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A dyer’s knowledge helped him make identity papers
As a young man in France, Adolfo Kaminsky worked in a dye shop and became interested in colour chemistry. During World War II, while seeking false papers for his father, he met resistance workers struggling to remove ink from documents. His knowledge helped, and he joined their work making papers for people facing persecution.
Skills from working with stains helped people escape persecution.
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Reviewed: 2026-10-10