Martha Sharp

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Overview

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Martha Sharp (née Dickie) born Providence, RI April 25, 1905 (d. 1999). Unitarian refugee rescuer; co-founded Unitarian Service Committee; work in Prague 1939 relief program and escort of children to Holland; Lisbon 1940 assisted escape of Jews; honored by Yad Vashem Righteous Among Nations, 2005; founded “Children to Palestine” 1943; aided release of imprisoned Spanish refugees, 1944.

Quotations

“Anyone would have done it.” (New York Post, Sep. 17, 2016; photo ushmm.com)