In defiance of Hitler

By Carla Killough McClafferty

Subjects: World War (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst01180924, Biography, United states, biography, World war, 1939-1945, france, Righteous gentiles in the holocaust, Jews rescue (1939-1945 : World War) fast (OCoLC)fst01710189, World War, 1939-1945, Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) fast (OCoLC)fst00958866, Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945), Rescue, Holocaust, jewish (1939-1945), War correspondents, World war, 1939-1945, jews, Jews, Rettung

Description: At a time when most Americans ignored the atrocities going on in Europe in 1940, American journalist Varian Fry put himself in great danger to save strangers in a foreign land. He was instrumental in the rescue of more than 2,000 refugees, including novelist Heinrich Mann and artist Marc Chagall.