"Although all bystanders to crime initially find themselves passively observing, some abandon passivity to intervene. They actively seek to help the victim and, in so doing, move from bystander to rescuer."

Porpora, Douglas V. "Bystanders." Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes Against Humanity. Ed. Dinah L. Shelton. Vol. 1. Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2005. 137-140. Gale

Use these to complete your assignment:

A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust select "People" from the left column, then "Rescuers" for lists and links

The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, DC
Electronic resources on individual rescuers and large-scale rescue operations that saved European Jews from Nazi persecution.

The Gale Virtual Reference Library (password required)
has eBooks such as The Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity

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