Their Brothers' Keepers

by Phillip Friedman

Tells the stories of Christians in German-occupied countries who risked their lives to save Jews from the Nazi death camps

232 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1957

About the author

Philip Friedman’s novels Reasonable Doubt, Inadmissible Evidence and Grand Jury spent a total of 26 weeks on The New York Times’ bestseller lists, and appeared on bestseller lists around the world. His cold war thriller, Termination Order, called “one of the best of the year,” was a New York Times Notable Book. He is also the co-author of The Pilates Method of Physical and Mental Conditioning, the book that first brought Pilates to a wide audience. Vogue called it “one of our favorite exercise books.”

Writing as Philip Chase, he has written four thrillers about Bill Kendall and Ron Eisenberg and their team, top secret military investigators for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Mr. Friedman has also written for The New York Times, Elle, and The Forward, among others. He is a former member of the National Board of Mystery Writers of America and is a member of the Authors Guild and the Dramatists Guild. He served on the Board of Directors of Learning in Focus, producer of the award-winning American Short Story series. He studied mathematics (and lots of other things) at Princeton University and holds a law degree from NYU.

Reviews

[Pam · Rating 5 out of 5]

Their Brother’s Keeper was written by Philip Friedman. This book is compiled of stories of people during World War II who cared about others and risked their lives and the lives of their families to help rescue Jews. People in all countries invaded by the Nazis managed to help a great number of Jews, although the number was small compared to the number of Jews in those countries. The number of people who helped can be seen as comparable to the time the country was overrun. It is surprising that the number of rescuers and the number of Jews who survived is so high as the Nazis were brutal in their handling of those who helped. The most surprising facts were those of the clergy who helped and how courageous they were. The book is definitely recommended.