{"product_id":"the-righteous-paperback-1","title":"The Righteous - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRonald H. Balson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling and National Jewish Book Award winning author: a gripping novel of foreboding, betrayal, heroism, and hope set in World War II Budapest\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBy the end of 1943, nearly all of Europe's Jewish population had fled, been deported, captured, or killed by Hitler. Only Hungary, and its almost 900,000 Jews, remained free from Hitler's subjugation. That changed in March 1944, after the Nazi defeat at Stalingrad, as an avaricious Hitler conquered Hungary and declared his plan for mass extermination of the Jewish people. With the notorious Adolf Eichmann supervising the process, Nazis began rounding up Hungary's Jewish population. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this dramatic novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Righteous\u003c\/i\u003e, Theresa Weissbach, a professor at the University of Michigan, hasn't heard from her parents in Budapest for over a year. Her best friend, Julia Powers, recently awarded a Distinguished Service Medal for her OSS service in occupied Holland, joins with her to locate and rescue Theresa's family. Julia and Theresa forge relationships with Swiss Vice Consul Carl Lutz, Swedish businessman, Raoul Wallenberg, and others in the underground resistance. Their skills and connections enable Julia, Theresa, and their colleagues to take enormous risks in an effort to save thousands of innocent lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAuthentic, suspenseful, and deeply moving, \u003ci\u003eThe Righteous \u003c\/i\u003econtinues Ronald H. Balson's exploration of World War II and the heroic actions of those who resisted Hitler's Master Plan.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRONALD H. BALSON is an attorney, professor, and writer. His novel \u003ci\u003eThe Girl From Berlin \u003c\/i\u003ewon the National Jewish Book Award and was the Illinois Reading Council's adult fiction selection for the \u003ci\u003eIllinois Reads \u003c\/i\u003eprogram. He is also the author of \u003ci\u003eLast Train from Budapest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEli's Promise\u003c\/i\u003e, a Target Book Club selection, \u003ci\u003eA Place to Hide, An Affair of Spies, Defending Britta Stein, Karolina's Twins, The Trust, Saving Sophie, \u003c\/i\u003eand the international bestseller, \u003ci\u003e Once We Were Brothers. \u003c\/i\u003eHe lives in Chicago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50524059173003,"sku":"9781250373106","price":29.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/nuUNSMCfQ99781250373106.webp?v=1790182322","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-righteous-paperback-1","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}