Collège Lycée International Cévenol
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The Collège Lycée International Cévenol is a private boarding school located in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, Haute-Loire department, Auvergne region, France.
[edit] History
The school was founded in 1938 by local Protestant ministers André Trocmé and Edouard Theis. The Collège Cévenol was used to hide thousands of Jewish refugees during the Holocaust of the Second World War.
[edit] References
- Hallie, Philip P (1979). Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed: The Story of Le Chambon and How Goodness Happened There. New York: Harper & Row. ISBN 0-06-011701-X.
- Sauvage, Pierre (Director). (1989) Weapons of the Spirit (Les armes de l'esprit) [Documentary]. USA/France: Chambon Foundation. Aired in the USA by the PBS.
[edit] External links
- Collège Lycée International Cévenol official website (French)
- Collège Cévenol's International Summer Workcamp
- Website of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon: Collège Cévenol (French)
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