Even though this book celebrates rescuers， people whose conscience overruled the rules they were supposed to follow， it is difficult to read。 Many nationalities are recognized （among them diplomats from Portugal and Japan who issued visas to Jews even though they were forbidden to do so）， a French pastor， British POWs， and even an American。 All were recognized by Yad Vashem （World Holocaust Remembrance Center） as righteous， even though they insisted that they had done nothing special。 Could the Even though this book celebrates rescuers， people whose conscience overruled the rules they were supposed to follow， it is difficult to read。 Many nationalities are recognized （among them diplomats from Portugal and Japan who issued visas to Jews even though they were forbidden to do so）， a French pastor， British POWs， and even an American。 All were recognized by Yad Vashem （World Holocaust Remembrance Center） as righteous， even though they insisted that they had done nothing special。 Could the horrors of the Holocaust have been prevented if there had been more people like this？ We will never know， but we can hope that there are still people with a conscience who will do “nothing special” if confronted by injustice。 Thanks to Edelweiss and the publisher for the ARC。 。。。more