Judith, Martyred Missionary of Russia: A True Story by N.I. Saloff-Astakhoff (Good, 1977, Pbk, 136 pages, Zondervan)

Used in good condition: cover and pages have some wear; pages have foxing. ISBN 0310324629

First published in 1941, this is the incredible, true-life story of a young Russian woman whose ministry ended in tragic death.

“Exchanging silent glances, the murderers turned around and left the gruesome scene in the barn. Her quietness and undisturbed peace, her final prayer for their forgiveness, had astounded their cruel, hardened hearts and closed their lips. Staring at the ground, they left without dropping a word....”

Judith Weinberg, born of wealthy Russian Jewish parents in the early 1900’s, had embraced a faith that cost her everything—family, fiancé, home and friends. And in the end, it cost Judith her life—cruelly snuffed out by the deadly swords of the Russian Bolshevik Revolution.