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Georges Loinger – AFP / Archives
Death of the famous Jewish resistance activist Georges Loinger, who saved the lives of hundreds of children during the Second World War in France.
"With this, an exceptional man disappears whose fight will be marked in the memories," wrote the Foundation in a brief statement
Loinger, born in Strasbourg (France) in August 1910, was appointed president of the Association of the Jewish Resistance of France (FYR) with titles and decorations as commander of the Legion of Honor, the Medal of Resistance and the Croix de Guerre.
Athlete talented and close to the famous mime, he is also part of the Marcel Marceau Resistance. It pbades and pbades small groups of Jewish children on the other side of the Franco-Swiss border, saving 350 of them from French and German Nazism. , received the title and praise of the Commander of the French Legion of Honor and, when asked why he was motivated, he simply replied that he had done "what he had to do".
He wrote several books about his experience, including: "Jewish Resistance During the Occupation"; "The Odyssey of a Resistant: Testimony of a Centennial, Child of Alsace"
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