{"product_id":"beyond-courage-the-untold-story-of-jewish-resistance-during-the-holocaust-paperback","title":"Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDoreen Rappaport\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The very model of excellence in nonfiction. . . . An astonishing and inspiring survey. . . . A necessary, exemplary book.\" -- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough meticulously researched accounts -- some chronicled in book form for the first time -- Doreen Rappaport illuminates the defiance of tens of thousands of Jews across eleven Nazi-occupied countries during World War II. In answer to the genocidal madness that was Hitler's Holocaust, the only response they could abide was resistance, and their greatest weapons were courage, ingenuity, the will to survive, and the resolve to save others or to die trying.\u003cbr\u003eBack matter includes a pronunciation guide, a list of important dates, source notes, a bibliography, a bibliography by chapter, and an index.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoreen Rappaport \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of numerous award-winning nonfiction books for young readers. \u003ci\u003eBeyond Courage, \u003c\/i\u003eher most ambitious project to date, took five years to research and write. She lives in upstate New York.\u003cbr\u003e\"How Jews organized themselves in order to survive and defy their enemy is an important but still neglected piece of history. I present a sampling of actions, efforts, and heroism with the hope that I can play a role in helping to correct the damaging and persistent belief that Jews 'went like sheep to the slaughter.' \" \u003ci\u003e-- Doreen Rappaport \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.6 x 8.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Grand Canyon Reader Award (2016)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.4\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765087207712,"sku":"9780763669287","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e0f97ad30380d30b3d96b383c0418dac.webp?v=1780261876","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/beyond-courage-the-untold-story-of-jewish-resistance-during-the-holocaust-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}