31 July 2013

ThyssenKrupp Patriarch Who Saved Wartime Jews Dies At 99



ThyssenKrupp patriarch who saved wartime Jews dies at 99 (via AFP)
Berthold Beitz, the patriarch of German heavy industry giant ThyssenKrupp, who saved hundreds of Jews from Nazi persecution, has died aged 99, the company said Wednesday. The industrialist, who died Tuesday, became supervisory board chairman in 1970…




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