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GeoWilliam750

(2,522 posts)
Mon Oct 30, 2017, 10:00 PM Oct 2017

How a WWII-era forger saved lives, one fake document at a time

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-a-wwii-era-forger-saved-lives-one-fake-document-at-a-time/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7d&linkId=44084155

"It's well known the French government collaborated with the Nazis during World War Two, helping send tens of thousands of Jews to their deaths. What is less well known are the heroic efforts by members of underground resistance groups to save Jews in France. Many of those who risked their lives are now gone or have been reluctant to share their stories. 92-year-old Adolfo Kaminsky was a Jewish teenager when he joined the French resistance. He had a unique talent he had picked up while working at a dry cleaners, an expertise that helped him become one of the greatest forgers in France during the war. Incredibly, he and the resistance networks he worked with created fake identity documents that helped save the lives of as many as 14,000 Jewish men, women, and children."

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Never forget.

And we should always remember that every person can make a difference in the face of evil.

Thank you so much, Mr Kaminsky. Thank you.



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How a WWII-era forger saved lives, one fake document at a time (Original Post) GeoWilliam750 Oct 2017 OP
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And it is good to find these individuals as the years go by they, or their memories, will be gone.

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