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Richard Rashke is a lecturer and author of non-fiction books, including The Killing of Karen Silkwood, Escape from Sobibor, Useful Enemies, A Boy Named Red: A True Crime Story, and The Whistle Blower’s Dilemma: Snowden, Silkwood and Their Quest for the Truth. His works have been translated into thirteen languages and have been the subject of films for the screen and television. Rashke worked with Sobibor survivor Esther Tenner Raab on a powerful play called Dear Esther, and he has recently released a new book for all ages, Wounded Wing.

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	Escape from Sobibor 4.32 avg rating — 3,119 ratings — published 1982 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Killing of Karen Silkwood: The Story Behind the Kerr-McGee Plutonium Case by Richard Rashke (Goodreads Author), Kate Bronfenbrenner (Foreword) 3.92 avg rating — 357 ratings — published 1981	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Useful Enemies: America's Open-Door Policy for Nazi War Criminals 4.22 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 2013 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Whistleblower's Dilemma: Snowden, Silkwood and Their Quest for the Truth really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Stormy Genius: The Life of Aviation's Maverick Bill Lear 3.86 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1985 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Escape From Sobibor: The Heroic Story of the Jews Who Escaped from a Nazi Death Camp 4.86 avg rating — 14 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children's Letters to a Holocaust Survivor: Dear Esther 4.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Runaway Father 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1988 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dear Esther 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1997 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trust Me 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The audiobook of Wounded Wing is now available on Audible. I cannot tell you have happy I am with Rebecca Avery's voice narration. She brings warmth and heart to Tsuu's story. Along with the audiobook by Lantern Audio, the ebook is also available. I sincerely hope you enjoy! Read more of this blog post »

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Richard Rashke answered Sue Hirschfeld's question: Mr. Rashke, If I may, Where there any escape attempts at Sobibor ? (not revolt thanks) Thank You Sir Yours Truly Sue Hirschfeld (e mail) suehirschfeld@msn.com Sue, There were dozens of escape attempts by one or two prisoners. Only two or three were successful. Those who caught trying to escape were dragged back to the camp and executed. There was one large escape attempt by forty Dutch Jews. All were caught See Full Answer
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Richard Rashke answered Sue Hirschfeld's question:

Mr. Rashke, If I may, Where there any escape attempts at Sobibor ? (not revolt thanks) Thank You Sir Yours Truly Sue Hirschfeld (e mail) suehirschfeld@msn.com

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There were dozens of escape attempts by one or two prisoners. Only two or three were successful. Those who caught trying to escape were dragged back to the camp and executed. There was one large escape attempt by forty Dutch Jews. All were caught See Full Answer

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“That’s the reason it’s so important to keep the memory alive, so that people know about it. Another ten or fifteen years, there won’t be any witnesses.”
― Richard Rashke, Escape from Sobibor

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“To survive, Esther followed two basic rules. Try not to be noticed, and don’t fall in love.”
― Richard Rashke, Escape from Sobibor

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“Intelligent people are saying today, ‘It is not true. The Holocaust never happened!’ “They know it did, but they want to deny it because they want to bring up a new generation who could do it again. The roots are there. It all depends on how they grow.”
― Richard Rashke, Escape from Sobibor

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