Holocaust Heroines
Jewish Women Saving Jewish Children
Awards:
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Winner: Eric Hoffer Award for Culture (2025)
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Winner: International Book Award for History (2025)
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Winner: Next Generation Indie Book Award for Women’s Issues (2025)
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Distinguished Favorite: Independent Press Award: (2025)
- Finalist: Eric Hoffer Montaigne Medal for thought provoking books (2025)
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Short List: Eric Hoffer Grand Prize Award (2025)
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Finalist: Western Canada Jewish Book Award (2025) in Holocaust
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Finalist: National Indie Excellence Award in History (2025)
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Recommended: US Review of Books.
This multi-award winning book highlights the role of Jewish women in saving Jewish children's lives during the Holocaust.
​How many people rescued Jews during the Holocaust? There is no certain answer to this question other than “far too few.” Fewer than 0.5% of the 700 million non-Jews in Nazi occupied Europe helped rescue Jews.
A few exceptional Jewish women, however, went to extraordinary lengths to save the lives of large numbers of Jewish children, while being targets of the Nazi genocide themselves. These rescue attempts occasionally succeeded, sometimes failed, and frequently resulted in the women themselves being murdered.
Few of these women have been recognized or honored. This book challenges this omission and highlights the role of Jewish women in saving children’s lives.
Reviews
"The stories of 108 Jewish women who saved Jewish children are brought to light by Chalmers and Solomon not only in order to commemorate the generous acts of brave women amidst a sea of evil and indifference, but also as a means to analyze political, social, ethical and principal elements related to these acts: the policies of western countries towards Jewish children seeking refuge; the postwar reconstruction and presentation of past shameful events; the presentation of heroines in movies according to gender-biased norms; ethical questions related to the best interests of the child, religious identity, the intentions of the rescuers and more. Holocaust Heroines is a humane, fascinating book, which raises questions and nourishes new insights" (Noam Rachmilevitch, The Ghetto Fighters' House).