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Guardian of Anne Frank Dies in Toronto at 81
Victor Kugler who helped hide Anne Frank and others in Amsterdam during World War II died in a Toronto hospital at age 81. He sheltered the group for 25 months before discovery. Anne Frank later died in Belsen at 15. Kugler emigrated to Canada in 1958 and is survived by his wife Lucy. Rabbi Jordan Pearlson called him a symbol of moral courage.
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