Good beyond evil

Titel: Good beyond evil / Eva Gossman
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Veröffentlicht: London : Vallentine Mitchell, 2002
Umfang: XIII, 134 Seiten : Illustrationen
Format: Buch
Sprache: Englisch
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mehrbändiges Werk:
The library of Holocaust testimonies
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ISBN: 085303446X
Lokale Klassifikation: 26 5 Fa ; 24 3 F

Good Beyond Evil is the story of a handful of ordinary people who risked their lives to save the lives of one Jewish family. It begins in the spring of 1939, weaves through the post-liberation period and ends in 1997 with a ceremony at Yad Vashem. The acceptance of two of the main characters into the Community of 'Righteous Among the Nations' provokes humbling reflection on the richness of opportunities enjoyed by members of the family who were saved compared with the narrowly circumscribed lives of those who saved them. Set in the broader context of Czechoslovakia's short history, its democratic institutions and endemic anti-Semitism, Good Beyond Evil is a also a requiem for a once-flourishing Jewish community.