TIL that Hans and Margret Rey, two jews, fled Paris in 1940 on bicycles Hans had built. They escaped just hours before the Nazis seized Paris. Among the few possessions they carried was the illustrated manuscript of the first Curious George book, which they would later get published in New York.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._A._Rey



Submitted December 31, 2014 at 08:14PM by HAL9000000 http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/2qx6zx/til_that_hans_and_margret_rey_two_jews_fled_paris/