Regina Zlotnik Silberstein -- Author's note -- Selected timeline -- Map -- Glossary

Target audience

adolescent

Classification