[PW] A French Schindler

[Tsviya Polani]

Bruce,
I found him! Dr. Asaf Atchildi.  He described his experiences in an article 
printed in the journal _Yad Vashem Studies_.  I don't expect you'll find him 
among the Righteous Gentiles because he was, himself, a Jew.  I'll search 
some more tomorrow, but meanwhile, here is the citation:

Atchildi, Asaf. (1967) "Resuce of Jews of Bukharan, Iranian and Afghan 
Origin in Occupied France (1940-1944)" in _Yad Vashem Studies on the 
European Jewish Catastrophe and Resistance_,  6: 257-281


Tsviya Polani
Reference Librarian
Aranne Library
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Be'er Sheva, Israel
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thornlow, Bruce" <Thornlowb at ndu.edu>
To: <list at project-wombat.org>
Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 3:06 PM
Subject: [PW] ? A French Schindler ?


> Hi -
> This is a follow-up to my previous request on where I can locate
> Parisian or French telephone directories from the forties.  I received
> no responses from Wombat-land.  On delivering the negative message to
> the patron and questioning him further about it , here's what he said:
>
> "I'm seeking the name of a physician who resided and worked in Paris
> helped save numerous lives during the Nazi occupation of Paris. His last
> name (and I am not about the spelling), was Achildy or Atchildy. His
> first name I do not know, although "Asaf" is a possibility. He might
> have been originally from Russia (Kiev), and he was popular because of
> his therapy utilizing water (thus hydro...) in treating his patients and
> clients at his clinic/spa/health club... That is the reason for seeking
> a telephone directory to sift through the various names and practices,
> etc."
>
> Does anyone have a clue on how I may go about locating this person?
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Bruce
> thornlowb at ndu.edu
>
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