The Light of Days: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler's Ghettos by Judy BatalionMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
It seems like you can burn out on WWII narratives. Yet this nonfiction account of the resistance fighters was fresh and strangely inspiring. Despite being overwhelmingly outnumbered, outmanned, and no hope of winning (they quite regularly forgot to plan what to do after a campaign because they assumed they would all be dead), these Jews fought back for dignity and rightness sake. Many of these fighters were women and their strength and courage was amazing. I can't say enough of how strong these (mostly young) women were. There are a lot of names flying around and at first I struggled to keep it all straight, but soon the story carried me away and even if I couldn't connect who was who all the time, each story was still riveting.
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"Responsibility for others brings you back to your feet," Zivia wrote, "despite everything"
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