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It can be challenging to create suspense in a tale for which the ending is known. Pressman does a good job with <i>50 Children: One Ordinary American Couple's Extraordinary Rescue Mission in the Heart of Nazi Germany</i>, a book whose title pretty much tells it all. --<b><i>New York Journal of Books</b></i>

It can be challenging to create suspense in a tale for which the ending is known. Pressman does a good job with 50 Children: One Ordinary American Couple's Extraordinary Rescue Mission in the Heart of Nazi Germany, a book whose title pretty much tells it all. -- New York Journal of Books

Well-crafted....[A] deserving work. -- Booklist A remarkable book. -- Forbes Both an extraordinary humanitarian act and a classic tale of American initiative and perseverance....A rich and rewarding read .Pressman paints a moving picture of the rescue. -- Wall Street Journal Excellent . Pressman, the Krauses grandson-in-law, used Eleanor Kraus s unpublished diaries as well as photographs, documents, and interviews to recreate a historical moment and a heroic act. Like Oskar Schindler and his list, the Krauses and their 50 children will now never be forgotten. --Sara Nelson, Amazon Best Book of the Month Citation A remarkable book. -- Forbes The astonishing story of a Philadelphia couple s resolve to help bring Jewish children out of Nazi-occupied Austria. . . .With a careful eye to detail and dialogue, Pressman vividly re-creates this epic rescue. -- Kirkus Reviews A brilliantly written book that takes the reader on a journey back in time. Yet, it is relevant today because Gil and Eleanor s story proves that individuals with courage and strength can overcome the odds. A very insightful read. -- Military Press [A] stirring account of determination against overwhelming odds .[Pressman s] flowing narrative breathes life into the America and Europe of 1938-1939, .The whole makes for a story as troubling as it is inspirational. -- Publishers Weekly The portrait of the Krauses that emerges is one of incredible resourcefulness, perseverance, bravery, and motivation to save lives. Pressman s deeply affecting account is a tribute to a couple whose heroic efforts were a beacon of light during a time of unremitting darkness for the Jewish people. -- Jewish Book Council Well-crafted .[A] deserving work. -- Booklist It can be challenging to create suspense in a tale for which the ending is known. Pressman does a good job with 50 Children: One Ordinary American Couple s Extraordinary Rescue Mission in the Heart of Nazi Germany, a book whose title pretty much tells it all. -- New York Journal of Books It can be challenging to create suspense in a tale for which the ending is known. Pressman does a good job with 50 Children: One Ordinary American Couple's Extraordinary Rescue Mission in the Heart of Nazi Germany, a book whose title pretty much tells it all. --New York Journal of Books Well-crafted....[A] deserving work. --Booklist The portrait of the Krauses that emerges is one of incredible resourcefulness, perseverance, bravery, and motivation to save lives. Pressman's deeply affecting account is a tribute to a couple whose heroic efforts were a beacon of light during a time of unremitting darkness for the Jewish people. --Jewish Book Council [A] stirring account of determination against overwhelming odds....[Pressman's] flowing narrative breathes life into the America and Europe of 1938-1939, ....The whole makes for a story as troubling as it is inspirational. --Publishers Weekly A brilliantly written book that takes the reader on a journey back in time. Yet, it is relevant today because Gil and Eleanor's story proves that individuals with courage and strength can overcome the odds. ... A very insightful read. --Military Press The astonishing story of a Philadelphia couple's resolve to help bring Jewish children out of Nazi-occupied Austria. . . .With a careful eye to detail and dialogue, Pressman vividly re-creates this epic rescue. --Kirkus Reviews A remarkable book. --Forbes Excellent.... Pressman, the Krauses' grandson-in-law, used Eleanor Kraus's unpublished diaries as well as photographs, documents, and interviews to recreate a historical moment and a heroic act. Like Oskar Schindler and his list, the Krauses and their 50 children will now never be forgotten. --Sara Nelson, Amazon Best Book of the Month Citation Both an extraordinary humanitarian act and a classic tale of American initiative and perseverance....A rich and rewarding read....Pressman paints a moving picture of the rescue. --Wall Street Journal

It can be challenging to create suspense in a tale for which the ending is known. Pressman does a good job with 50 Children: One Ordinary American Couple s Extraordinary Rescue Mission in the Heart of Nazi Germany, a book whose title pretty much tells it all. -- New York Journal of Books

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Steven Pressman was a magazine and newspaper journalist for more than thirty years. He is the author of Outrageous Betrayal: The Dark Journey of Werner Erhard from est to Exile, and the writer, director, and producer of the HBO documentary film 50 Children: The Rescue Mission of Mr. and Mrs. Kraus.

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