In Defiance of Hitler
The Secret Mission of Varian Fry
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2008.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 196 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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.
Contents:
Witness -- Preparation -- Papers -- Choices -- Plans -- Escape -- Spy -- Undercover -- Enemies -- Betrayed -- Expelled -- Aftermath -- Remembered.
Subjects:
Fry, Varian, 1907-1967.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- France.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- United States -- Biography.
War correspondents -- United States -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- France.
Fry, Varian, 1907-1967.
Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) -- France.
Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust -- United States -- Biography.
War correspondents -- United States -- Biography.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Jews -- Rescue -- France.
ISBN:
0374382042
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| BIOGRAPHY Fry, Varian | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-188) and index.
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