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Stephen Fry: Willem and Frieda - Defying the Nazis

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Stephen Fry explores a remarkable story of forgery, sabotage and audacity by the Dutch Resistance that saved thousands of Jews from Hitler’s death camps. Artist Willem Arondeus and musician Frieda Belinfante helped to create fake documentation to fool the Nazi authorities. How has it remained hidden for so long and did the sexuality of the couple lead to their story being forgotten?
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  1. S1 E1 - Stephen Fry: Willem and Frieda - Defying the Nazis

    March 1, 2023
    1 h 8 min
    TV-14
    Stephen Fry explores a remarkable story of forgery, sabotage and audacity by the Dutch Resistance that saved thousands of Jews from Hitler’s death camps. Artist Willem Arondeus and musician Frieda Belinfante helped to create fake documentation to fool the Nazi authorities. How has it remained hidden for so long and did the sexuality of the couple lead to their story being forgotten?
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