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Frank Foley made a huge impact during World War II. Frank was born in Highbridge, Somerset, on November 24th, 1884. He was third of six children. His father was Andrew Wood Foley and his mother was Isabella Turnbull. He had a poor background and didn’t have a lot of money. He worked for Foreign Office and he was the head of British Passport Control Office in Germany. He moved to Berlin for a job, in 1920, where he found the job of a spy. Frank found out that he had to observe the Germans for political and social changes. “Foley is known to have saved an estimated 10,000 German Jews after Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power in Germany in 1933.” (Rescuer Story: Frank Foley. Holocaust Memorial Day Trust.) Frank Foley is recognized as a hero …show more content…

He did something great that impacted many Jews. “As a consummately effective intelligence officer he witnessed at first hand the Nazi seizure of power, and the horrors and depravity of the regime. While many condemned and criticised the Nazis' discriminative laws, Frank took action” (Stroud, Carl. MI6 Honours British Spy Who Saved 10,000 German Jews from the Nazis.) Frank saw the Jews were treated horribly. So he wanted to make the world better. “Frank Foley had started going into the concentration camps, convincing the Nazis that their Jewish prisoners had been granted a visa but interned before they could receive it” (Lusher, Adam. Frank Foley: The Mild-Mannered British Spy Who Defied Hitler and Saved 10,000 Jews from the Nazis.) Frank saved many women, men, and children. He gave them an opportunity to live a normal, happy life. During World War II, no Jew was happy in the environment they were living because of the way they were being treated. His goal was for the Jews to have a better shelter and safer environment. He broke Nazi and British laws by hiding them in house. “Benno Cohen, Chairman of Zionist Organisation of Germany, who said: ‘Foley was the pimpernel of the Jews”’ (Smith, Michael. “Michael Smith - Author.” Frank Foley - The Spy Who Saved 10,000 Jews) He was known by that name for the way that he risked his …show more content…

“Frank Foley: The Mild-Mannered British Spy Who Defied Hitler and Saved 10,000 Jews from the Nazis.” Independent , 31 Jan. 2018, www.google.com/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/frank-foley-jews-rescue-nazis-british-spy-mi6-holocaust-memorial-day-pimpernel-schindler-a8188041.html%3Famp. “Rescuer Story: Frank Foley.” Holocaust Memorial Day Trust, hmd.org.uk/resources/stories/frank-foley-0. Simkin, John. “Frank Foley, a Christian Worth Remembering at Christmas.” Spartacus Educational, Spartacus Educational, 24 Dec. 2015, spartacus-educational.com/spartacus-blogURL69.htm. “30 January 2018 - Frank Foley a True British Hero; Dignified, Compassionate, and Brave .” SIS | Frank Foley Memorial, 30 Jan. 2018, www.sis.gov.uk/news/frank-foley-memorial.html. Stroud, Carl. “MI6 Honours British Spy Who Saved 10,000 German Jews from the Nazis.” THE ENGLISH SCHINDLER MI6 Honours British Spy Frank Foley Who Saved 10,000 German Jews from Hitler’s Nazis by Handing Them UK Visas, 30 Jan. 2018, www.google.com/amp/s/www.thesun.co.uk/news/5456780/frank-foley-spy-mi6-jews-hitler-nazis-uk-visas/amp/. Smith, Michael. “Michael Smith - Author.” Frank Foley - The Spy Who Saved 10,000 Jews, Apr. 2016,

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