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Frank Foley risked his life to save the lives of thousands of German Jews. Without the protection of diplomatic immunity he visited internment camps and sheltered Jewish refugees in his house. Frank Foley was a true British hero. It is right that we should honour him at the British Embassy in Berlin, not far from where he once worked.
Irene Gut Opdyke (born Irena Gut, 5 May 1918 – 17 May 2003) [2] was a Polish nurse who gained international recognition for aiding Polish Jews persecuted by Nazi Germany during World War II. She was honored as a Righteous Among the Nations by Yad Vashem for risking her life to save twelve Jews .
The film chronicles the valor and sacrifice of teenagers from Ukrainian cities and villages who, despite the life-threatening conditions, saved their Jewish friends, classmates and neighbors from the Holocaust during World War II. In commemoration of their unexampled heroism, they were awarded the honorary title "Righteous Among the Nations" by ...
There are both men and women on this list of Widerstandskämpfer ("Resistance fighters") primarily German, some Austrian or from elsewhere, who risked or lost their lives in a number of ways. They tried to overthrow the National Socialist regime, they denounced its wars as criminal, tried to prevent World War II and sabotaged German attacks on ...
That said, not all of Hollywood's vets served in World War II and Korea. Several, in fact, served in just the last few years, including 34-year-old Adam Driver ("Star Wars") and 48-year-old Rob ...
Winton ultimately found homes in Britain for 669 children, [26] many of whose parents perished in the Auschwitz concentration camp. [27] His mother worked with him to place the children in homes and later hostels. [28] Throughout the summer of 1939, he placed photographs of the children in Picture Post seeking families to accept them. [29]
The classic novel All Quiet on the Western Front has been adapted to film twice before, but this version by director Edward Berger is the first in the book’s native German. Newcomer Felix ...
"My heroes are those who risk their lives every day to protect our world and make it a better place—police, firefighters, and members of our armed forces." — Sidney Sheldon 72.