Adolfo Kaminsky
French resistance member (1925–2023) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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. He later assisted Jewish immigration to the British Mandate for Palestine and then forged identity documents for the Algerian National Liberation Front and French draft dodgers during the Algerian War (1954–62). He forged papers for thirty years for different activist groups, mainly national liberation fronts, without ever requiring payment.[1][2]
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Adolfo Kaminsky | |
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Born | (1925-10-01)1 October 1925 Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Died | 9 January 2023(2023-01-09) (aged 97) Paris, France |
Occupation | Forger of documents |
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