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André Trocmé  

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  • André Trocmé was the pastor of a Reformed church and spiritual leader of the small southern French village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. During World War II, inspired and led by Trocmé, the villagers of Le Chambon and the surrounding Plateau Vivares-Lignon rescued approximately 5,000 Jewish and other refugees from the Nazis. [Source: Encyclopedia of Activism and Social Justice; Trocmé, André (1901–1971)]

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