Marthe Cohn_ Survivor and Nurse Who Spied for the French_ Dies at 105

Marthe Cohn, survivor and nurse who spied for the French, dies at 105

Marthe Cohn, a Holocaust survivor and nurse who went behind Germany enemy lines on behalf of French intelligence and helped undermine the German military in the waning days of World War II, died May 20 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.…

Marthe Cohn, survivor and nurse who spied for the French, dies at 105 - Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Marthe Cohn, a Holocaust survivor and nurse who went behind Germany enemy lines on behalf of French intelligence and helped undermine the German military in the waning days of World War II, died May 20 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. She was 105. Born Marthe Hoffnug in Metz, France, on April 13, 1920, Marie was arrested in June 1942 and sent to the Route de Limoges camp for “foreign” Jews in occupied France. While a sister was eventually dep…

Marthe Cohn_ survivor and nurse who spied for the French_ dies at 105

Marthe Cohn, a Holocaust survivor and nurse who went behind Germany enemy lines on behalf of French intelligence and helped undermine the German military in the waning days of World War II, died May 20 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. She was 105. Born Marthe Hoffnug in Metz, France, on April 13, 1920, Marie was arrested in June 1942 and sent to the Route de Limoges camp for “foreign”

Holocaust Hero and WWII Spy Marthe Cohn, who married in St. Louis, dies at 105

(JTA) — Marthe Cohn, a Holocaust survivor and nurse who went behind German enemy lines on behalf of French intelligence and helped undermine the Nazi military in the waning days of World War II, died May 20 in Rancho Palos Verdes, California. She was 105. Born Marthe Hoffnung in Metz, France, on April 13, 1920, Cohn was arrested in June 1942 and sent to the Route de Limoges camp for “foreign” Jews in occupied France. While a sister was eventuall…