WWII Military Hero Marthe Cohn Lectures on Life as a French Spy Aug. 22 at NECC

Northern Essex Community College Haverhill campus, (File photograph.)

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The Chabad of Merrimack Valley presents a lecture by WWII veteran Marthe Cohn, who was awarded France’s highest military honor–at age 80!—after serving as a spy in Germany. Her Thursday, Aug. 22 talk on the Haverhill campus of Northern Essex Community College is modeled after her autobiographical memoir “Behind Enemy Lines” and tells the story of her heroic actions during the war.

Tickets for the 7 p.m. lecture are $12, with free admission for students and members of law enforcement who pre-register online by visiting www.chabadmv.com.

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