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One of those stories I did learn doing research on my own script, which starts with a Spanish pilot flying French Jews over the border to Spain with a plane stolen from Franco's airforce. To my knowledge, that never happened, but I figured it's no less unbelievable than Perlasca's story. In fact, that's why WWII is such a great backdrop for fiction, because if you can imagine it, it probably did happen, as did each of tens of thousands of equally extraordinary accounts of escape and survival, each more jaw-dropping than the next.

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Wonderful story.

It reminds me of the true story of the Japanese ambassador who allowed Russian Jews to flee the country by giving them passports or other legal documents allowing them to travel.

Alas, I forgot the details, but not the story of the remarkable Japanese ambassador.

As I light my menorahs and think about those who celebrate Christmas and other holidays, I thank you for bringing another light on the holocaust’s nightmares, Rebecca.

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Dec 24, 2022Liked by Rebecca Makkai

Beautiful piece!

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