Père Marie-Benoît and Jewish Rescue: How a French Priest Together with Jewish Friends Saved Thousands During the Holocaust

by Susan Zuccotti

Book Overview

Susan Zuccotti narrates the life and work of P re Marie-Beno t, a courageous French Capuchin priest who risked everything to hide Jews in France and Italy during the Holocaust. Who was this extraordinary priest and how did he become adept at hiding Jews, providing them with false papers, and helping them to elude their persecutors? From monasteries first in Marseille and later in Rome, P re Marie-Beno t worked with Jewish co-conspirators to build...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253008530
• ISBN13: 9780253008534
• Release Date: June 2013
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.2" x 9.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher