Historic Figures Who Set Out to Save Jews From the Holocaust

1. Despite a Nazi Bounty on Her Head, This Heroine Survived the War to Become a Respected Artist, Sculptress, and Public Speaker

By the time WWII had ended, many of Truus-Menger-Oversteegen’s Resistance comrades had been arrested and executed, with her unable to do anything to save them. Suspicion was rife that Truus’ and other left-wing cells had been betrayed by conservative members of the Resistance. The right-wing of the Resistance was perceived as having been backward during the actual fight, only to come forward at the hour of liberation to claim the lion’s share of the credit.

Despite the setbacks and daily dangers, Truus courageously soldiered on and kept up the fight, evading capture despite a sizeable reward that was placed on her head. After the war, she put down her arms, and beating swords into ploughshares, raised a family and went on to make a name for herself as a respected artist and sculptress, and as a public speaker at war memorial services.

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Where Did We Find This Stuff? Some Sources and Further Reading

Art of Manliness – Lessons in Manliness: Chiune Sugihara

BBC – The ‘Iranian Schindler’ Who Saved Jews From the Nazis

Business Insider – The Tragically Powerful Story Behind the Lone German Who Refused to Give Hitler the Nazi Salute

History Collection – The Fake Disease Created to save Italian Jews in World War II

Christian Science Monitor, July 1^st, 2015 – What Happened to the Man Who Refused to Give a Nazi Salute?

NYPost – Meet the Dutch girls who seduced Nazis and Led them to Their Deaths

Forward, June 11^th, 2013 – True History of an Unknown Hero of the French Jewish Resistance

History – The French Resistance’s Secret Weapon? The Mime Marcel Marceau

History Collection – SS Officer’s Dramatic Trial Confessions Claimed He Joined the Nazi Regime to Save Jews

History – This Teenager Killed Nazis With Her Sister During WWII