Justus Rosenberg

Justus Rosenberg (born January 23, 1921 in Gdańsk, Poland) is a professor emeritus of languages and literature at Bard College. During World War II, Rosenberg was part of a French-American network that helped to bring intellectuals and artists from Vichy France to the United States.

During World War II, Rosenberg joined the Emergency Rescue Committee, a network formed by Varian Fry to extract artists and intellectuals from Vichy France. Rosenberg joined the group in Marseille at the age of seventeen. His first roles with the group were office boy and courier, carrying messages and forged identity papers to those the group was trying to save.

Following the war, Rosenberg was able to obtain a visa to emigrate to the United States. He then obtained positions at Swarthmore College, The New School and in particular at Bard College, where he has taught since 1962.