15 October 1907 
Libra 
Before glory
At the age of only 9 years old, during World War I, he held a fundraiser for the American Red Cross with his friends. While attending Harvard University, he founded the highly influential publication Hound & Horn, which would produce the submissions of many students that would later become famous writers. His journalistic career with The Living Age led him to travel to Berlin as a foreign correspondent, where he witnessed the horrific treatment of Jews by Nazis, which inspired him to take action.
About Varian Mackey Fry
Journalist and organizer of the rescue network which helped approximately 2000 to 4000 anti-Nazi and Jewish refugees escape the Holocaust in Nazi Germany. He was given the title "Righteous Among the Nations" by the state of Israel. In addition to his direct assistance in this effort, he has also written numerous publications documenting the abuse of Jews by Hitler's regime, including books and articles for highly esteemed periodicals such as The New York Times.
Family Life
He is the son of Lillian Mackey and Arthur Fry. He married Eileen Avery Hughes in 1931 and although they divorced following his return from France, he visited her and read to her daily as she was dying from cancer in the hospital. He later married Annette Riley, with whom he had 3 children.
Friends and colleagues
Some of the countless refugees he aided include the historian and philosopher Hannah Arendt as well as author and co-founder of surrealism Andre Breton.
Fast facts
He helped to form the Emergency Rescue Committee (ERC), which was supported by dignitaries such as First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt. Although he was terminated from his position with the ERC in 1942, he was recruited to be an advisor for the War Refugee Board of President Theodore Roosevelt.
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