Defying the Holocaust: Ten Christians Who Courageously Supported Jews

In this collection of mostly unknown stories, historian Tim Dowley recounts ten tales of extraordinary women and men - Christians with courage, ingenuity, and determination who risked their lives during the Second World War to protect and rescue Jews from the Holocaust.

During the Second World War, Christians from many nations and denominations stepped forward with courage, ingenuity and determination to protect and rescue Jews from the Holocaust. In doing so they risked their lives, and many died. Some, such as Corrie ten Boom, are celebrated, but most have been ignored. Historian Tim Dowley tells ten stories of these extraordinary women and men.  
  
Prologue  
Introduction The Nazi Holocaust: A Timeline  
Chapter 1: A Most Unorthodox Nun: Mother Maria of Paris  
Chapter 2: Pestilent Priests: Revd Hugh Grimes and Revd Frederick Collard, Vienna  
Chapter 3: The Borders of Heaven: Jane Haining, Budapest  
Chapter 4: No Hiding Place: Corrie ten Boom, Harlem  
Chapter 5: Quakers and U-boats: Dr Elisabeth Abegg, Berlin  
Chapter 6: The Constant Midwife: Stanislawa Leszczynska, Lodz  
Chapter 7: The Monk on a Bicycle: Dom Bruno Reynders, Brussels  
Chapter 8: The Vatican Pimpernel: Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, Rome  
Chapter 9: Committed Swedes: Pastors Erik Perwe and Erik Myrgren, Berlin  
Chapter 10: An Elusive Missionary: Elsie Tilney, VittelRead less