By Adolfo Kaminsky’s 18th birthday he had saved the lives of countless of his fellow Jews and others who had reason to fear the German occupying army and their French collaborators through his skill as a forger. That was just the start of an incredible career of righteousness. I recommend this obituary by Adam Shatz highly.

https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v45/n04/adam-shatz/beyond-borders

Adam Shatz · Beyond Borders: Adolfo Kaminsky’s Forgeries · LRB 16 February 2023

Kaminsky bought chemistry books from bouquinistes along the Seine and taught himself to make explosives. But when a man...

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