Toby learns the true meaning of heroism in light of the Holocaust. Toby Belfer, now a fifth grader, returns for another adventure in this middle reader. While on a trip to Israel, Toby and her friend Donna visit Yad Vashem, the Holocaust History Museum. Here they learn about the Righteous Gentiles, great Christian men and women who sacrificed their safety and lives to help Jews during World War II. From the secret hiding places of Corrie ten Boom and the factories of Oskar Schindler to the Paper Clip Project undertaken by a group of extraordinary students in Whitwell, Tennessee, the girls are taken on an emotional, educational journey through history.

 

This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.

There are 128 pages in this book. This book was published 2009 by Pelican Publishing Co .

During her time as a volunteer in New Orleans, Lashon Daley fell in love with storytelling. After her mother's death, she found that the spoken word connected her to her mother. Daley pursues this story connection as she earns her MA in folklore at the University of California, Berkeley, where she is a distinguished graduate fellow. Illustrator Emile Henriquez is widely known as a commercial artist, graphic designer, and calligrapher. He has illustrated multiple Pelican titles, including D. J. and the Zulu Parade, D. J. and the Jazz Fest, D. J. and the Debutante Ball, The Battle of New Orleans: The Drummer's Story, The Oklahoma Land Run, and Toby Belfer Learns about Heroes and Martyrs. Henriquez lives in Slidell, Louisiana. A former elementary school teacher, Judith Hierstein now teaches high school graphic and media arts. She has illustrated several children's books for Pelican including the Toby Belfer Series and The American Revolution A to Z, Nathan's Hanukkah Bargain, Jim Limber Davis: A Black Orphan in the Confederate White House, and The Pilgrims' Thanksgiving from A to Z. She lives in Tuscon, Arizona. Gloria Teles Pushker holds a M. A. in education with a concentration in children's literature from the University of New Orleans, and she is a member of the national Storytelling Association and the Coalition for the Advancement of Jewish Education.