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The people of Le Chambon, France risked everything to help save the lives of as many as 5,000 individuals, many of them Jewish children, during the Nazi occupation. The refugees fleeing their homes were hidden in the community’s homes and farms. The townspeople were inspired by pastor André Trocmé, who called on his congregation to help by referencing the words of Deuteronomy 10:19, “You are to love those who are foreigners, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt.” This command given to the Israelites comes in a passage that begins with the reminder that the whole earth belongs to God, who is “mighty and awesome” (v. 17). Yet God chose to love the Israelites (v. 15). He also cares for people in vulnerable or unfamiliar situations (v. 18), including foreigners who weren’t part of the nation of Israel. As the Israelites settled in their new home, they were to imitate God’s love and care for those needing help, especially because they knew the unique struggles of being a foreigner (v. 19). If we’ve been at a job a long time or lived in the same home for several years, God may give us the opportunity to show kindness to someone who feels like a “foreigner,” perhaps by providing helpful advice to a new coworker or assistance to a recently relocated family. When we do, we demonstrate God’s love to those in unfamiliar, and often vulnerable, situations.

A l'occasion de la diffusion, sur France 2, du téléfilm « Les Enfants des Justes », retour sur le cas exemplaire d'un village du Vivarais où furent cachés, pendant l'Occupation, plusieurs milliers de personnes : Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. Mention légales : Vos données de connexion, dont votre adresse IP, sont traités par Radio Classique, responsable de traitement, sur la base de son intérêt légitime, par l'intermédiaire de son sous-traitant Ausha, à des fins de réalisation de statistiques agréées et de lutte contre la fraude. Ces données sont supprimées en temps réel pour la finalité statistique et sous cinq mois à compter de la collecte à des fins de lutte contre la fraude. Pour plus d'informations sur les traitements réalisés par Radio Classique et exercer vos droits, consultez notre Politique de confidentialité.Hébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

This episode of On Culture interacts with the most recent dispatch from The Embassy - The Noble Lie. You may want to check it out before or as you listen to this.Here is an excerpt …You may have heard of what we call the noble lie. It can be a bit subjective to define, but, simply, it is a lie for a good purpose. You may have noticed that we have a difficult time agreeing on what ‘good' means. The classic example of a noble lie is exemplified by the inhabitants of the French village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon in World War II.The history of Le Chambon and its environs influenced the conduct of its residents during the Vichy regime and under German occupation. As Huguenot (Calvinist) Protestants, they had been persecuted in France by the Catholic authorities from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries and later provided shelter to fellow Protestants escaping discrimination and persecution. Many in Le Chambon regarded the Jews as a “chosen people” and, when they escorted those who were endangered 300 kilometers to the Swiss border, the guides were aware that they were following the same route that their persecuted Huguenot brethren had traveled centuries earlier.Le Chambon-sur-Lignon - The Holocaust EncyclopediaA village of 5000 sheltered close to 5000 people, most of them Jews, who were hiding from the Nazis - at great risk to themselves. They were motivated by their Christian beliefs and led by Pastor Andre Trocme of the Reformed Church of France and his wife, Magda, and his assistant, Pastor Edouard Theis.On June 29, 1943, the German police raided a local secondary school and arrested 18 students. The Germans identified five of them as Jews, and sent them to Auschwitz, where they died. The German police also arrested their teacher, Daniel Trocmé, Pastor Trocmé's cousin, and deported him to the Lublin/Majdanek concentration camp, where the SS killed him. Roger Le Forestier, Le Chambon's physician, who was especially active in helping Jews obtain false documents, was arrested and subsequently shot on August 20, 1944, in Montluc prison on orders of the Gestapo.Le Chambon-sur-Lignon - The Holocaust EncyclopediaRead the whole thing … and thanks for listening.The Embassy is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Get full access to The Embassy at theembassy.substack.com/subscribe

This Sunday, we explore how ordinary people can create extraordinary change. Retelling the stories of Norbert Čapek and Waitstill and Martha Sharp, as well as the village of Le Chambon, we'll reflect on the profound impact of simple acts of courage and compassion. By examining historical and modern examples of collective action and resilience, we'll see how our community can support and inspire each other in the face of challenges. Join us to deepen our commitment to justice and compassion, to realize the extraordinary potential within each of us. Worship Leaders: Dr. Glen Thomas Rideout, Katherine Harrell, Rev. Jen Crow, Rev. Ashley Harness Opening Hymn- We Rise (:22) Words of Welcome (3:09) Call to Worship (9:51) Singing Together- We Are Building a New Way (15:50) Prayers and Cycle of Life (18:54) Offering (28:24) Reading- Courage by Anne Sexton (32:53) Anthem- If I Can Help Somebody by Mahalia Jackson (34:30) Message- Stop in the Name of Love (37:12) Singing Together- Woyaya (59:45) Benediction (1:01:32)

