"One French Town in WWII - A Good Place to Hide" Film & Talk at Sanibel Library
How one French community saved lives in World War II: Speaker Nelly Trocmé Hewett, whose parents were André and Magda Trocmé.
Nelly Trocmé Hewett will present a 35 minute version of Pierre Sauvage’s film, Weapons of the Spirit. The film documents the successful efforts of the people of 12 villages on La Montagne Protestante in Haute Loire, France to save those who were persecuted by the Germans and the Vichy government during WWII. Nelly’s parents André and Magda Trocmé, were very involved in this effort. André and Edouard Theis were the two pacifist pastors of the Protestant church in the village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. The Protestants in the area were the descendents of the Huguenots who fled there to avoid French persecution in the 1600s. On the Sunday following June 22, 1940 when the Armistice of France with Germany was signed, Trocmé and Theis preached a sermon exhorting their parishioners to practice non-violent resistance using “weapons of the spirit” to fight the unjust laws of the Germans and Vichy France. Other people and pastors followed suit in their villages. It is estimated that the people of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon and twelve surrounding villages saved or helped over 3500 people fleeing the Nazi regime. Many of those helped were Jewish children.
Nelly Hewett will answer questions and discuss other aspects of this remarkable feat after the film.
Nelly Hewett will answer questions and discuss other aspects of this remarkable feat after the film.
The public is invited to this Library Program. There is no registration required and no additional cost to participate.
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Date and Time
Friday Feb 26, 2016
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
Friday 2/26/2016 at 3 p.m.
Location
Sanibel Public Library, 770 Dunlop Road, Sanibel FL 33957
Fees/Admission
no fee to attend
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