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      • Kaminsky put his forgery skills to work for the French-Jewish resistance, specializing in the creation of identity documents. He developed many of the needed skills to work as a forger during his time spent removing stains in a dye shop.
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  2. Mar 8, 2023 · Kaminsky lived by the paradox that deception, at least in the 20th century, was vitally necessary to the pursuit of a truly human, egalitarian, and liberated society. “All humans are equal,” he asserted, “whatever their origins, their beliefs, their skin color.

  3. Sep 23, 2023 · 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. Kaminsky put his forgery skills to work for the French-Jewish resistance, specializing in the creation of identity ...

  4. Adolfo Kaminsky. 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.

    • 9 January 2023 (aged 97), Paris, France
  5. Jan 29, 2023 · In parallel with his far-reaching volunteer work as a forger, Kaminsky made his living as a commercial photographer. For many years, he had to keep his artistic photographs out of the public eye, and they were first exposed and exhibited only about a decade ago.

  6. Aug 25, 2011 · 25.08.2011, 13.20 Uhr. Life in the underground has left its mark on Adolfo Kaminsky. It's a summer day, and Kaminsky's daughter, Sarah, is wearing a light-pink flower in her hair as she leans out ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Mar 22, 2023 · Forgery Activity. In 1943, during the Nazi occupation of France, 17-year-old Kaminsky and his family were arrested by the occupying Germans and imprisoned in the notorious transit camp in Drancy. Luckily, in 1944, thanks to his Argentine passport and intervention by the Argentine consulate, Adolfo was one of the few to get out of Drancy, thus ...

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