Justus Rosenberg was born in Gdańsk, Poland in 1921. When the Nazis rose to power, he moved to France, where he joined an extralegal French-US network that helped to bring anti-fascist intellectuals and artists from Vichy, France to the United States. He subsequently served with the French Resistance and then the US Army. For his wartime service, Rosenberg received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. He has taught at American universities for 70 years, and is professor emeritus at Bard College.
Justus Rosenberg was born in Gdańsk, Poland in 1921. When the Nazis rose to power, he moved to France, where he joined an extralegal French-US network that helped to bring anti-fascist intellectuals and artists from Vichy, France to the United States. He subsequently served with the French Resistance and then the US Army. For his wartime service, Rosenberg received a Bronze Star and a Purple Heart. He has taught at American universities for 70 years, and is professor emeritus at Bard College.
