Justus Rosenberg, Holocaust rescuer who assisted Varian Fry, dies at 100

Those circumstances brought Dr. Rosenberg from his home in what is now the Polish city of Gdansk to Vichy France, where, at the age of 19, he became a courier on a level rescue mission. led by American journalists. Varian Fry. Known as the American Schindler for his efforts to save European Jews during the Holocaust, Fry is credited with helping 2,000 European refugees from Nazi Germany, among them Famous intellectuals, artists and writers include Hannah Arendt, Marc Chagall, Max Ernst and André Breton.