American heroes of the twentieth century. As a young relief worker in Vichy France during the early years of World War II. he responded to the onslaught of Nazi persecution with a degree of bravery which stands out even when compared to the courage of other noble men and women who resisted German oppression. Fry led a small group of American liberals in creating the Emergency Rescue Committee (ERC). an organization dedicated to using every means at its disposal to help political and intellectual refugees escape from Nazidominated France. The ERC operated for two years. from the fall of France in 1940 until its offices were forcibly shut down in 1942. and its work saved the lives of at least 2.000 talented scholars. artists and leaders. including such cultural luminaries as Marc Chagall. Hannah Arendt and Max Ernst.
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