Book Set 10 - Race Against Racism

From the time Yitzhak Lichtenfeld was a young boy in war-torn Poland, his appearance similar to a non-Jew, helped save his life and feed his family.

Civil Rights activist Lyle Johnson was a brave white man who felt inclined to leave his pregnant wife and children in Chicago and go march with Dr. Martin Luther King.

Irving Roth's world changed when the Nazis invaded Czechoslovakia during World War II. Read how his brother was instrumental in helping him focus on something other than their hardship by reciting the book of Psalms.

Jewish survivor Jack Welner was a teenager when his mother gave him her last piece of bread at Auschwitz concentration camp. This would be the last gift she gave him before she was murdered in the gas chamber.

Heroes can take many forms, we hope you enjoy this short story about someone we consider to be a real-life hero, whose service in the Pacific theater was important toward the end of the war.

During the days of slavery, Owen Lovejoy lived in the free state of Illinois. After witnessing his brother being murdered for his work in the abolition movement, Owen became even more passionate about ending slavery.

Katherine Magarian, her sisters, and her mother were a few of the survivors of the Armenian Genocide a terrible episode in history that continued until 1923. With a crochet angel as her only possession, young Katherine was separated from her mother, but managed to work for a friendly Turkish family for five years until they were reunited.

Art Hilmo had Christian parents who encouraged him to help those in need. So, during WWII he worked with the underground to lead Jews and other refugees from Norway on skis, over mountains and into the safety of Sweden.

The Emir Abd el-Kader was a very rare man in history. He was a Muslim hero, a warrior for righteousness, a defender of his people, and a protector of the weak, including his enemies. His brave actions saved thousands of Christian lives, winning him the admiration of many, including President Abraham Lincoln.