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Weapons of the Spirit*
- 1987 ----- color ----- 90 min ----- 16mm
- Tells the true story of a small French village which managed to save five thousand Jews from the Holocaust during World War II. The village is Le Chambon-sur-Lignon in central France, whose inhabitants are descendents of Protestants who were heavily persecuted in previous centuries. They decided to resist evil with "the weapons of the spirit" and managed to double the population of their community right under the Nazis' noses. For filmmaker Pierre Sauvage, this is an extremely personal story. Born in Le Chambon to Jewish parents hiding there, he returned to interview the villagers, who saw nothing extraordinary in risking their lives for strangers--it was simply the right thing to do. (Restricted to use by institutions of learning within the State of Washington only)
- Topics: (Europe, History: European, Jewish Studies, Religions)
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