On August 4, 1940, an unassuming American journalist named Varian
Fry made his way to Marseilles, France, carrying in his pockets the
names of approximately two hundred artists and intellectuals - all
enemies of the new Nazi regime. As a volunteer for the Emergency
Rescue Committee, Fry's mission was to help these refugees flee to
safety, then return home two weeks later. As more and more people
came to him for assistance, however, he realized the situation was
far worse than anyone in America had suspected - and his role far
greater than he had imagined. He remained in France for over a
year, refusing to leave until he was forcibly evicted.
At a time when most Americans ignored the atrocities in Europe,
Varian Fry engaged in covert operations, putting himself in great
danger, to save strangers in a foreign land. He was instrumental in
the rescue of over two thousand refugees, including the novelist
Heinrich Mann and the artist Marc Chagall.
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