REMEMBERING
FRANK FOLEY
Nicola Richards, Holocaust Educational Trust
The heroic story of Frank Foley, the British Spy who saved 10,000 Jews from almost certain death, is a beacon of light within the darkest period of history.
In the 1930s, British spy Frank Foley risked his life to save 10,000 Jews from near-certain death. He has recently been honoured with a statue in his town of retirement, Stourbridge in the West Midlands, unveiled by His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge.
Frank Foley was head of the British Secret Intelligence Service at the British Embassy in Berlin in the 1920s and 1930s, playing a vital role in gathering information on the growing Nazi threat. However, his most remarkable contribution to history came through his official position as passport control officer, which served as a cover while he went to remarkable lengths to save Jews.