-- The Hunt for the Devil--The Centennial Pursuit of Nazi War Criminals

Author: Xiao Xian, Liu Yaming, Li Hua / Country: Mainland China
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Publish Date: 2005-06-01
Features: Schindler's List (Rescue Activities of Righteous People)
When European Jews faced annihilation, many Western countries either feared offending Hitler or were unwilling to bring the "scourge" of Jews into their own nations, turning a deaf ear to their cries for survival and a blind eye to Nazi atrocities. The major powers of the "Western civilized world," such as the United States, Britain, and France, watched coldly from the sidelines, even cruelly closing their immigration doors to Jewish refugees who had barely escaped death's door. However, not all Westerners were so indifferent or callous. Some sympathetic Europeans bravely extended a helping hand to the suffering Jewish people, leaving behind deeply moving stories. The Jewish people still remember their kindness to this day. In Jerusalem, Israel, there is a Holocaust memorial museum, with a row of evergreen trees in front. Each tree has a bronze plaque, inscribed with the name of someone who helped Jews during World War II. Many are familiar with the story of German Oskar Schindler rescuing Jews, because in 1994, American Jewish director Steven Spielberg brought Schindler's story to the screen, and the film Schindler's List won seven Academy Awards that year. This is a true story: P15