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Georges Garel
Georges Garel (also known as ''Gasquet'', born Grigori Garfinkel; 1 March 1909, Vilnius, Vilna9 January 1979, Paris) was a Frenchman of Russian Jewish extraction celebrated for his exploits with the French Resistance in World War II. He was also a senior electrical engineer working for the Compagnie Électro-Mécanique. He was a member of the group which rescued 80 adults and 108 children from deportation from a Vichy France, Vichy internment camp at Vénissieux in August 1942. His subsequent efforts resulted in an organisation which became known as the "" which would eventually rehouse some 1,600 Jewish children into places in southern France under false papers, thus saving them from deportation. Early life Georges Garel was born in Vilna in 1909, where his father was an engineer. When he was aged 3, in 1912 the family moved to Kiev. In 1924, the year of Lenin's death, the family emigrated from the Soviet Union to Berlin, [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urban area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 718,507 (as of 2020), while according to the Vilnius territorial health insurance fund, there were 753,875 permanent inhabitants as of November 2022 in Vilnius city and Vilnius district municipalities combined. Vilnius is situated in southeastern Lithuania and is the second-largest city in the Baltic states, but according to the Bank of Latvia is expected to become the largest before 2025. It is the seat of Lithuania's national government and the Vilnius District Municipality. Vilnius is known for the architecture in its Old Town, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994. The city was noted for its multicultural population already in the time of the Polish–Lithuanian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
