Rescued from the Reich: How One of Hitler s Soldiers Saved the Lubavitcher Rebbe

The escape of ultra-orthodox Jewish leader Rebbe Schneersohn from Hitler's Warsaw in 1939 has always been a subject of speculation. This book uncovers the true story of the rescue and the heroic role of the part-Jewish German soldier who led the operation."This is great material - the stuff of Hollywood films - and historian Rigg makes the most of it. . . . A well-written and vital addition to the literature of Holocaust survivor studies." - Publishers Weekly"Rescued from the Reich reads like a spy/suspense novel, but it is actual history, the amazing story of how the Lubavitcher Rebbe and his court were rescued from Nazi Germany." - Micah D. Halpern, Jewish Book World"Just when you thought the Second World War had no more secrets, along comes a book that blows a crater in the ramparts of received opinion." - Norman Lebrecht, The Evening Standard