The Avengers: A Jewish War Story

Written by Rich Cohen

Narrated by Larry King

A gripping, true story about resistance, courage, and revenge during the Holocaust.

During World War II, in a Lithuanian ghetto, three comrades took courageous action against their German invaders: Abba Kovner, a Jewish partisan leader, produced a manifesto that called for his fellow Jews to take up arms against the Nazis; his future wife Vitka Kempner joined the FPO, a resistance organization; their friend, Ruzka Korczak, also joined the FPO, eager to strike back at their oppressors. Together, this trio served at the center of the underground movement in Lithuania. After the ghetto was liquidated, the friends joined others to continue their acts of sabotage. In The Avengers, Rich Cohen chronicles a remarkable but true tale of these ordinary citizens who served at the heart of the resistance and revenge during and the Nazi occupation of Europe.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Phoenix Books, Inc.
• Release date: Sep 1, 2000
• ISBN: 9781614676294

Rich Cohen

Rich Cohen is a New York Times bestselling author as well as a contributing editor at Vanity Fair and Rolling Stone. He has written seven books, including Tough Jews, Israel Is Real, and the widely acclaimed memoir Sweet and Low. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, Harper's Magazine, and Best American Essays. He lives in Connecticut with his wife, three sons, and dog.