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Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust
228 pp.
| Candlewick |
September, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-0-7636-2976-2$22.99
(2)
YA
Rappaport profiles twenty Jewish resistance efforts--from defiance to outright fighting and escape--grouped by theme and introduced with essays, collectively presenting a comprehensive portrait. The power of Holocaust literature derives from the double witness of the horror of Hitler's Final Solution and the resiliency of humankind in the face of that atrocity; that remains true here. Photographs complement the narrative. Timeline. Bib., ind.
Reviewer: Jonathan Hunt
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2012