Rescuing the Children
Download or Read eBook Rescuing the Children PDF written by Vivette Samuel and published by Univ of Wisconsin Press. This book was released on 2002-05-23 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Vivette Samuel |
Publisher | : Univ of Wisconsin Press |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2002-05-23 |
ISBN-10 | : 0299177408 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780299177409 |
Rating | : 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Rescuing the Children by : Vivette Samuel
Book excerpt: Rescuing the Children is the memoir of Vivette Samuel, who at age twenty-two began working for the Œuvre de secours aux enfants (OSE, or Society for Assistance to Children). The OSE and similar organizations saved 86 percent of Jewish children in France from deportation to Nazi concentration and extermination camps.