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Love in a time of hate, the story of Magda and André Trocmé and the village that said no to the Nazis, Hanna Schott ; translated by John D. Roth

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Love in a time of hate, the story of Magda and André Trocmé and the village that said no to the Nazis, Hanna Schott ; translated by John D. Roth
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references
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Index
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Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Love in a time of hate
Responsibility statement
Hanna Schott ; translated by John D. Roth
Sub title
the story of Magda and André Trocmé and the village that said no to the Nazis
Summary
One young couple. One small village. Thousands of Jews on the run from the Nazis. An intimate portrait of Magda and Andre Trocme, who transformed a small town in France into a place of safety during the Holocaust
Table Of Contents
Motherless world -- Magda's fears -- Finishing school -- Fleeing the cloister -- A piety lacking mercy -- This whole isolated world -- The man without a face -- Such a thing as beauty -- Walking the Emmaus Road -- Serve the rich or the poor? -- Wedding and travels -- Young family in coal country -- Moving to the end of the earth -- Descendants of refugees -- A school of resistance -- A stranger and you took me in -- The weapons of the spirit -- A village on a hill -- Every child we can save -- "You need to be careful" -- Arrest and the village's farewell -- Raid on the school -- On the run -- The great river of history -- Epilogue
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