Download or read book The Righteous Gentiles of the Holocaust written by David P. Gushee and published by Augsburg Fortress Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A half century ago, leaders in Germany, a Christian nation, decided to kill every Jewish child, woman, and man they could lay their hands on. Now, David Gushee explores the actions and inactions of millions of Europeans whose Jewish neighbors were being led to the slaughter. What motivated this extremely small minority--at the risk of their own lives--to rescue Jews in need?