Overview

This book shows the critical roles that love, determination, and steadfast belief play toward battling one’s demons both physically and mentally. Jacob’s Courage is ultimately a tribute to the triumphant human spirit. – The Jewish Book Council Jacob's Courage is a poignant and powerful tale of love and bravery set against the harrowing backdrop of Nazi-occupied Austria. Follow the journey of two young Jews, Jacob and Rachael, as they navigate a world where innocence is ruthlessly destroyed. From their comfortable lives in Salzburg to a decrepit ghetto, from a prison camp where they secretly marry to their escape through a tunnel and their joining of the local partisans to fight the Nazis, their journey is both heart-wrenching and inspiring. But their courage is truly tested as they face the horrors of Auschwitz, where faith and love are their only allies. With unforgettable moments of chaste beauty, Jacob's Courage is a moving coming-of-age story that examines the resilience of the human spirit in the face of unspeakable brutality and genocide.

Full Product Details

9789493276925

Table of Contents

Reviews

This book shows the critical roles that love, determination, and steadfast belief play toward battling one's demons both physically and mentally. Jacob's Courage is ultimately a tribute to the triumphant human spirit. - The Jewish Book Council In Austria in 1939, young Jacob Silverman and Rachael Goldberg are in love. Jacob plans to go on to college. Then tragedy strikes as Hitler's army invades Austria. All the Jews are forced to live in a decrepit ghetto. Soon they are sent on to a concentration camp, where Jacob and Rachael secretly marry. They are able to escape, join partisans, and fight the Nazis. They become separated during an attack on a German train, and Jacob is again captured by the Germans. The partisan leader falls in love with Rachael and tries to protect both her and her unborn child until she can be reunited with Jacob. This is a magnificent, gripping novel of breathtaking courage under extreme circumstances. ... the novel describes the considerable cruelties and inhuman behavior caused by the Nazis and experienced by the Jewish people in Eastern Europe during the war. The author places readers into the thick of it. You will share the pain and grief of this young Jewish couple as they are forced into imprisonment, as their friends and families are killed. The story is immensely readable, although the book is quite long. This is one of my favorite books this year. - JEFF WESTERHOFF, HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY

"Gut Wrenching and Heart Rending. At the end of the read one feels both hope and admiration for the human spirit."" ---Holocaust Center of Toledo Director, Hindea Markowicz ""And I Cried... This book brings the Holocaust to life and evokes emotions not found in many history books. Weaving together a story of love, passion, horror, and history, Weinblatt left nothing out."" ---Sylvania Historical Society ""A tender, coming of age tale. This book shows the critical roles that love, determination, and steadfast belief play toward battling one's demons both physically and mentally. Jacob's Courage is ultimately a tribute to the triumphant human spirit."" ---Jewish Book World Jacob's Courage reminded me of one of the greatest books of the 20th Century, Viktor Frankl's, Man's Search for Meaning. ---- Author Frank Fiore ""You see hear and smell... Hitler's Third Reich."" --- Author Ron Braithwaite, ""Jacob's Courage follows the young couple from the forced ghettos to the concentration camps and beyond, with several harrowing twists and turns that allow Weinblatt to illustrate the myriad tragedies Holocaust victims faced."" --Toledo Free Press ""The reader sees events through the eyes of archetypal participants... a doctor forced to experiment on his own, a Sonderkommando and a hero."" --The Association of Jewish Libraries ""The love story was beautiful and touching. This was such an emotional read. Weinblatt's vivid descriptions of the time beautifully entwines with the love story. Jacob's Courage is a powerful story of how love does conquer all. No matter how hard the times are, love and humanity never lose their power."" -- My Love Affair with Books. ""The author maintains a driving, relentless pace. Jacob and his beloved Rachael try to escape the madness of Nazi Germany while maintaining their humanity; in the end, the visionary protagonist comes to echo his Biblical counterpart who fled danger in his own country and saw a life-changing vision in his dreams."" --The University of Toledo Alumni Magazine ""Jacob's Courage reminded me of one of the greatest books of the 20th Century, Viktor Frankl's, Man's Search for Meaning. Weinblatt has painted a picture with words of the horrors of the holocaust. Jacob's Courage is a personal, real life example of holding on to something greater than one's self. The love that grows between Jacob and Rachael sustains them through the horrors of life in a Nazi death camp. We all could learn a lesson from these two teenagers, coming of age and faced with the greatest existential threat to life."" F---rank Fiore, author ""Not since Corrie Ten Boom's The Hiding Place have the horrors of the holocaust been brought to life in such vivid detail. Charles Weinblatt takes you to Nazi Germany through the lives of two young people whose world is torn apart at a time in their lives when it should be blossoming. Weinblatt does a masterful job of touching your emotions throughout the book by placing you inside the lives of Jacob and Rachel. I recommend you pick up a copy of this book and a box of tissues. Get ready for a good cry and a heart warming ending as Jacob and Rachel find the courage to live."" ---Rick Rodgers, author Charles Weinblatt's masterpiece is a gripping story... as well as a literary triumph."" ---Marvin May. ""One of the best books ever written about the Holocaust. I've read hundreds of books on the subject as both my parents were survivors. However, this one touched my heart in a special way."" - --Toby Faywlowicz Schafer ""This is an amazing book... one of the best reads that I've had in a long while and I literally could not put it down."" ---Jodi Shepard. ""For a clear and no-hold's-barred description of life as a Jew in Nazi Germany, you can't beat Jacob's Courage, by Charles Weinblatt."" --- Jennifer Feddersen, Editor. Anyone interested in a good love story should pick up Jacob's Courage --- Darcia Helle, Author"

