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Washington Jewish Week
The book demonstrates the goodwill of many Americans who fought to
overcome anti-Semitism and raised funds to pay for rescuing these
children. It also reminds us of the fine families who took them into
their homes. Together, the two groups saved hundreds of lives. Their
efforts deserve remembering.
Library Journal
This excellent [book] is recommended for both public and academic
libraries with Holocaust collections.
Marlene Goldschmidt, barnesand noble.com
Don't Wave Goodbye shakes the reader into noncomplacency and demands
action when human dignity is trampled into the ground. Protect freedom
at all costs. Never take it for granted!
Jerusalem Post
This book is a natural for use in junior high and high school settings,
to show students how it is possible to overcome adversity and tragedy,
and how cooperation and mutual assistance can last a lifetime ... and
longer.
Historian, American Jewish History, Brandeis University
The volume arrived today and I read it at once. It is unforgettable.
You also remind us how much America has gained from these refugee
children. Finally, at a time when others focus only on what America did
NOT do in the 1930s, it is wonderful to see a book that focuses on what
was done.
DEBORAH OPPENHEIMER
, PRODUCER, INTO THE ARMS OF STRANGERS
Don't Wave Goodbye puts a personal face on the little-known Holocaust
rescue story of just over one thousand unaccompanied children by private
American organizations and individuals. These first-hand accounts honor
the children, their parents, rescuers, and descendants and ensure the
preservation of their story for future generations.
WALTER LAQUEUR, AUTHOR OF GENERATION EXODUS
It is an authentic and very moving account of those lucky enough to
survive. It should be widely read.
GWEN GOODMAN, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/CEO
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY
On the broadest level, Don't Wave Goodbye chronicles a dramatic moment
in American history when Jewish and Quaker Americans worked together
successfully to rescue children from the Nazi threat. The cooperation
between the two communities is a rare instance of ideologies uniting
rather than dividing in times of crisis. At the same time, the stories
themselves remind us that the challenges facing these children did not
end when they left Germany. The variety of their experiences in America
testifies to the challenges of survival in a new land, a new language,
and new families. By documenting the stories of these children, Don't
Wave Goodbye reminds us of the flexibility of their spirit when it
seemed the world at large had lost sight of that very same thing.
TOMMY SCHLAMME, DIRECTOR AND PRODUCER, "THE WEST WING"
[A] moving and insightful book that gives a voice to this hidden chapter
of our history. A voice I have been hearing my whole life since my Aunt
was one of the 'One Thousand Children.' Her story and the story of other
ordinary people in extraordinary situations, that you have brilliantly
captured, has inspired me and should everyone else who reads this
important chronicle.
MARSHA ATKIND, PRESIDENT, National Council of Jewish Women
A riveting book with stories that must be told--stories of personal
sacrifice and courage, possibility and hope in the face of unspeakable
cruelty. The National Council of Jewish Women is proud to have played a
major role in the rescue of the 1000 children.
Karen S.
I'm thoroughly enjoying the book and learning a lot from it. More and
more pieces of the puzzle are now beginning to fit together. My mother
remembered a hotel on 23rd street in New York and when I mentioned the
name George Washington to her (I saw the name in the book) it clicked
and she said that was the hotel! Sure enough the hotel was on 23rd and
Lexington. I wish we could still find the other two who traveled with my
mom.
Paulette L.
I am reading the book and actually started from the back to the front.
I was interested in Rose Marie Wagman's story. I love all the stories.
I experienced so much of what is written when I returned for mother's
first time back in 1994 to Berlin.
Fern C.
The stories of life in Germany are remarkably similar to those my mother
has shared with me.
Charles J.
I enjoyed reading the book. Perhaps "enjoyed" may not be the correct
word, but I cant think of a better one. I relived the period of the
early 1930s and found many similarities between the other children's
experiences and my own. I became emotional several times.
Thea L.
I AM DELIGHTED WITH THE BOOK AND IT SPURS ME ON TO FINISH MINE
Jack S.
I am sorry that our opinions on the value of remembering, by Jews, of
the Nazi massacre of Jews, differ, but I do appreciate your devoted
work.
Manfred S.
I ordered 25 copies.
Phyllis M.
The book is really good, and I want to help get it into libraries and
other interested people, such as schools...
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