{"product_id":"a-conspiracy-of-decency-the-rescue-of-the-danish-jews-during-world-war-ii-9780813342788","title":"A Conspiracy of Decency: The Rescue of the Danish Jews During World War II","description":"The people of Denmark managed to save almost their country's entire Jewish population from extinction in a spontaneous act of humanity -- one of the most compelling stories of moral courage in the history of World War II. Drawing on many personal accounts, Emmy Werner tells the story of the rescue of the Danish Jews from the vantage-point of living eyewitnesses- the last survivors of an extraordinary conspiracy of decency that triumphed in the midst of the horrors of the Holocaust. \u003ci\u003eA Conspiracy of Decency\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the acts of people of good will from several nationalities. Among them were the German Georg F. Duckwitz, who warned the Jews of their impending deportation, the Danes who hid them and ferried them across the Oresund, and the Swedes who gave them asylum. Regardless of their social class, education, and religious and political persuasion, the rescuers all shared one important characteristic: they defined their humanity by their ability to act with great compassion. These people never considered themselves heroes -- they simply felt that they were doing the right thing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emmy E. Werner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.39h x 6.73w x 0.56d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813342788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmmy E. Werner\u003c\/b\u003e is a developmental psychologist and research professor at the University of California at Davis. She is the author of many books, including \u003ci\u003eThrough the Eyes of Innocents\u003c\/i\u003e (Westview Press 2000); \u003ci\u003eReluctant Witnesses\u003c\/i\u003e (Westview Press, 1998); \u003ci\u003ePioneer Children on the Journey West\u003c\/i\u003e (Westview Press 1995).\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Emmy E. Werner \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47629422100637,"sku":"9780813342788","price":36.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_b7bcf4f2-e224-4901-a07d-f378b0a9c2c7.jpg?v=1770188815","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/a-conspiracy-of-decency-the-rescue-of-the-danish-jews-during-world-war-ii-9780813342788","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}