Rabbi David Feuerwerker was the rabbi of Brive-la-Gaillarde in occupied France. From his rabbinical post, he organized an underground network that saved hundreds of Jewish children. He personally smuggled children to safety in monasteries, farms, and convents throughout the Limousin region. When the…
In the village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, a Protestant community in the mountains of southern France, the entire village conspired to hide Jewish refugees and resistance fighters. Led by Pastor Andre Trocme and his wife Magda, the villagers created a sanctuary network that saved between 3,000-5,000 p…
In the mountains of southern France, the Protestant village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon stood against the entire machinery of the Nazi occupation. Led by Pastor Andre Trocme and his wife Magda, the villagers created a sanctuary network that saved an estimated 3,000 to 5,000 people — mostly Jewish child…
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…