Rescued from the Reich: How One of Hitler's Soldiers Saved the Lubavitcher RebbeYale University Press, 2006 M04 1 - 284 pages The escape of ultra-orthodox Jewish leader Rebbe Schneersohn from Hitler’s Warsaw in 1939 has always been a subject of speculation. This book uncovers the true story of the rescue and the heroic role of the part-Jewish German soldier who led the operation. "This is great material--the stuff of Hollywood films--and historian Rigg makes the most of it. . . . A well-written and vital addition to the literature of Holocaust survivor studies."--Publishers Weekly "Rescued from the Reich reads like a spy/suspense novel, but it is actual history, the amazing story of how the Lubavitcher Rebbe and his court were rescued from Nazi Germany."--Micah D. Halpern, Jewish Book World "Just when you thought the Second World War had no more secrets, along comes a book that blows a crater in the ramparts of received opinion."--Norman Lebrecht, The Evening Standard |
Contents
TWO The Lubavitchers and Their Rebbe | 16 |
EIGHT | 37 |
THREE Poland Under the Germans | 38 |
FOUR A Plan Takes Shape | 58 |
SIX Blochs Secret Mission | 76 |
A Lawyers Work | 95 |
NINE | 112 |
TWELVE | 130 |
THIRTEEN Crossing a Perilous Ocean | 147 |
FIFTEEN | 188 |
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Rescued from the Reich: How One of Hitler's Soldiers Saved the Lubavitcher Rebbe Bryan Mark Rigg No preview available - 2004 |
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