Over The Highest Mountains: A Memoir Of Unexpected Heroism In France During World War II - Softcover

Synnestvedt, Alice Resch

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0964804263 ISBN 13: 9780964804265

Publisher: Intentional Productions, 2004

Synopsis

"Alice Resch Synnestvedt became an unlikely hero upon discovering Quaker relief workers in France in 1939. She spent six years assisting Jewish and other refugees escaping from the Nazis. She wrote this detailed memoir for her deaf mother in 1945. Over fifty years later she was honored by those whose lives she saved"--Provided by publisher.

About this title

About the Author:

A Norwegian, born in the United States and now 96 and living in Denmark, as a child Alice Resch Synnestvedt "looked out over the highest mountains" across the fjord and embraced whatever challenges life might bring. Fifty years later she reflected: "be careful what you wish for!"

Review:

A glimpse into the world of Jews in France during the Shoah. One is grateful for such a life. -- Michael Berenbaum, former Project Director US Holocaust Memorial Museum

Amidst the violence and indifference, Alice Resch Synnestvedt's memoir shows that some people could take actions and save lives. -- David S. Wyman, author The Abandonment of the Jews; America and the Holocaust 1949-1945

powerfully and elegantly enriches our historical understanding of the Holocaust and how ordinary people can make our world more caring -- John K. Roth, Director, The Center for the Study of the Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights, Claremont McKenna College, CA

About this edition

• Publisher: Intentional Productions
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0964804263
• ISBN 13: 9780964804265
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 268