The School that Escaped the Nazis: The True Story of the Schoolteacher Who Defied Hitler [Paperback]

The extraordinary true story of a courageous school principal who saw the dangers of Nazi Germany and took drastic steps to save those in harm’s way.
 
In 1933, as Hitler came to power, schoolteacher Anna Essinger hatched a daring plan: to smuggle her entire school out of Nazi Germany. Recognizing the terrible dangers of Hitler’s Germany, she resolved to bring her pupils to the safety of England. From her new school in Kent, as war swept the continent, Anna welcomed children fleeing unimaginable horrors.
 
Featuring moving firsthand testimony from surviving pupils and drawing from letters, diaries, and present-day interviews,The School that Escaped the Nazisis a dramatic human tale offering a unique perspective on the devastation of Nazi totalitarianism. It is also the story of one woman’s refusal to let her belief in a better world be overtaken by hatred and violence.Deborah Cadburyis the author of ten acclaimed books and has also won numerous international awards, including an Emmy, for her work as a BBC TV producer and executive producer. She lives in London."InThe School that Escaped the Nazis,the British author and BBC television producer, Deborah Cadbury,provides a persuasive portrait of Anna Essinger as a lesser known heroine of the Holocaust and someone who deserves broader recognition…With her mix of idealism, pragmatism, determination andhesed– the Hebrew word for loving kindness – Essinger continues to set a compassionate example as we go about healing the newest generation of traumatised youths…"Wall Street Journal“[F]ascinating and moving.”The Guardian“[A] devastatingly affecting and moving book.”The Times UK"Emotionally compelling…Cadbury has constructed a lively and compelling narrative."The Observer“Deborah Cadbury tells lÓv