Pladepousaux Pierre & Marie ; Daughter: Jeanne ; Daughter: Anne

Pladepousaux, Pierre Pladepousaux, Marie Pladepousaux, Anne Pladepousaux, Jeanne Sanchou, Pierre Sanchou, Marie Sanchou, Madeleine Sanchou, Micheline Pierre Sanchou was a postman and lived in Asson (Basses Pyrénées) with his wife Marie and their two daughters, Madeleine and Micheline, who were about 20 years of age. Pierre had a good relationship with the town clerk and later on with the local Resistance group. Their neighbors, Mr. and Mrs. Pladepousaux, ran a farm with their twin 20-year-old daughters, Anne and Jeanne. In 1941, the Vichy authorities placed the Bukspan family in assigned residence in Asson. The Bukspans were Belgian Jews who had sought refuge in France. Mr. Bukspan was a widower and had remarried. He had two children from his first marriage, Rachel, 13, and Charles, 11. He also had a one-year-old son, Jacques, from his second marriage. After a stay in Bordeaux and then Pau, they became tenants of the Sanchous. In August 1942, they were warned of the threat of roundups against foreign Jews by the town clerk, and Pierre Sanchou helped arrange hiding for them with various farm families. Pierre also arranged for Mr. Bukspan, who suffered from scurvy, to be treated by a doctor who was also a Resistance member. The doctor had Mr. Bukspan hospitalized in Pau, but he unfortunately died there. Madeleine Sanchou traveled to Pau to sell goods, which helped the Bukspans to subsist. Pierre Sanchou had young Charles placed with the neighboring Pladepousaux family, who were also encouraged to take him in by the parish priest. The Pladepousaux accommodated Charles for two years at their own expense. The Pladepousaux, who were practicing Catholics, respected Charles’s wish and that of his parents to observe Jewish dietary laws. As he slowly integrated into the family, Charles helped with the farm work to contribute to his upkeep. According to Jeanne, her parents did for the refugees “what we would hope others would have done for us had we been in theirplace,” putting into practice the words of the Gospel, “Love one another”. On September 13, 2000, Yad Vashem recognized Pierre and Marie Pladepousaux, along with their daughters Anne and Jeanne, as Righteous Among the Nations. On November 14, 2001, Yad Vashem recognized Pierre and Marie Sanchou, along with their daughters Madeleine and Micheline, as Righteous Among the Nations.