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Rescued from the Reich: How One of Hitler’s Soldiers Saved the Lubavitcher Rebbe

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

  • Format
  • paperback
  • Pages
  • 304
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9780300115314
  • Genres
  • history, judaism, holocaust, germany, jewish
  • Release date
  • 2006