The Ambiguity of Virtue
Nonfiction, History, Jewish, Holocaust, Military, World War II, Biography & Memoir, Historical
| Author: | Bernard Wasserstein | ISBN: | 9780674419759 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | March 25, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Bernard Wasserstein |
| ISBN: | 9780674419759 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | March 25, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Working with the Nazi-appointed Jewish Council in Amsterdam, Gertrude van Tijn helped many Jews escape. But she faced difficult moral choices. Some called her a heroine; others, a collaborator. Bernard Wasserstein's haunting narrative draws readers into this twilight world, to expose the terrible dilemmas confronting Jews under Nazi occupation.
Working with the Nazi-appointed Jewish Council in Amsterdam, Gertrude van Tijn helped many Jews escape. But she faced difficult moral choices. Some called her a heroine; others, a collaborator. Bernard Wasserstein's haunting narrative draws readers into this twilight world, to expose the terrible dilemmas confronting Jews under Nazi occupation.
