About the Author

Menucha Chana Levin

Born in South Africa and raised in Canada, Menucha Chana Levin B.A. M.Ed. has lived in Jerusalem with her family for over twenty years. The author of five novels, her latest book is Hidden Heritage about international adoption in Jewish families.

The Six-Year-Old Holocaust Heroine from Ukraine

by Menucha Chana Levin

Yaroslava Levytska is the youngest person recognized as a Righteous of the Nations for saving Jewish lives during the Holocaust.

The American Couple who Risked Everything to Help Holocaust Refugees

by Menucha Chana Levin

Only five Americans were honored by Yad Vashem as Righteous of the Nations. This is the story of two of them.

A Jewish Couple Saved a Church. Their Generosity Ended Up Saving Jewish Lives

by Menucha Chana Levin

Solomon and Esther Ueberall raised the funds needed to keep a NY church open. Decades later during the Holocaust, their generosity was repaid in a remarkable manner.

The Remarkable Rosh Hashanah Rescue of Denmark’s Jews

by Menucha Chana Levin

On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, September 29, 1943, the Danish resistance carried out one of World War II’s most notable acts of heroism.

Blue-Collar Hero: Zanis Lipke of Latvia

by Menucha Chana Levin

With bravery and moral courage, a dock worker in Riga risked his life to save Latvian Jews.

The Grandparents I Never Knew

by Menucha Chana Levin

I only knew that they had been killed by terrible people called Nazis during the war.

Talking with Angels

by Menucha Chana Levin

Margit (Gitta) Mallasz, swimming champion, artist and writer, saved 100 Jewish women and children in Budapest.

The Courage to Defy: Paul Gruninger Risked Everything to Rescue Jewish Refugees

by Menucha Chana Levin

How the football-playing Swiss policeman chose morality and compassion over his career.

March of Life: Descendants of Nazis Remember the Holocaust

by Menucha Chana Levin

Remembrance, reconciliation and fighting anti-Semitism.

The Kind Aryan: Wehrmacht Major Eberhard Helmrich

by Menucha Chana Levin

Eberhard and Donata Helmrich were a heroic, righteous couple who risked their lives to save Jews.

Muslim and Jewish Families Save Each Other, 50 Years Apart

by Menucha Chana Levin

The Hardagas hid the Kabilijo family in Sarjevo during the Holocaust. They returned the favor 50 years later.

Friend of the Jews: How Dr. Adelaide Hautval Defied the Nazis and Saved Jewish Lives

by Menucha Chana Levin

Standing up for Jews, Dr. Hautval was sent to Auschwitz where she was asked to assist in medical experiments performed in Block 10.

The Belgian Priest who Saved 400 Jews

by Menucha Chana Levin

Dom Bruno joined the resistance and at great risk to his life established a network of hiding places for Jewish children.

Frank Foley: The Spy who Saved 10,000 Jews

by Menucha Chana Levin

This unassuming man was a hero who led a dangerous double life in Nazi Germany as head of Britain’s intelligence service.

The French Resistance Socialite Heroine who Saved 60 Jewish Children

by Menucha Chana Levin

Everyone should know about Suzanne Spaak’s remarkable courage.

Wladyslaw Kowalski: The Polish Officer who Saved 49 Jews

by Menucha Chana Levin

Risking his life, Kowalski’s house in Warsaw became a shelter for Jewish refugees.

The ‘Italian Wallenberg’ who Saved Over 5000 Hungarian Jews

by Menucha Chana Levin

Posing as a Spanish ambassador in Hungary, Giorgio Perlasca risked his life to save 5218 Jews from deportation to Nazi death camps.

Mary Elmes: A Quiet Heroine

by Menucha Chana Levin

An unknown Irish heroine risked her life to save 200 Jewish children from the Nazis.

The Scandalous Murder of Alexander Rubowitz

by Menucha Chana Levin

In 1947 a Jewish boy, 16, was kidnapped from Jerusalem and never seen again. His alleged abductor, a British WWII hero, apparently got away with murder.