In the Lion's Den
The Life of Oswald Rufeisen
New York : Oxford University Press, 1990.
Format: Book
Description: x, 279 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
A moving biography of Oswald Rufeisen, a Jew who passed as a Christian in occupied Poland, worked as a translator for the German police, and risked his life to save hundreds from the Nazis. Denounced, he escaped and found shelter in a convent, where he became a Catholic and later a priest and monk.
Contents:
Before and into the war.-Becoming a police officer.-Working for the authorities.-The savior of Simakowo.-Involvement with the ghetto.-Organizing the escape.-Conversion.-Becoming a Carmelite monk and a priest.-A Catholic Jew?
Subjects:
Rufeisen, Oswald.
Carmelites -- Israel -- Biography.
Catholic Church -- Israel -- Clergy -- Biography.
Jews -- Poland -- Biography.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jewish resistance -- Poland.
Christian converts from Judaism -- Biography.
Catholic converts -- Israel -- Biography.
Rufeisen, Oswald.
Carmelites -- Israel -- Biography.
Catholic Church -- Israel -- Clergy -- Biography.
Jews -- Poland -- Biography.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- Poland.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jewish resistance -- Poland.
Christian converts from Judaism -- Biography.
Catholic converts -- Israel -- Biography.
ISBN:
019503905X
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SSHC BIOGRAPHY Rufeisen, Oswald | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Selden K. Smith Holocaust Collection | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-268) and index.