The Just: How Six Unlikely Heroes Saved Thousands of Jews from the Holocaust

by Jan Brokken

Book Overview

The remarkable story of how a consul and his allies helped save thousands of Jews from the Holocaust in one of the greatest rescue operations of the twentieth century. Jan Zwartendijk was just a businessman who worked for Philips, a manufacturer of lightbulbs and radios--until he became Dutch consul and concocted a secret plan that would ultimately save over 2,000 Jews from the Holocaust. An unsung hero, those he saved knew him only as "Mr. Philips...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1950354563
• ISBN13: 9781950354566
• Release Date: August 2021
• Publisher: Scribe Us
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"