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Bram Pais ** Bram Pais is a resister. He went out hiding from the Nazis in 1940, but that’s not all he did. While hiding in the 9 different homes that he went to he was out trying to get Jews to go in hiding with him including his family. He knew that once the Nazis got their hands on all of the Jews that were still alive, that they were going to kill them in the gas chamber which is why he went out to save them. Pais had found many traders on his journey throughout hiding from the Jews who would turn him in under pressure from the Nazis, but still as he was moving throughout Holland trying to get Jews to go out with him. What he did was against the law at the time so he didn’t end up getting away with it at first. He got caught and was put into jail, but at the time the railroad lines had been cut so there was no transporting Jews including him to death camps. He considered himself lucky. Later on he got let out of jail, but he still put his life on the line to save others and that was the impact that he had on many. If he hadn’t saved these people then generations of families may not be alive today.
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"BRAM PAIS TELLS HIS STORY ." __History Place__. University Of San Francisco. 11 May 2009 .