When Angels Fooled the World - Rescuers of Jews in Wartime Hungary / Charles Fenyvesi. (Hardcover, New)

In the years of Nazi occupation of Hungary, Jews referred to their Gentile rescuers as "angels"--these seemingly ordinary men and women could hardly explain their actions. "I did what I had to do almost unconsciously, " said Lutheran pastor Gabor Sztehlos. Scrawny Mr. Kanalas, a disreputable janitor, could chase away Nazi thugs without hesitation--where did such behavior come from and why? Erzesebet David was a weak and indecisive woman--where did she find the will to forge Christian birth certificates? Charles Fenyvesi and members of his family were helped by these angels. Thousands of others were helped by Raoul Wallenberg, the Swedish consul whose actions surprised many who knew him. Fenyvesi writes as a historian and beneficiary of these modest angels who, with their actions in a time of absolute terror, soared while others crawled.

General

Imprint:	University of Wisconsin Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	June 2016
First published:	July 2003
Authors:	Charles Fenyvesi
Dimensions:	235 x 158 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	297
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-299-18840-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust Books > History > European history > From 1900 > Second World War > The Holocaust
LSN:	0-299-18840-X
Barcode:	9780299188405

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