Jacob's Rescue: A Holocaust Story
By Malka Drucker and Michael Halperin
Following up on The Hiding Place, this is another true story of shelter and rescue, but for younger readers.
Jacob Gutgeld is an 8-year-old living in the Warsaw ghetto in 1939, living with an aunt. When it appears that even children will not be safe in the ghetto, she finds a temporary home for Jacob. Alex and Mela Roslan, a Christian couple with children of their own, shelter Jacob in their home, eventually taking in Jacob's younger brother David, and other children. The fear and hunger are clearly presented; even non-Jews become targets of German aggression. Finally, after 4 years of hiding, Jacob is relieved when Russian soldiers march into Poland and the remaining Jews are freed. Jacob's story is one victory in a sea of enormous pain and suffering, but one that reminds the reader that there were still good people willing to risk their lives to save others.
Jacob Gutgeld is an 8-year-old living in the Warsaw ghetto in 1939, living with an aunt. When it appears that even children will not be safe in the ghetto, she finds a temporary home for Jacob. Alex and Mela Roslan, a Christian couple with children of their own, shelter Jacob in their home, eventually taking in Jacob's younger brother David, and other children. The fear and hunger are clearly presented; even non-Jews become targets of German aggression. Finally, after 4 years of hiding, Jacob is relieved when Russian soldiers march into Poland and the remaining Jews are freed. Jacob's story is one victory in a sea of enormous pain and suffering, but one that reminds the reader that there were still good people willing to risk their lives to save others.
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