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Fennel Thu 04-Jan-18 17:12:37

A very brave Swiss man who helped many Jews during the Holocaust:
www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-42400765

Primrose65 Thu 04-Jan-18 17:17:19

Thanks for the link Fennel - an interesting and educational read. I had not heard of Carl Lutz before.

mimiro Thu 04-Jan-18 17:29:36

many unsung and unknown heros/husband was a caregiver to a polish gentleman years ago/he was in dachau as a young man/boy/he figured out how to sneak out of the camp.he would scrounge for food for the prisoners and bring it back/he is known as one of the angels of dachau/there was also a priest was recently declared a martyr/and industrialists and
nuns who helped jewish children survive and escape.sooo many tales of goodness among the horror

jura2 Thu 04-Jan-18 20:15:48

Thank you Fennel- there were many like him, especially in the Northern regions - they never made the history books.
Way before my time- I was born in 51.

Chewbacca Thu 04-Jan-18 22:20:24

Thanks for the link Fennel. Good to see information from the other side.