Paul J. Kutner is a Jewish history teacher in the Washington, DC area. He is currently a doctoral student in history at American University focusing on the joint efforts of Protestants and Catholics in the rescue of Jews during the Holocaust in France. Additionally, he is a master's alumnus of the Emil A. and Jenny Fish Center for Holocaust & Genocide Studies at Yeshiva University where he was also a Sacks Scholar for Ethics and Entrepreneurship in the Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks-Herenstein Center for Values & Leadership in 2022-23. This is a personal statement and does not reflect the opinions of any organizations with which he is affiliated.