Jeanne Brousse, Aided Dozens of Jews During the Holocaust, DEAD @ 96
She used her French government contacts she warned Jews of impending roundups and helped them flee to the neutral territory of Switzerland.
Yad Vashem described Mrs. Brousse as having been “known by Jews living in or near Annecy . . . as someone to turn to in time of need.”
Her son Denis Brousse said his mother did not speak about her rescue work until the 1970s, when she received her Yad Vashem recognition. She then participated in public discussions about the Holocaust and the threats of anti-Semitism.
washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/i-was-determined--that-the-greatest-number-of-those-who-came-to-me-could-be-saved/2017/10/27/3573184a-ba5b-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html
Yad Vashem described Mrs. Brousse as having been “known by Jews living in or near Annecy . . . as someone to turn to in time of need.”
Her son Denis Brousse said his mother did not speak about her rescue work until the 1970s, when she received her Yad Vashem recognition. She then participated in public discussions about the Holocaust and the threats of anti-Semitism.
washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/i-was-determined--that-the-greatest-number-of-those-who-came-to-me-could-be-saved/2017/10/27/3573184a-ba5b-11e7-be94-fabb0f1e9ffb_story.html
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