When Light Pierced the Darkness Christian Rescue of Jews in Nazi-Occupied Poland

Name: When Light Pierced the Darkness Christian Rescue of Jews in Nazi-Occupied Poland
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ISBN: 9780195051940

ISBN-10: 0195051947

ISBN-13: 9780195051940

Edition: 1986

Authors: Nechama Tec

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Nechama Tec's incisive account of the rescue of Jews by Christians in Nazi-occupied Poland draws heavily on her own childhood experiences. Her in-depth study - the first of its kind - contrasts the attitudes and behaviour of altruistic helpers, and paid rescuers. She discovers a fascinating pattern, in which altruistic Christians applied their customary practise of helping the needy, without regard for their own safety, whereas paid rescuers acted with the motive of removing the Jews and the danger they represented to Poland. This is a deeply affecting book, which deals squarely with the ingrained anti-Semitism in Polish society, yet pays tribute to the extraordinary risks taken by Polish…

Book details

List price: $24.99
Copyright year: 1986
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/22/1987
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 8.70" wide x 5.71" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Introduction



Defying the Final Solution: Moving to the Christian Side



Separating Friend from Foe: the Experience of Passing and Hiding



Becoming a Rescuer: Overcoming Social, Psychological, and Physical Barriers



From Warning to Long-Term Shelter: Forms of Christian Rescue



The Issue of Money



The Rare Case of the Anti-Semitic Helper



The Influence of Class and Politics



Friendship



Religion



A New Theory of Rescue and Rescuers



Conclusions


Postscript on Methodology


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index