rescue
1942
The Town That Hid Thousands - Le Chambon
👤 Andre and Magda Trocme
📍 Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France
In the Protestant mountain village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, Pastor Andre Trocme and his wife Magda created a sanctuary for 3,000 to 5,000 Jewish refugees. Magda hid people in bread ovens and cellar, serving tea to searching police. Schoolteachers forged documents. Farmers hid people in attics. When asked why, Trocme replied: We do not know what a Jew is. We only know men. The entire village was collectively recognized as Righteous Among the Nations.