Things We Couldn't Say - Paperback

by Diet Eman (Author), James Schaap (Author)

Things We Couldn't Say is the true story of Diet Eman, a young Dutch woman, who, with her fiance, Hein Sietsma, risked everything to rescue imperiled Jews in Nazi-occupied Holland during World War II. Throughout the years that Diet and Hein aided the Resistance--work that would cost Diet her freedom and Hein his life--their courageous effort ultimately saved hundreds of Dutch Jews.

Now available in paperback, Things We Couldn't Say tells an unforgettable story of heroism, faith, and--above all--love.

Author Biography

Diet Eman (1920-2019) was a Dutch resistance worker during World War II. She was honored in 1998 as one of the "Righteous Gentiles" by Yad Vashem, Israel's official Holocaust remembrance center.

James Schaap is professor of English at Dordt College in Sioux Center, Iowa.