A 2-Part interview with Mark Klempner author of The Heart Has Reasons: Holocaust Rescuers and Their Stories of Courage.
This book explores the stories of Dutch citizens who found the strength to resist Nazi Germany by hiding and helping Jews escape the Holocaust. Some of these Rescuers have never spoken of their experience before this book.
Mark Klempner is the son of Jews who barely escaped Poland. He is a graduate of Cornell and served as a Fullbright Fellow. His exploration of this topic comes from trying to understand his own history and a conviction to set aside the material obsessions of America.
From the deeply religious individuals to those who sought to simply "do the right thing", the harrowing details of playing cat-and-mouse with the SS, the fear mixed with pure dedication to goodness are priceless lessons for our modern world.
More information about the book at www.hearthasreasons.com
Presented in 2 Parts-
ANNOUNCER ENTRANCE PART 1: "Interviewer Chris Goldstein from Santa Fe speaks with author Mark Klempner about his new book *The Heart Has Reasons: Holocaust Rescuers and their Stories of Courage*. In a world battling with the organized evils of terrorism ... it is important explore the humble and subtle Organized Goodness and its enduring power. " Hide full description
Robert Welsch
Posted on May 21, 2006 at 12:45 PM | Permalink
Review of Active Voice Radio Interview: Mark Klempner- Dutch Holocaust Rescuers
Klempner hung out with ten people who rescued Jews during the Nazi occupation of Holland--people who had the guts to try to stop the Final Solution even as it was happening! He writes about them in his book The Heart Has Reasons, a book I'm going to get, because after listening to him, I realize we have a lot to learn from these people, and a lot to learn from him. The interview is a summing up of the rescuers' wisdom, and Klempner's ideas on how that wisdom translates into the challenges facing us today. I wish this interview was broadcast far and wide because the message of the rescuers, which Klempner so eloquently conveys, is a crucial one for today's world.