{"product_id":"9780805062618","title":"The Righteous : The Unsung Heroes of the Holocaust","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Righteous\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Martin Gilbert\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"As a researcher and collector of historical source material, Mr. Gilbert has no peer among \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003econtemporary historians.\" —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e According to Jewish tradition, \"Whoever saves one life, it is as if he saved the entire world.\" In \u003ci\u003eThe Righteous\u003c\/i\u003e, distinguished historian Sir Martin Gilbert explores the courage of those who, throughout Germany and in every occupied country, took incredible risks to help Jews whose fate would have been sealed without them. Indeed, many lost their lives for their efforts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom Greek-Orthodox Princess Alice of Greece to the Ukrainian Uniate Archbishop of Lvov, from priests and soldiers to employees and neighbors, many risked, and sacrificed, everything to help their fellow man. Drawing from twenty-five years of original research, Gilbert re-creates the remarkable stories of the non-Jews who have received formal recognition by the State of Israel as Righteous Among the Nations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eThe Righteous\u003c\/i\u003e] deserves to be read side by side with the studies claiming that there were no rays of light, no manifestations of humanity and goodness in those dark days.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A timely [book] for a new century . . . The questions raised in this book lie at the heart of our humanity.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a book that should, that must, be read.” —\u003ci\u003eMilwaukee Journal Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780805062618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40673464189134,"sku":"9780805062618","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_8b01b1d3-6331-480b-a717-ada693005cb1.jpg?v=1639884400","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780805062618","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}