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Reading the Bible in Occupied France / Alicia J. Batten in Harvard Theological Review, 103/3 (2010)
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Titre : Reading the Bible in Occupied France : André Trocmé and Le Chambon Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Alicia J. Batten, Auteur Année de publication : 2010 Article en page(s) : pp. 309-328. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : Since the publication of Philip Hallie's book, Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed, and the release of Pierre Sauvage's documentary, Weapons of the Spirit, many North Americans have become familiar with the rescue efforts carried out in the French Vivarais-Lignon plateau during World War II. It is difficult to know the exact number of persons sheltered, and indeed this statistic has become a point of contention among historians, with some arguing that 700–1000 Jews were rescued, while a few of those who experienced and contributed to the effort estimate 3500 (in addition to approximately 1500 others). It is true that during the war a variety of individuals and groups in France assisted people at tremendous risk, but the number saved in the plateau, even if it does hover around 1000, is nonetheless striking. The residents of this region welcomed individuals and families from throughout France and Europe, providing food, housing, and assisting many over the border into Switzerland, some 300 kilometers away. Moreover, some local residents participated in the manufacture and distribution of false papers, a crime under Vichy law, but the provision of which aided in the survival of hundreds of persons during the period. Although not all of the inhabitants of the plateau were active in the armed Resistance, they resisted nonetheless by resolutely disobeying the Vichy authorities as well as the Germans. These people were the minority throughout France, for while some citizens actively collaborated with the Germans, the vast majority simply waited out the war, neither collaborating nor particularly opposing the changes brought by the Vichy government and the subsequent German occupying forces.
in Harvard Theological Review > 103/3 (2010) . - pp. 309-328.[article] Reading the Bible in Occupied France : André Trocmé and Le Chambon [texte imprimé] / Alicia J. Batten, Auteur . - 2010 . - pp. 309-328.
Langues : Anglais (eng)
in Harvard Theological Review > 103/3 (2010) . - pp. 309-328.
Résumé : Since the publication of Philip Hallie's book, Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed, and the release of Pierre Sauvage's documentary, Weapons of the Spirit, many North Americans have become familiar with the rescue efforts carried out in the French Vivarais-Lignon plateau during World War II. It is difficult to know the exact number of persons sheltered, and indeed this statistic has become a point of contention among historians, with some arguing that 700–1000 Jews were rescued, while a few of those who experienced and contributed to the effort estimate 3500 (in addition to approximately 1500 others). It is true that during the war a variety of individuals and groups in France assisted people at tremendous risk, but the number saved in the plateau, even if it does hover around 1000, is nonetheless striking. The residents of this region welcomed individuals and families from throughout France and Europe, providing food, housing, and assisting many over the border into Switzerland, some 300 kilometers away. Moreover, some local residents participated in the manufacture and distribution of false papers, a crime under Vichy law, but the provision of which aided in the survival of hundreds of persons during the period. Although not all of the inhabitants of the plateau were active in the armed Resistance, they resisted nonetheless by resolutely disobeying the Vichy authorities as well as the Germans. These people were the minority throughout France, for while some citizens actively collaborated with the Germans, the vast majority simply waited out the war, neither collaborating nor particularly opposing the changes brought by the Vichy government and the subsequent German occupying forces.