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Adolfo Kaminsky: A Forger's Life
Adolfo Kaminsky: A Forger's Life | Sarah Kaminsky
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[An] engrossing literary debut. ... Writing in Adolfo's voice gives this suspenseful narrative candor and immediacy.- Kirkus Reviews Adolfo Kaminsky: A Forger's Life is "worthy of the best spy novels" and tells the story of Sarah Kaminsky's father, the genius-forger who committed his know-how and convictions to serve the French Resistance during World War II, saving thousands of Jewish families, and many others over the course of 30 years for various causes around the world. - TED.com A detailed and touching story traversing a century in clandestine shadow crossings, where Adolfo's skill meant life... or death.- Liberation, France Riveting.- Haaretz, Israel Technical prowess, creativity, and self-denial drive the plot in the incredibly lucky life of Adolfo Kaminsky narrated in this exciting historical document.- Elle Magazine, France; 2010 Reader's Choice Award Undoubtedly one of the most captivating books of the season.- Paris Today A pointed, sober biography ... of one of the world's best forgers.- Der Spiegel If made into a film, the life of Adolfo Kaminsky would have the ingredients of suspense thriller, war movie, historical tragedy, intimate drama, romantic comedy and scenes of terror.- O Globo, Brazil A thrilling book.- la Repubblica Federal, Italy Kaminsky has lived, in the shadows, the brightest hours of the Resistance.- Le Monde Best-selling author Sarah Kaminsky takes readers through her father Adolfo Kaminsky's perilous and clandestine career as a real-life forger for the French Resistance, the FLN, and numerous other freedom movements of the twentieth century. Recruited as a young Jewish teenager for his knowledge of dyes, Kaminsky became the primary forger for the French Resistance during the Nazi occupation of Paris. Then, as a professional photographer, Kaminsky spent the next twenty-five years clandestinely producing thousands of counterfeit documents for immigrants, exiles, underground political operatives, and pacifists across the globe. Kaminsky kept his past cloaked in secrecy well into his eighties, until his daughter convinced him to share the details of the life-threatening work he did on behalf of people fighting for justice and peace throughout the world."
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CBee
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As I‘m listening to The Escape Artist (Freedland), I‘m reading various articles and such on the side, but this popped up yesterday and I wanted to post something (in awestruck appreciation), as I‘d never heard of Kaminsky (which is a shame, as he was a hero). He died on Monday at the age of 97. Here‘s his obituary: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/09/world/europe/adolfo-kaminsky-dead.html

CBee “I saved lives because I can‘t deal with unnecessary deaths — I just can‘t,” he told The New York Times in 2016. “All humans are equal, whatever their origins, their beliefs, their skin color. There are no superiors, no inferiors. That is not acceptable for me.” 2y
Suet624 Thank you for sharing this. The number of brave men and women who stepped up to save others during WWII is so impressive. 2y
CBee @Suet624 ♥️♥️ 2y
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Erynecki
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‪I'm half way through Adolfo Kaminsky: A Forger's Life. What a story! Total page turner. ‬

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