Portrait of Lucien Lazare, Jewish resistance fighter

Lucien Lazare, Jewish Resistance Fighter in Occupied France, Dies at 101

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Lucien Lazare, a Jewish resistance fighter in occupied France during World War II, has died at the age of 101. He and a small group of French Jews collaborated with the Allies to distribute supplies, ambush a German train, and liberate a city in southern France. This announcement highlights the contributions of Jewish resistance fighters in the fight against Nazi occupation.

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