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Adolfo Kaminsky (or Adolphe; 1 October 1925 – 9 January 2023) was an Argentine-born member of the French Resistance, specializing in the forgery of identity documents (IDs), and photographer. During World War II, he forged papers that saved the lives of more than 14,000 Jews.
Mar 8, 2023 · The long and astounding life of Adolfo Kaminsky (1925–2023) typifies a quite modern form of deception—the art of forging documents. Recognized as one of the great rescuers not only in World War II, but in all of modern history proper, Kaminsky died at his home in Paris on January 9, 2023, at the age of 97.
Jan 9, 2023 · Adolfo Kaminsky Dies at 97; His Forgeries Saved Thousands of Jews - The New York Times. His talent for creating realistic documents helped children, their parents and others escape deportation...
Sep 23, 2023 · Remembering Adolfo Kaminsky. By Michele Kirichanskaya. Saturday, September 23, 2023• Jewish Life. Share. Adolfo Kaminsky, today credited with saving the lives of over 14,000 Jews, was an accomplished forger and photographer, and one of the lesser-known Jewish heroes of the Holocaust.
Jan 11, 2023 · JTA — Adolfo Kaminsky, the French-Jewish photographer, forger, smuggler, and resistance fighter who saved thousands of people during the Holocaust as part of the French underground, died at 97...
Adolfo Kaminsky, a long-unheralded member of the French resistance who clandestinely inked and stamped false identity cards, baptismal certificates, ration books and other documents that meant...
Jan 10, 2023 · By Benjamin Ivry January 10, 2023. Adolfo Kaminsky, who died Jan. 9 at age 97, was more than a French Resistance fighter who forged identity documents to help Jewish refugees during the Second...
Jan 10, 2023 · ( JTA) — Adolfo Kaminsky, the French-Jewish photographer, forger, smuggler and resistance fighter who saved thousands of people during the Holocaust as part of the French underground, died at...
Jan 14, 2023 · Adolfo Kaminsky, forger and photographer, 1925-2023. The facsimiles he produced helped thousands of French Jews and other persecuted peoples. Adolfo Kaminsky refused payment for his...
Jan 19, 2023 · The forger of wartime papers and photographer of Paris died on January 9th, aged 97. Image: © Adolfo Kaminsky. Jan 19th 2023.
