Despite being arrested as an “enemy alien,” Lois Gunden from Illinois established an orphanage and rescue mission for children aged 4 to 16 in Southern France. Many, malnourished and lice-infested, were rescued directly from Camp de Rivesaltes, an internment camp. While the U.S. failed to end WW2 sooner or admit those fleeing Nazi persecution, history shows some courageous Americans spoke out and saved lives. Read about a German Jewish family who tries to escape to the U.S. in the novel One Person’s Loss. Learn more about the book in NOVELS.
“Enemy alien” Lois Gunden rescued children from a French internment camp
Berlin, 1937. Jewish newlyweds flee Germany for Brooklyn before the Nazi slaughter begins
