Adolfo Kaminsky the Forger of Paris : Authorized Biography

Kaminsky, Sarah; Mitchell, Mike (TRN); Kaminsky, Adolfo (PHT); Moore, Deborah Dash (CON); Salmona, Paul (CON)

ISBN 10: 1954600992 / ISBN 13: 9781954600997

Edité par DoppelHouse Press, 2025

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• Titre: Adolfo Kaminsky the Forger of Paris : Authorized Biography
• Éditeur: DoppelHouse Press
• Date de parution: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1954600992
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781954600997
• Reliure: Couverture souple
• État de l'article: New

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Synopsis

As seen on 60 Minutes with Anderson Cooper and in the Emmy-award-winning New York Times documentary, the gripping true story of a Jewish teenager who became "The Forger of Paris" for the French Resistance.

The Forger of Paris presents Adolfo Kaminsky's biography in its only authorized edition, expanded with photographs from Kaminsky's 2019 exhibition at the Museum of Jewish Art and History in Paris and accompanied by essays from MAHJ director Paul Salmona and National Jewish Book Award winner Deborah Dash Moore.

"This necessary book provides unforgettable insights into hidden worlds of the Jews, intellectuals, and partisans who fought back.... has a thriller dimension that outshines even the best undercover fiction." -Jewish Book Council

At seventeen, Adolfo Kaminsky had narrowly escaped deportation to Auschwitz and was recruited to join the Jewish underground. Due to his expert knowledge of dyes and an artistic, technical ability to reproduce official documents, he soon became the primary forger for the Resistance in Paris, creating papers that would save an estimated 14,000 Jewish men, women, and children from certain death. Upon the Liberation and for the next twenty-five years, Kaminsky worked as a professional photographer. But, recognizing the fight for freedom had not ended with the defeat of the Nazis, and driven by his own harrowing experiences, he continued to forge documents in secret for activists, refugees, human rights causes, and pacifists throughout the world.

"At a moment when someone's passport, or religion, can still mean the difference between life and death, Mr. Kaminsky's story remains painfully relevant, but inspiring." --Filmmakers Samantha Stark, Alexandra Garcia and Pamela Druckerman for The New York Times

"A triumphant wartime biography, full of heroism and near-alchemistic craftiness." --Foreword Reviews

À propos des auteurs

Deborah Dash Moore is an American Jewish historian, author of nine books, and is Frederick G. L. Huetwell Professor of History and Judaic Studies at the University of Michigan. Her influential scholarship in the field of modern Jewish history focuses on Jewish urban life, women and gender, the creation of ethnic identity, and Jewish photographers. Her books have regularly garnered awards, including a National Jewish Book Award. Her most recent book is Walkers in the City: Jewish Street Photographers of Midcentury New York (2023). She also serves as Editor in Chief of the ten-volume The Posen Library of Jewish Culture and Civilization.