research References, Bibliography & filmography
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The following is a collection of other reading materials, documentaries, and films that I have run across or accessed without necessarily using them in my final paper. It is by no means complete. Please also see the excellent rescuer bibliography list compiled by the USHMM which includes a brief summary of each entry.
Bibliography
1. Baird, M. L. (2002). On the side of the angels: ethics and post-Holocaust spirituality. Leuven, Belgium: Peeters.
2. Baron, L. (1986). The Holocaust and Human Decency: A Review of Research on the Rescue of Jews in Nazi Occupied Europe. Humboldt Journal of Social Relations, 13(1-2), 237-251.
3. Fogelman, E. (1994). Conscience and Courage: Rescuers of Jews During the Holocaust. New York: Anchor Bks.
4. Gushee, D. P. (1996). Learning from the Christian Rescuers: Lessons for the Churches. The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 548, 138-155.
5. Hallie, P. (1979). Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed. New York: Harper & Row.
6. Henry, P. (2007). We Only Know Men: The rescue of Jews in France during the Holocaust. Washington, DC: Catholic University of American Press.
7. Huneke, D. (1981). A Study of Christians who Rescued Jews During the Nazi Era. Humboldt Journal of Social Relations, 9(1), 144-150.
8. Insdorf, A. & Wiesel, E. (2002). Indelible Shadows : Film and the Holocaust (3rd ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
9. Karn, A. (2012). Toward a Philosophy of Holocaust Education: Teaching Values without Imposing Agendas. The History Teacher,45(2), 221-240.
10. Kohn, A., & Steinacher, G.J. (Eds.). (2019). Unlikely Heroes: The Place of Holocaust Rescuers in Research and Teaching. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press.
11. Lavin, T. (2020). Culture Warlords. New York: Hachette Books.
12. Levi, P. (1979). Moments of Reprieve. New York: Penguin Books.
13. Levi, P. (1986). The Drowned and the Saved. New York: Simon & Schuster.
14. Levi, P. (2008). Survival in Auschwitz. New York: Classic House Books.
15. Lindquist, D. (2011a). Meeting a Moral Imperative: A Rationale for Teaching the Holocaust. The Clearing House, 84(1), 26-30.
16. Lindquist, D. (2011b). Instructional Approaches in Teaching the Holocaust. American Secondary Education, 39(3), 117-128.
17. Marantz, A. (2019). Anti Social: Online Extremists, Techno-Utopians, and the Hijacking of the American Conversation. New York: Penguin Random House.
18. McConnon, A., & McConnon, A. (2012). Road to Valor: A true story of World War II Italy, the Nazis, and the cyclist who inspired a nation. New York: Broadway Paperbacks.
19. Miller, A. (1983). For Your Own Good : Hidden Cruelty in Child-Rearing and the Roots of Violence. Toronto: McGraw-Hill Ryerson.
20. Oliner, P.M., & Oliner, S.P. (1988). The Altruistic Personality. New York: The Free Press.
21. Oliner, P.M., & Oliner, S.P. (1990). The Roots of Altruism. Shofar, 8(2), 16-34.
22. Oliner, P.M., Wielgus, J., & Gruber, M. (2004). Saving the Forsaken, Religious Culture and the Rescue of Jews in Nazi Europe. New Haven: Yale University Press.
23. Putnam, R. (2020). The Upswing: How America came together a century ago and how we can do it again. Simon & Schuster. New York.
24. Pittsburgh Center for the Holocaust. (2018). CHUTZ-POW! Superheroes of the Holocaust. Volumes 1-4.
25. Sarfatti, M. (2006). The Jews in Mussolini’s Italy: From Equality to Persecution. Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press.
26. Ramati, A. (1978). The Assisi Underground: The Priests Who Rescued Jews. Briarcliff Manor, New York: Scarborough House.
27. Yelich-Biniecki, S.M., Donley, S. (2016). The Righteous Among the Nations of the World: An Exploration of Free-Choice Learning. SAGE Open, 1-11.
28. Zuccotti, S. (1987). The Italians and the Holocaust. New York: Basic Books.
29. Zuccotti, S. (2007). Holocaust Odysseys: The Jews of Saint-Martin-Vésubie and Their Flight through France and Italy. New Haven: Yale University Press.
Holocaust Rescuer Documentaries
1. A Debt to Honor. 1999.
2. A Tree for Sugihara. 1998.
3. Back from the Brink. 2010.
4. Conspiracy of Kindness. 2005.
5. The Courage to Care. 1985. Directed by Robert H. Gardner, nominated Academy Award for Best Documentary Short Subject. (This can be hard to find, but was available on YouTube and FacingHistory.org. Be sure to watch this film with the correct director and year, and narrated by Elie Wiesel. For some reason on Amazon there is another title, “Courage to Care,” with a similar topic, but from a different director and year and not the same story quality.)
6. Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War. Ken Burns/PBS. 2016.
7. Diplomats for the Damned. 2008.
8. Fifty Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus. 2013.
9. Heroes of the Holocaust Tales of Resistance and Survival. 2008.
10. Heroes: Saving Jewish Lives from the Nazis. 2015.
11. Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport. 2001. Winner Academy Award Best Documentary Feature. On National Film Registry.
12. It was Nothing, it was Everything. Reflections on the Rescue of Greek Jews during the Holocaust. 1997.
13. Kinder-Exodus, 1939. 1999.
14. Magda. 2013.
15. My Italian Secret. 2014. The only English-speaking documentary featuring Gino Bartali, as well as other Italian rescuers. Highly recommend. It is easily available on streaming services.
16. Nicky’s Family. 2013.
17. No. 4 Street of Our Lady. 2009.
18. Orchestra of Exiles. 2012.
19. Oskar Schindler the Accidental Hero. 2013
20. Rescue in Scandinavia. 1994.
21. Rescue in the Philippines, Refuge from the Holocaust. 2013.
22. Rescuers of the Holocaust: They risked their lives. 1991.
23. Searching for Wallenberg. 2002.
24. Secret Courage, the Walter Suskind Story. 2005.
25. Sugihara Survivors: Jewish and Japanese, Past and Present.
26. The Danish Solution, 2010.
27. The House on August Street. 2007.
28. The Power of Good: Nicholas Winton. 2002.
29. The Reckoning: Remembering the Dutch Resistance. 2007.
30. The Rescuers: Heroes of the Holocaust. 2015.
31. Treason or Honor, German Rescuers of the Holocaust. 1998.
32. Weapons of the Spirit. 1987.
33. Zegota Council for Aid to Jews in Occupied Poland, 1942-1945. 1998.
34. Zerach: A Refugee and Remnant in the Holocaust. 2001.
Cinematic Movies Based on Real Life Rescuer Events
1. Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler. 2010.
2. Hidden in Silence. 2010.
3. In Darkness. Movie. 2012. Academy Award nominee best foreign language film.
4. Miracle at Midnight. 1998.
5. The Hiding Place. 2008.
6. The Pianist. Academy Award winner. 2006.
7. The Zookeeper’s Wife. 2017.
8. Varian’s War. 2002.
9. Walking with the Enemy. 2004.
10. Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story. 2011.