Protests against the persecution of the Jews, and letters identifying with the Jews from Church leaders in France, 1940-1943
Protests by Church leaders in France against the persecution of the Jews (Appels aux Chretiens).
Also in the file:
- Letters identifying with the Jews from Paul Claudel, and Jules Soliege and Marc Boegner, leaders of the Catholic and the Reform Churches written to the Chief Rabbi of France, 26 March 1941-01 January 1942;
- Newspaper clipping regarding rescue activities by Daniel Trocme, the Protestant teacher later recognized as a Righteous Among the Nations.
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Testimony of Germaine Ribiere, a Righteous Among the Nations, born in Limoges, France, 1917, regarding her experiences in activities to rescue Jews in Recebedou, Toulouse, Switzerland, the Douvaine region, Lyon and other places
French occupation, 1940; membership in AJEC, a Catholic youth organization, while at the university; dissemination of a letter among the students; contacts with priests; attitude of the clergy to the Jewish question; leaves L'Action Catholique as a protest against their stand while Jews are being kidnapped; visit to the Recebedou camp where Jews with foreign citizenship were being...
File Number : 3969
Type of Material : Testimony
Language : French
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Attitude of the Church
Boegner Marc (1881 - 1970 )
Claudel Paul
Jules Soliege
Rabbis
Assistance and Rescue
Assistance to Jews
Attitide Towards the Jews - France and the French Population