HAVEN - The Dramatic Story of 1,000 World War II Refugees and How They Came to America, by Ruth Gruber and Dava Sobel

I absolutely loved this book.  Haven is the true story of Ruth Gruber who brought a boatload of 1000 refugees to the United States during Hitler's Nazi reign of terror in Europe.  Ruth's love and concern for these refugees grew to include all refugees of the Nazis.  She became their mother, their mentor, their savior.  Her compassion and understanding of all people was incredible to see.  Unfortunately America and other countries not under Nazi oppression were not as compassionate as Ruth and her boss.  It hurt my heart to know that after these countries knew what Hitler was doing to the Jews, they still shut their borders and and turned their backs on thousands and thousands of people running and hiding to escape the slaughter.

This book should teach us a lesson about loving our neighbors.  The entire world is our neighbor and turning our back on neighbors in peril is just plain wrong. 4 Stars