The Righteous of the Wehrmacht

The Righteous of the Wehrmacht

by Simon Malkes
The Righteous of the Wehrmacht

The Righteous of the Wehrmacht

by Simon Malkes

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Overview

The Righteous of the Wehrmachtz describes the life of the author’s family in Vilnius before and during WWII and under the Nazi occupation, depicting their miraculous survival thanks to the German officer Karl Plagge. Plagge played a vital role in the survival of more than one hundred Jews, and for this is known as “the Schindler from Darmstadt.” After liberation by the Red Army, the author’s family moved first to Poland and then to France, forging their lives as refugees with gratitude and courage.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781618114495
Publisher: Academic Studies Press
Publication date: 12/01/2014
Pages: 114
Product dimensions: 6.14(w) x 9.21(h) x 0.24(d)

About the Author

Simon Malkes was born in Wilno, Poland in 1927. He received his engineering degree in Munich, Germany in 1952 and received his Ph D at the University of Strasburg in 1965. His memoir The Righteous of the Wehrmacht details his life before and during WWII under the Nazi occupation and to the present day.

What People are Saying About This

Dr. Lucien Kalfon

“My dear Simon,

[…]I can see that you are a miracle man, a child that has escaped from the Nazi horror under absolutely incredible circumstances. So it was a Wehrmacht officer, who showed humanity and compassion for you and your family. His presence has made it possible for you to talk about the tragedy you were part of. The uniqueness of your exceptional life deserves to be transmitted to younger generations that have become nowadays increasingly ignorant about our past as Jews. What it took was meeting a man in uniform, and an enemy at that. But he was above all a good man. You made him a Righteous.”

Dr. Lucien Kalfon President of ORT France

“My dear Simon,
[…]I can see that you are a miracle man, a child that has escaped from the Nazi horror under absolutely incredible circumstances. So it was a Wehrmacht officer, who showed humanity and compassion for you and your family. His presence has made it possible for you to talk about the tragedy you were part of. The uniqueness of your exceptional life deserves to be transmitted to younger generations that have become nowadays increasingly ignorant about our past as Jews. What it took was meeting a man in uniform, and an enemy at that. But he was above all a good man. You made him a Righteous.”

From the Publisher

“My dear Simon, […]I can see that you are a miracle man, a child that has escaped from the Nazi horror under absolutely incredible circumstances. So it was a Wehrmacht officer, who showed humanity and compassion for you and your family. His presence has made it possible for you to talk about the tragedy you were part of. The uniqueness of your exceptional life deserves to be transmitted to younger generations that have become nowadays increasingly ignorant about our past as Jews. What it took was meeting a man in uniform, and an enemy at that. But he was above all a good man. You made him a Righteous.”

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