The ambiguity of virtue : Gertrude van Tijn and the fate of the Dutch Jews /

The ambiguity of virtue : Gertrude van Tijn and the fate of the Dutch Jews /

Working with the Nazi-appointed Jewish Council in Amsterdam, Gertrude van Tijn helped many Jews escape. But she faced difficult moral choices. Some called her a heroine; others, a collaborator. Bernard Wasserstein's haunting narrative draws readers into this twilight world, to expose the terrib...

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Main Author: Wasserstein, Bernard
Format: eBook
Language:English
Dutch
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2014.
Subjects:
Tijn, Gertrude van, > 1891-1974.
Joodsche Raad voor Amsterdam > History.
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Rescue > Netherlands.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) > Netherlands.
Jews > Persecutions > Netherlands > History > 20th century.
World War, 1939-1945 > Jews > Netherlands > Amsterdam.
Jews, German > Netherlands > Amsterdam > Biography.
Jewish women > Netherlands > Amsterdam > Biography.
Women social workers > Netherlands > Amsterdam > Biography.
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Biographies.
History.
Online Access:Available via EBSCO eBook Collection
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Summary:Working with the Nazi-appointed Jewish Council in Amsterdam, Gertrude van Tijn helped many Jews escape. But she faced difficult moral choices. Some called her a heroine; others, a collaborator. Bernard Wasserstein's haunting narrative draws readers into this twilight world, to expose the terrible dilemmas confronting Jews under Nazi occupation.
Item Description:"An earlier version of this book was published in Dutch as Gertrude van Tijn en het lot van de Nederlandse Joden by Nieuw Amsterdam, ©2013"--Title page verso.
Physical Description:1 online resource (334 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780674419735
0674419731
9780674281387
0674281381