"Gut Wrenching and Heart Rending. At the end of the read one feels both hope and admiration for the human spirit."" ---Holocaust Center of Toledo Director, Hindea Markowicz ""And I Cried... This book brings the Holocaust to life and evokes emotions not found in many history books. Weaving together a story of love, passion, horror, and history, Weinblatt left nothing out."" ---Sylvania Historical Society ""A tender, coming of age tale. This book shows the critical roles that love, determination, and steadfast belief play toward battling one's demons both physically and mentally. Jacob's Courage is ultimately a tribute to the triumphant human spirit."" ---Jewish Book World Jacob's Courage reminded me of one of the greatest books of the 20th Century, Viktor Frankl's, Man's Search for Meaning. ---- Author Frank Fiore ""You see hear and smell... Hitler's Third Reich."" --- Author Ron Braithwaite   ""Jacob's Courage follows the young couple from the forced ghettos to the concentration camps and beyond, with several harrowing twists and turns that allow Weinblatt to illustrate the myriad tragedies Holocaust victims faced."" --Toledo Free Press   ""The reader sees events through the eyes of archetypal participants... a doctor forced to experiment on his own, a Sonderkommando and a hero."" --The Association of Jewish Libraries   ""The love story was beautiful and touching. This was such an emotional read. Weinblatt's vivid descriptions of the time beautifully entwines with the love story. Jacob's Courage is a powerful story of how love does conquer all. No matter how hard the times are, love and humanity never lose their power."" -- My Love Affair with Books   ""The author maintains a driving, relentless pace. Jacob and his beloved Rachael try to escape the madness of Nazi Germany while maintaining their humanity; in the end, the visionary protagonist comes to echo his Biblical counterpart who fled danger in his own country and saw a life-changing vision in his dreams."" --The University of Toledo Alumni Magazine   ""Jacob's Courage reminded me of one of the greatest books of the 20th Century, Viktor Frankl's, Man's Search for Meaning. Weinblatt has painted a picture with words of the horrors of the holocaust. Jacob's Courage is a personal, real life example of holding on to something greater than one's self. The love that grows between Jacob and Rachael sustains them through the horrors of life in a Nazi death camp. We all could learn a lesson from these two teenagers, coming of age and faced with the greatest existential threat to life."" --Frank Fiore, author   ""Not since Corrie Ten Boom's The Hiding Place have the horrors of the holocaust been brought to life in such vivid detail. Charles Weinblatt takes you to Nazi Germany through the lives of two young people whose world is torn apart at a time in their lives when it should be blossoming. Weinblatt does a masterful job of touching your emotions throughout the book by placing you inside the lives of Jacob and Rachel. I recommend you pick up a copy of this book and a box of tissues. Get ready for a good cry and a heart warming ending as Jacob and Rachel find the courage to live."" ---Rick Rodgers, author   Charles Weinblatt's masterpiece is a gripping story... as well as a literary triumph."" ---Marvin May ""One of the best books ever written about the Holocaust. I've read hundreds of books on the subject as both my parents were survivors. However, this one touched my heart in a special way."" ---Toby Faywlowicz Schafer   ""This is an amazing book... one of the best reads that I've had in a long while and I literally could not put it down."" ---Jodi Shepard   ""For a clear and no-hold's-barred description of life as a Jew in Nazi Germany, you can't beat Jacob's Courage, by Charles Weinblatt."" --- Jennifer Feddersen, Editor   Anyone interested in a good love story should pick up Jacob's Courage --- Darcia Helle, Author"

Author Information

"Charles S. Weinblatt was born in Toledo, Ohio in 1952. He is a retired university administrator. Weinblatt is the author of published fiction and non-fiction, including the popular Holocaust novel, ""Jacob's Courage: A Holocaust Love Story."" His biography appears in Academic Wikipedia, the Marquis Who's Who in America and Who's Who in American Education. Weinblatt is a prolific reviewer for The New York Journal of Books. He writes novels, short stories and articles."

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available