When Angels Fooled the World: Rescuers of Jews in Wartime Hungary

by Charles Fenyvesi

Book Overview

In the years of Nazi occupation of Hungary, Hungarian Jews referred to their Gentile rescuers as "angels" -- these seemingly ordinary men and women could hardly explain their actions. "I did what I had to do almost unconsciously," said Lutheran Pastor Gabor Sztehlos. Scrawny Mr. Kanalas, a disreputable janitor, could chase away Nazi thugs without hesitation--where did such behavior come from and why? Erzesebet David was a weak and indecisive woman--where...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 029918840X
• ISBN13: 9780299188405
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.3"