Varian Fry:

In The Emergency Rescue Commity

Quotes:

1." A hero for our time."

-Dr. Albert O. Herschman

2. " I stayed because the refugees needed me. But it took courage, and courage is a quality that I hadn't previously been sure I possessed."

-Varian Fry

Timeline:

1. 1907- Born

2. August, 1940 - Decides to be in Emergency Rescue Commity

3. September, 1940 - Hires Beamish, Franzi, and Lena

4.September, 1940 - Starts getting people out of country by mountains, trains, and boats.

5. 1967 - DIED at the age of 60.

Character Quality Traits/Anecdotes:

1. Very Sneaky - He could have been turned in to the Gestapo because someone in his company was a spy.

2. Could Plan Things Well - When the police came to search his hotel room he made a plan to hide the false passports and false identity cards.

3. Knew Many People - He knew many people that could help him get people out of the country.

4. Had Faith In God - He had to have faith in God when he was taken to the police station.

5. Trustable - Had to be trustable by all of his friends or else they could turn him in.

Accomplishments:

1. He helped save thousands of refugees who were caught in the Vich French zone escape from Nazi terror during World War II.

2. Despite have no training in underground work and no knowledge of forgers, black marketeers, or secret passages, within 24 hours after his arrival in France Fry committed himself to a mission that saved prominent person such as artist's Marc Chagall and Max Ernst, writer Hannah Arendt, and sculptor Jacquez Lipchitz.

3. He got people out of France by boats, mountains, and trains. He got people out of concentration camps and saved them from dying.

4. He brought many people who were in concentration camps to Christ by his wonderful actions.

5. He changed Marseilles because if he hadn't saved those people from concentration camps and save them from Gestapo many more people would be dead or in prison right now.

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