They Were Just People:

Stories of Rescue in Poland During the Holocaust

By Rabbi Jacques Cukierkorn and Bill Tammeus

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The unspeakable suffering in the Holocaust was so overwhelmingly evil and cruel that attempts to infuse it with redemptive meaning inevitably fail. But with the benefit of hindsight, there are, nonetheless, lessons to be drawn from that era.

The primary lesson highlighted in our book is that even in an atmosphere of malevolence, individuals can decide to act in civilized ways. People who hid Jews in the Holocaust showed that is possible.

For more information about this book: They Were Just People.

Reviews by the Media

Bookfoolery and Babble: They Were Just People by Tammeus & Cukierkorn 2-5-2010

Compelling Stories of Holocaust Rescue, Susan Martinez Standring, GateHouse News Service 9-25-2009

KCUR Radio podcast - Rabbi Jacques and Bill Tammeus interview http://kcurstream.umkc.edu /UTD/UTD_9-9-2009.mp3. NOTE: First five/ six minutes is a phone interview with a reporter then 30 minute interview follows. 9-9-09

Holocaust Stories Apply Today, Vern Barnett, Fath & Beliefs, Kansascity.com 9-8-2009

They Were Just People: Stories of Rescue in Poland During the Holocaust, Judy Press, Kansas City Jewish Life Examiner 8-6-2009

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