As persecution of Jews in Europe mounted in the years prior to and during World War II, many people desperately sought visas and other ways to escape prosecution. With that, heroes emerged to stand up to the terror. Many fought quietly, like a Swiss diplomat who took advantage of the officers' respect for paperwork, or the Polish nurse who smuggled thousands of Jewish kids from Warsaw's ghetto. Some of these heroes would survive the war; others, however, weren't as fortunate.
Click on to discover the brave individuals who saved thousands of Jews.