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Paul Peter Porges (7 Feb 1927) was born in Vienna, Austria, to Gustav and Jeanette. He was a refugee in France at [[Chateau de La Guette]] with his older brother Kurt. In 1940–41 he wandered through the French countryside alone at the age of 13 to avoid capture by the Nazis. | Paul Peter Porges (7 Feb 1927) was born in Vienna, Austria, to Gustav and Jeanette. He was a refugee in France at [[Chateau de La Guette]] with his older brother Kurt. In 1940–41 he wandered through the French countryside alone at the age of 13 to avoid capture by the Nazis. | ||
Porges was ultimately captured and interned | Porges was ultimately captured and interned at [[Rivesaltes]]. He escaped by hiding in a garbage collection, and make it to Toulouse. Eventually he was smuggled to Switzerland along with other juvenile refugees on 25 Jan 1943. | ||
Paul Peter Porges became an American cartoonist whose work appeared in many places, including The New Yorker, Mad magazine, Playboy, Harper's, Look and the Saturday Evening Post. Died 20 Dec 2016 in Kingston, Jamaica. | Paul Peter Porges became an American cartoonist whose work appeared in many places, including The New Yorker, Mad magazine, Playboy, Harper's, Look and the Saturday Evening Post. Died 20 Dec 2016 in Kingston, Jamaica. | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Peter_Porges | * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Peter_Porges wikipedia.en] | ||
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[[Category:Chateau de La Guette (subject)|1927 Porges]] | [[Category:Chateau de La Guette (subject)|1927 Porges]] | ||
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[[Category:Switzerland from France (subject)|1927 Porges]] | [[Category:Switzerland from France (subject)|1927 Porges]] | ||
[[Category:Holocaust Refugee Children, Switzerland (subject)|1927 Porges]] | [[Category:Holocaust Refugee Children, Switzerland (subject)|1927 Porges]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:23, 17 April 2023
Paul Peter Porges (M / Austria, 1927), Holocaust survivor
< See 1940 JDC List>
Biography
Paul Peter Porges (7 Feb 1927) was born in Vienna, Austria, to Gustav and Jeanette. He was a refugee in France at Chateau de La Guette with his older brother Kurt. In 1940–41 he wandered through the French countryside alone at the age of 13 to avoid capture by the Nazis.
Porges was ultimately captured and interned at Rivesaltes. He escaped by hiding in a garbage collection, and make it to Toulouse. Eventually he was smuggled to Switzerland along with other juvenile refugees on 25 Jan 1943.
Paul Peter Porges became an American cartoonist whose work appeared in many places, including The New Yorker, Mad magazine, Playboy, Harper's, Look and the Saturday Evening Post. Died 20 Dec 2016 in Kingston, Jamaica.