In occupied France in 1944, Jews were being rounded up to be sent to the death camps. The only way to avoid death was to have forged papers proving that you were not a Jew but a Gentile. Adolfo Kaminsky worked with a group called La Caesium trying to reduce Jewish references on identity cards and food ration cards. Roe is the economist's obituaries editor.
The global elite’s annual Alpine jamboree may have lost some of its convening power, our editor-in-chief says, but the many encounters it enables still have enormous value. Our correspondent considers what the closing of Noma, a legendary Danish restaurant, means for the world of fine dining. And remembering Adolfo Kaminsky, whose expertly forged documents saved thousands of Jews’ lives.
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