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A review by coops456
Heroes of the Holocaust: Ordinary Britons Who Risked Their Lives to Make a Difference by Lyn Smith
4.0
In 2010, Britain made a very belated official recognition of the lifesaving efforts made by a small number of its citizens in the face of the Nazi killing machine.
27 Britons were named Heroes of the Holocaust and awarded medals - many posthumously - for their service to humanity during one of its darkest times. This book tells their widely varying stories, from the Berlin embassy man who went to huge lengths to ensure the pre-war exit of up to 10,000 Jewish people to safety, to the mother raising her family in Nazi-occupied Holland who sheltered a Jewish youth sent to her by the local Resistance.
By its very nature, this is not an easy read, yet it reinforces my belief that where there is evil, there is also goodness to be found. Most of all, it leaves one thinking "What would I do?"
27 Britons were named Heroes of the Holocaust and awarded medals - many posthumously - for their service to humanity during one of its darkest times. This book tells their widely varying stories, from the Berlin embassy man who went to huge lengths to ensure the pre-war exit of up to 10,000 Jewish people to safety, to the mother raising her family in Nazi-occupied Holland who sheltered a Jewish youth sent to her by the local Resistance.
By its very nature, this is not an easy read, yet it reinforces my belief that where there is evil, there is also goodness to be found. Most of all, it leaves one thinking "What would I do?"