Tag: heroism

From the New York Times bestselling and National Jewish Book Award–winning author: a gripping novel of foreboding, betrayal, heroism, and hope set in World War II Budapest. By the end of 1943, nearly all of Europe’s Jewish population had fled, been deported, captured, or killed by Hitler. Only Hungary and its almost 900,000 Jews remained free from Hitler’s subjugation.

Mac Maharaj played a pivotal role in the liberation movement for nearly four decades. He endured brutal torture and spent twelve years imprisoned on Robben Island with Nelson Mandela. Maharaj smuggled out the manuscript of Mandela’s autobiography. He later returned to South Africa to build a political and military underground.