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At the Mercy of Strangers (Paperback)

Survival in Nazi-Occupied Poland

P&S History > Humanities > Biography & Memoirs WWII > Hitler & the Third Reich

Imprint: Mosaic Press
Pages: 128
ISBN: 9780889628564
Published: 1st January 2010
Script Academic & Professional

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This is an important addition to Holocaust literature for a number of reasons. It is a document about the survival of one individual and her two children. In and of itself as a document and a first hand account about survival during the Holocaust, it is worth reading.

However, it is important because it documents how Polish friends, acquaintances and even strangers helped to ensure the survival of one Jewish family during the bleak days of the Holocaust. These acts of bravery by individuals and families, at grave risk to themselves, is fully documented here, with names, incidents and places. Ordinary farmers, the headmaster of the Sadurki railway station, the regional leader of the underground Polish Army, two priests - each one, in their own way, contributed to the survival of Gitel Hopfeld and her children. It is vital to ensure that the 'mercy of strangers' during the most horrific of times is not forgotten and that these acts of bravery become the genuine measure of humanity.

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