And Jakob Flew the Fiend Away

Jakob DeJonghe can think of nothing but revenge when the Nazis coerce his father into suicide and his little sister mysteriously disappears the day before Yom Kippur 1940. As conditions in Amsterdam worsen, Jakob is determined to fight back and be the master of his own destiny, just as his heroes the Maccabees did in ancient times.

In November 1942, he feels his chance has finally come. Knowing it's now or never, Jakob seizes an opportunity to jump from a death train, severely breaking his f...