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TO SAVE ONE LIFE
The Story of Righteous Gentiles

Text by Dr. William L. Shulman, Director

Queensborough Community College
The City University of New York • Bayside, New York

RIGHTEOUS AMONG THE NATIONS

These figures are based on material made available to Yad Vashem as of January 1, 1998, and are in no way to be construed as reflecting the actual number of Jews saved in each country. 

* The underground movements in Denmark and Norway played a major role in the rescue of Jews in their countries. These two organizations have asked that no individual names be divulged.

SUGGESTED READING

GAY BLOCK AND MALKA DRUCKER

Rescuers: Portraits of Moral Courage in the Holocaust

Interviews with people from many countries who risked their lives to save Jews. The book includes an overview of the rescue efforts in each country covered.

HAROLD FLENDER

Rescue in Denmark

This book tells the story of the skill and daring of the Danes
who hid the Jews of Denmark and later smuggled them to Sweden.

HOWARD GREENFIELD

The Hidden Children

A collection of experiences, as told by survivors, of Jewish children
who were hidden during the Holocaust.

LEO GOLDBERGER, ED.

The Rescue of the Danish Jews:
Moral Courage Under Stress

First-person accounts and reflections that explore the Danish choice
to risk their lives to save the Jews.

PHILLIP HALLIE

Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed

A remarkable and inspiring story of the villagers in southern
France who, led by their clergy, saved Jews.

PETER HELLMAN

Avenue of the Righteous

A collection of stories about Christians who saved Jews.

ELEANOR LESTER

The Man in the Iron Web

This work traces Raoul Wallenberg's life during the war.

HILLEL LEVINE

In Search of Sugihara

The story of Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat,
who saved Jews from deportation and almost certain death.

MORDECAI PALDIEL

Sheltering the Jews: Stories of Holocaust Rescuers

Stories of the circumstances and odds facing the Jews inside
Nazi-dominated Europe and those who would help them.

ALEXANDER RAMATI

The Assisi Underground

The story of the priests of the Italian town of Assisi who risked
their lives to save Jews.

CAROL RITTNER AND SONDRA MYERS

The Courage to Care

Short essays about rescuers and those they rescued from
various countries, with historical commentary.

MAXINE ROSENBERG

Hiding to Survive: Stories of Jewish Children
Rescued from the Holocaust

The stories of men and women from different countries who relate their experiences as "hidden children" and tell about their rescuers.

ERIC SILVER

The Book of the Just: The Unsung Heroes
Who Rescued Jews from Hitler

This book tells the story of individuals who risked their lives to save Jews during the Holocaust.

ANDRE STEIN

Quiet Heroes: True Stories of the Rescue of Jews
by Christians in Nazi Occupied Holland

Seven tales of rescue, told in the words of the rescuers.

YUKIKO SUGIHARA

Visas For Life

The story of Yukiko Sugihara and her husband Chiune,one of
the most important rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust.

NECHAMA TEC

When Light Pierced the Darkness

Based on her own experiences and extensive research, Nechama Tec describes what it was like to be both a rescuer and one who was rescued.

SELECTED VIDEOS

LENI YAHIL

The Rescue of Danish Jewry

The most authoritative work on the rescue of the Danish Jews.As If It Were Yesterday

85 minutes JHS and up

This film documents the heroism of people of Belgium who, during the German occupation, helped more than 4,000 Jewish children to hide or escape, often at the risk of their own lives.

Assignment: Rescue, the Story of Varian Fry
and the Emergency Rescue Committee

26 minutes JHS and up

In 3 weeks Varian Fry rescued 200 leading intellectuals from the Nazis.

The Avenue of the Just

55 minutes JHS and up

Interviews with men and women from many countries who saved Jews.

The Courage to Care

28 minutes JHS and up

A film about ordinary people who fed strangers, kept secrets, and
provided hiding places at a time when most people "followed orders."

A Debt to Honor

29 minutes JHS and up

The story of how thousands of Jews were rescued after
the Germans occupied Italy in 1943.

The Other Side of Faith

26 minutes JHS and up

The story of how a Jew was saved by a Polish Righteous Gentile.

It Was Nothing…It Was Everything

29 minutes JHS and up

The story of the rescue of Greek Jews

Rescue in Scandinavia

55 minutes JHS and up

The story of the courageous acts of Christian rescuers in Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

Weapons of the Spirit

30 minutes JHS and up

The story of Le Chambon, the French village that saved the
Jews who reached it.

Zegota

52 minutes

A documentary of Christian rescuers and Jewish survivors who recount their experiences in Poland.

HOLOCAUST RESOURCE CENTER AND ARCHIVES
Queensborough Community College
The City University of New York, Bayside, New York 11364-1497

Dr. Eduardo J. Martí, President of the College

Holocaust Resource Center and Archives
Telephone: 718-281-5770 • Fax: 718-631-6306
E-mail: hrcaho@qcc.cuny.edu

For information, contact: Dr. William L. Shulman

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