Lucien Steinberg

Jewish Rescue Activities in Belgium and France

The term “rescue” refers to a very broad, complicated, and multi-faceted concept. In fact, the clarification of that term is one of the tasks of this conference. In my opinion, the term encompasses all activities carried out or attempted by individuals, groups, or organizations, whose objective was to ensure the physical survival of Jews. I specify “of Jews” rather than “of all the Jews” because to the best of my knowledge there was never a single attempt in France or Belgium to... Read more