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A nuclear-fission scientist and his wife sheltered a Jewish musician during the war.
German chemist Fritz Strassmann helped discover nuclear fission. During World War II, he and his wife Maria hid Jewish musician Andrea Wolfenstein in their apartment for months. Nazi-supporting neighbors and a housekeeper made the decision dangerous for the family too.
Their choices beyond the laboratory carried a different risk.
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