On this episode of Our American Stories in Elizabeth and Robert Dexter took charge of the Unitarian Service Committee's relief office in Lisbon Portugal as Jews and other desperate refugees fled Nazi-occupied Europe Many arrived without valid papers having crossed borders illegally and hidden in freight trains vegetable carts and anywhere else they could find safety With Portuguese authorities watching their operation the American couple helped these refugees find shelter and quietly disappear into the shadows For our ongoing series The Six Percent Deborah Dwork author of Saints and Liars shares the story of the Dexters and the risks they
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