When Light Pierced the Darkness

Hiding Jews from the Nazis carried the death penalty, and yet an unusual group of Christians willingly opened their doors to Jews. Who were these rescuers and what motivated them to risk their lives for persecuted Jews? Based on case histories and the author's own personal experiences, she vividly recreates the experiences of both the rescuers and the rescued.

Nechama Tec is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Connecticut at Stamford. Her other publications include the memoir Dry Tears: The Story of a Lost Childhood (OUP 1984).