Trapped by evil and deceit : the story of Hansi and Joel Brand /
When the Holocaust broke out in Europe, Hansi and Joel Brand were joined by Israel (Rezső) Kasztner to launch an organized effort to save thousands of human lives. Their efforts, which involved playing a dangerous bluffing game against the Nazi regime, helped to end the Auschwitz extermination. Thei...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the Hebrew. |
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Brookline, Massachusetts :
Cherry Orchard Books, an imprint of Academic Studies Press,
2020.
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| Summary: | When the Holocaust broke out in Europe, Hansi and Joel Brand were joined by Israel (Rezső) Kasztner to launch an organized effort to save thousands of human lives. Their efforts, which involved playing a dangerous bluffing game against the Nazi regime, helped to end the Auschwitz extermination. Their success put them at odds with the political machine of the young state of Israel. Politicians wanted the public to believe that there was nothing they could do, a sentiment which many still believe to this day. This cover-up led to Israel's first politically-motivated homicide. |
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| Physical Description: | 358 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [345]-348) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781644694992 1644694999 9781644695005 1644695006 |