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Defying the Nazis : the Sharps' war / Artemis Joukowsky ; with a foreword by Ken Burns.

Author/creator Joukowsky, Artemis A. W. author.
Other author/creatorBurns, Ken, 1953- writer of foreword.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Boston : Beacon Press, [2016]
Descriptionxv, 255 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject(s)
Contents The eighteenth choice -- Learning the ropes -- Witnesses to history -- The dying republic -- Einmarsch : the invasion of Czechoslovakia -- Under the swastika -- Changing the rules -- Helping the Kulturträgers -- Money talks -- Last days in the Protectorate -- The first choice -- In Lisbon -- Helping hands -- Reunion in Cerbère -- Dividing forces -- The Emergency Rescue Committee -- The milk arrives -- Refugees' odyssey -- Escape from Marseille -- The Children's Journey -- The home front -- The family -- Back to Europe -- A run for Congress -- Palestine -- Civil rights and Chicago -- Divergent paths.
Abstract "Official companion to the Ken Burns film premiering September 20, 2016, on PBS tells the little-known story of the Sharps, an otherwise ordinary couple whose faith and commitment to social justice inspired them to undertake dangerous rescue and relief missions across war-torn Europe, saving the lives of countless refugees, political dissidents, and Jews on the eve of World War II." -- Amazon.com.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 235-244) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Joukowsky, Artemis, author. Two who defied the Nazis. Boston, Massachusetts : Beacon Press, [2016] 9780807071830
LCCN 2016007704 2016008561
ISBN9780807071823
ISBN080707182X hardcover alkaline paper
ISBNelectronic book
ISBNelectronic book

Available Items

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Joyner General Stacks D804.66.S48 J68 2016 ✔ Available Place Hold