The Rescuer

According to Eva Fogelman in her book Conscience and Courage, there were many motivations for people to rescue Jews during the Holocaust. One segment of rescuers can be described in general as moral rescuers, a classification that can be further broken down into three types. One type is the ideological-moral rescuers who strongly disagreed with the politics and social mores perpetuated by the Nazi regime. The second group is religious-moral rescuers who responded with a humanity that was deeply instilled in them by strong religious belief. Thirdly, there were emotional-moral rescuers who acted out of sense of connection to the people they saved. Different sources may have inspired their moral codes, but when asked why they risked their lives, most answered “How else should one react when a human life is endangered?”

Of the three types of moral rescuers, emotional moral rescuers responded when asked to harbor people, their conscience being triggered by the request. Additionally, emotional rescuers were the people most likely to be involved in rescuing children. The story of the Quatreville family’s rescue of Charlotte Rozencwajg-Adelman in Beaumont en Argonne, France exemplifies these special people.

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2. Schindler & White

   1. Righteous Among the Nations

   2. Oskar Schindler

   3. Emilie Schindler

   4. Dr. Alexander White

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   1. The Rescuer

   2. The Quatrevilles & Charolette Adelman

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   1. The Dutch Resistance

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