Hidden in thunder : perspectives on faith, Halachah and leadership during the Holocaust / Esther Farbstein ; translated by Deborah Stern ; [editor of the English edition, Rachelle Emanuel].

Translation of: Be-seter raʻam : halakhah, hagut u-manhigut bi-yeme ha-Shoʼah.

Includes bibliographical references (volume 2, pages 717-744) and indexes.

Leaders and followers. To the rabbi's house : community rabbis and the reports of mass murder ; Eyes of the community : the rescue of Hasidic leaders -- Halachah. History from a halachic perspective : approaches to Halachah in the Holocaust ; One Jewish life : a historical and halachic look at rescue ; Until the wrath passes : survival in non-Jewish garb ; Questions from hell : excerpts from the writings of Rabbi Yehoshua Moshe Aronson -- Family. Building amidst the ruins : weddings during the Holocaust ; "What Is Sobibór?" : the issue of Agunot after the Holocaust -- Voice of faith. Prayers of the afflicted -- Rabbinical thought. Kiddush Hashem during the Holocaust ; The teachings of the Piaseczner rebbe in the Warsaw Ghetto -- The survivors. Rising from the ashes : introduction ; Whole and shattered tablets : survivors and their faith ; Spiritual leadership in the DP camps -- Documentation. Diaries versus memoirs as historical sources ; Two letters from survivors.