{"product_id":"the-righteous-hardcover","title":"The Righteous - Hardcover","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. They lived under government edicts and restrictions but without fear of harm. 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 new 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. While there, they become involved in a much larger cause, trying to save as many people as they can. Theresa's father, a leader of the Budapest Jewish community, accompanies them in a desperate effort to rescue their people. Working alongside the newly formed US War Refugee Board, diplomats from neutral nations, and leaders of underground rescue organizations, Julia and Theresa forge relationships with Swiss Vice Consul Carl Lutz and Swedish businessman, Raoul Wallenberg. Their skills and connections in the complex networks of public and secret diplomacy enable Julia, Theresa, and others 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\u003e continues Ronald H. Balson's fictional 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\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 1.05 x 9.54 x 6.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44379187249254,"sku":"9781250373083","price":38.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/Wn2rkI3YRA9781250373083.webp?v=1768917992","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-righteous-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}