Greenville | January 14 | Hilton Greenville

Behind Enemy Lines: The True Story of a French Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany featuring Marthe Cohn

DATE: Tuesday, January 14, 2020
TIME: 6:30 PM
LOCATION: Hilton Greenville, 45 W Orchard Park Dr, Greenville, SC 29615

TICKETS:
GENERAL ADMISSION - In advance $20
GENERAL ADMISSION - At the door $30
PREFERRED SEATING $45

VIP SEATING $100
- Entry to the pre-show VIP event
- Express entry (skip the line for admission)
- Personalized, signed copy of Behind Enemy Lines: The True Story of a French Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany by Marthe Cohn and Wendy Holden
- Photo opportunity with Marthe Cohn
- One (1) VIP seat

EVENT SPONSOR $500
- Entry to the pre-show VIP event
- Express entry (skip the line for admission)
- 2 Personalized, signed copies of Behind Enemy Lines: The True Story of a French Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany by Marthe Cohn and Wendy Holden
- Photo opportunity with Marthe Cohn
- Four (4) VIP seats


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No one will be turned away due to lack of funds, if you cannot afford, please contact Rabbi Leibel Kesselman in complete confidentiality at 864-256-1770 to make arrangements.

NO REFUNDS.

About this event

Marthe Cohn, was born in Metz, France in 1920. She was a beautiful, young woman living across the German border in France, when Hitler rose to power. As the Nazi occupation escalated, Marthe's sister was sent to Auschwitz while her family fled to the South of France.

Marthe chose to fight back, and joined the intelligence service of the First French Army. Utilizing her perfect German accent and Aryan appearance, Marthe posed as a German nurse desperately trying to obtain word of a fictional fiancé. She traveled the countryside and approached troops sympathetic to her plight, thereby obtaining critical information for the Allied commanders.

For her bravery, Marthe was awarded the Croix de Guerre and Médaille Militaire. When at age 80, Cohn was awarded France's highest military honor, the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honour), not even her children knew to what extent this modest woman faced death daily to defeat the Nazi Empire.
​At its heart, this remarkable story is the tale of an ordinary human being who, under extraordinary circumstances, became the hero her country needed her to be.
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In 2002 Marthe penned her memoir, "Behind Enemy Lines: The True Story of a French Jewish Spy in Nazi Germany." She lives together with her husband in Palos Verdes, CA and travels internationally, sharing her remarkable story.