Righteous Bosnians
As the trial of failed children’s book author and genocidal politician Radovan Karadzic moves forward in the Hague, it is important to remember that the story of bad writers and ethnic cleansing is not all there is to Bosnia.
Dr. Eli Tauber’s new book about Bosnians who saved the lives of Jews during WWII could not have come at a better time. I had the privilege of meeting Dr. Tauber when I was doing my own research into the Jewish community of Bosnia, and he is a passionate and thorough scholar. The stories of these righteous Muslim and Christian Bosnians who chose to save their Jewish neighbors at great risk to themselves are not unique in the world, but they are too often overlooked. This is just another reminder that even in the face of great evil and massive political violence, community has the capacity to survive.
