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groups. Rescuers felt a sense of responsibility for theoppressed and believed their actions could make adifference. It is carefully researched and wonderfullywritten and contains an engrossing collection ofepisodes of altruism.¹ 2. 77 ¹Rosenfeld, Harvey. Raoul Wallenberg, Angel ofRescue. New York: Prometheus Press, 1982. LC 81-86333. ISBN 0-87975-177-0.Rosenfeld is ed itor of Martyrdom and Resistance,the longest running periodical devoted to the Holocaust.His is a balanced and scholarly treatment of Wallenberg'scareer and postwar disappearance.* 2. 78 *Tec, Nechama. Dry Tears: The Story of a Lost Childhood.New York: Oxford University Press, 1984. ISBN0-19-503500-3.In a compelling account, the young Tec describeshow she survived in Nazi-occupied Poland by livingwith Polish gentiles. She presents the ordeal from theperspective of an adult who is now a professor ofsociology at the University of Connecticut.¹ 2. 79 ¹Tec, Nechama. In the Lion 's Den: The Life of OswaldRufeisen. New York: Oxford University Press, 1990.ISBN 0-19-503505-X.Tec vividly recounts the story of Rufeisen, a Jewwho passed as a Christian in Nazi-occupied Poland,and risked his life to save hundreds of other Jews.Eventually discovered, Rufeisen escaped and foundshelter in a convent, where he converted to Catholicism.* 2. 80 *Tec, Nechama. When Light Pierced the Darkness:Christian Rescue of Jews in Nazi-Occupied Poland.New York: Oxford University Press, 1986. ISBN 0-19-503643-3.With data taken from published accounts, archivalrecords and personal interviews, Tec studies the Poleswho rescued Jews. She found that the rescuers tendedto be individualists, self-reliant and have a broadcommitment to stand up for the helpless. They wereunassuming and did not begin their rescue activitieswith much pre-meditation. The introduction providesan excellent overview of rescue activities.*2. 81 «Yahil, Leni. The Rescue of Danish Jewry: Test of aDemocracy. Trans. by Morris Gradel. Philadelphia:Jewish Publication Society, 1969. LC 69-19039. ISBN0-8276-02324-4.Yahil recounts the position of the Jewish communityin Denmark, the daring rescue operations, and theimportant contribution made by many Swedish people.She clarifies certain legends that developed aroundDenmark's King Christian X. For instance, he indeedsupported Jews but did not wear a yellow star. Yahilcontends that the Danes were so forthright in rescuedue to their deep-seated democratic tradition.¹ 2. 82 *Zuccotti, Susan. The Italians and the Holocaust:Persecution, Rescue and Survival. New York: BasicBooks, 1987. LC 86-47738. ISBN 0-465-03622-8.Zuccotti chronicles and analyzes the extent ofItalian opposition to the deportation and murder ofItalian Jews. She provides the historical, cultural, andpolitical context for the relative tolerance enjoyed byItalian Jews. Because anti-Semitism was not a majorfactor in Italian society, there was little sympathy forthe mass murder of the Jews. About eighty-five percentof the 45, 000 Jews in Italy during the German occupationsurvived because non-Jewish Italians were willingto help them even if the Pope resolved not to beinvolved. Many of the 6, 800 who were killed werebetrayed by informers. This is the best study of thesubject.¹ 2. 83 ¹TIIE INDIFFERENCE OF TFIE WORLDAbella, Irving, and Harold Troper. None Is Too Many.New York: Random House, 1983. LC 83-42864. ISBN0-394-53328-3.The authors tell the tragic story of Canada'srefusal to assist Jewish refugees because of pettiness,misunderstanding, and anti-Semitism. Only 4, 000 Jewswere admitted into Canada during this period.* 2. 84 *Bauer, Yehuda. American Jewry and the Holocaust. ~Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1981. LC 80-26035. ISBN 0-8143-1672-7.Bauer traces the activities of the American JewishJoint Distribution Committee (JDC). JDC acted as bestit could, Bauer concludes, to assist Europe's threatenedJews.* 2. 85 *Bauer, Yehuda. Flight and Rescue. New York: RandomHouse, 1970. LC 74-85602.Bauer offers a well-documented account of theorganized escape of Eastern European Jews from 1944-48. Almost 300, 000 Jews who survived the Holocaustbegan to move out of Eastern Europe in the last monthsThe Holocaust 37