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Who was Varian Fry?
Varian Fry ran a clandestine rescue network in Marseille that saved artists and intellectuals including Chagall, Arendt, and Ernst. He was the first American named Righteous Among the Nations.
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International Rescue CommitteeFry co-founded the Emergency Rescue Committee, which merged into the IRC in 1942: a documented direct lineage.Visit rescue.org ↗Varian Fry Institutevarianfry.org ↗Questions answered from the sources below
Questions about Varian Fry
Who was Varian Fry?
Varian Fry ran a clandestine rescue network in Marseille that saved artists and intellectuals including Chagall, Arendt, and Ernst. He was the first American named Righteous Among the Nations.
Who carries Varian Fry’s cause forward today?
International Rescue Committee. Fry co-founded the Emergency Rescue Committee, which merged into the IRC in 1942: a documented direct lineage.
Where is this account of Varian Fry sourced?
Varian Fry Institute, Varian's War (2001), U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum and Wikipedia. Each is linked under Sources on this page.
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Sources
- Varian Fry Institutefoundation · varianfry.org
- Varian's War (2001)film · imdb.com
- U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museumarchive · encyclopedia.ushmm.org
- Wikipediareference · en.wikipedia.org
