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Varian Fry

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American journalist (1907-1967)

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Varian Mackey Fry was an American journalist. Fry ran a rescue network in Vichy France from August 1940 to September 1941 that helped 2,000 anti-Nazi and Jewish refugees, mostly artists and intellectuals, escape from persecution by Nazi Germany during World War II.

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Fry as a childFry as a childTens of thousands of refugees from Nazi Germany took refuge in the Free Zone (Vichy France), especially in Marseille.Tens of thousands of refugees from Nazi Germany took refuge in the Free Zone (Vichy France), especially in Marseille.Fry and Miriam Davenport, c. 1940Fry and Miriam Davenport, c. 1940Varian Fry Street, BerlinVarian Fry Street, BerlinPlace Varian Fry in MarseillePlace Varian Fry in Marseille

Awards 3

1994Righteous Among the Nations
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Resistance Medal

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About this person

Country
United States
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1907 to 1967 · aged 59
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21 languages

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