Are the sacred and the scientific in eternal conflict, or can they inform and enrich one another? Join me, Pastor Ian Graham, as we navigate these waters, offering a new perspective on the age-old debate. With philosophical insight from Charles Taylor and a deep dive into the construction of the Bible, we illuminate the dance between earthly knowledge and divine wisdom. This episode promises to shed light on the complexities of scripture, the canonization process, and the profound spiritual insights that can coexist alongside scientific explanations.Our journey through the Bible's formation reveals the intricate process that determined which books were included and which were left out. Discover the stories behind the Gospel writers like Mark and Luke, who, despite not being direct disciples of Jesus, contributed critically to the New Testament we know today. As we peel back the layers of biblical poetry and genre, we uncover the hermeneutics and authority of Jesus in interpreting scripture. Understand the weight of the texts that guide our morals and actions, and see how they have inspired generations to live out their faith authentically.We wrap up with an extraordinary tale of courage and compassion from the villagers of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon during World War II, who embodied the teachings of the Bible through their actions. This episode isn't just an exploration of spiritual texts; it's an invitation to witness the lived impact of these teachings on real people facing extraordinary circumstances. You're invited to open your heart to the transformative power of scripture, as we delve into how it can guide us in making moral choices and facing life's challenges with faith and courage.Support the show

This is a re-play of a popular episode from 2019 when Debbie and Sam studied French in Provence in an immersion program. They planned to go back in 2020 but of course the pandemic intervened. Now, they've just completed another week of immersion in Avignon with their favorite French teacher, Julie Gaudin./////////////Don't miss Behind The Scenes for every new episode in Debbie's [B]OLD AGE newsletter. /////////////In the episode you'll hear Debbie talking with her husband Sam about a longstanding bucket list item: to live in France for an extended period in order to practice and improve their French. They both agree you can't become a true ex-pat in only two weeks but it's enough time to adopt a daily routine and to make a friend or two at the local boulangerie and at a favorite bar serving artisanal beer. Despite their many trips to Paris and other parts of France, they continue to find the French language and French culture both mysterious and alluring.   Mentioned in this episode and/or useful links for visiting Avignon and ProvenceSéjour linguistique means staying with a teacher (or prof) in their home for language immersion.Julie Gaudin's immersion program in AvignonA list of other French immersion programs via  FrenchToday.com Note: in the episode Debbie mistakenly refers to the site as FranceToday.Pithiviers is a town south of France where Sam lived on a farm when he was 18. It was also the site of the infamous Pithiviers internment camp during the Second World War.Collège Cévenol in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon is where Debbie went to school for a year when she was 14.Alliance Française in ParisL'Atelier de Belinda (wonderful tiny restaurant in Avignon)Les Halles, the famed covered market in Avignon filled with magnificent displays of fish, meat, vegetables, fruit, cheese, olives, bread, lavendar honey, wine and more. Sam discovered “les bulots”: whelks or large snails best eaten alongside raw oysters and with a glass of white wine.Quirky Cinéma Utopia in Avignon where we saw two French films on two rainy afternoons. Debbie insisted she got the gist of both films. At the end of the second one, Sam said, “Well, I know I understood the last sentence.”Parking des Italiens just outside the ancient walls of Avignon (1,150 free parking spaces… AND the free navette shuttle bus we talk about.)Our favorite excursion outside the city: Les Gorges de la Nesque (near Sault)Les Calanques near Marseille (this natural wonder is what we did NOT see in Les Goudes)Musée Granet in Aix-en-Provence (small Cézanne collection with a focus on his obsession, the nearby Mont Sainte-Victoire) Connect with Debbie:debbieweil.com[B]OLD AGE podcast[B]OLD AGE newsletter on SubstackEmail: thebolderpodcast@gmail.comDebbie and Sam's blog: Gap Year After SixtyLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/debbieweilHow to Support this podcast:Leave a review on Apple PodcastsSubscribe via Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher or Spotify Our Media Partners:CoGenerate (formerly Encore.org)MEA and with thanks to Chip ConleyNext For Me (former media partner and in memory of Jeff Tidwell)Credits:Host: Debbie WeilProducer: Far Out MediaMusic: Lakeside Path by Duck Lake 

"I feel as a psychoanalyst one has to respond to the world. We can't just simply remain in our consulting rooms although that has always been vitally important for my identity and thinking. We can't turn a blind eye to what is going on in the world. There are a lot of awful things going on - a lot of genocides, a lot of similar kinds of processes that were seen in the Holocaust, that were seen in slavery, and they are continuing. We need to stand up, we need to say what's going on, we need to tell people ‘Look, these are the elements.' In America they came close to disaster with what happened with the capitol riots. We came close with populous movements here, but luckily our democratic structures have been fairly resilient. We have been able to stand up, with all this skepticism one may have, to some of these destructive forces. But other places are not so able to. It was a sense of I can't simply keep quiet.”    Episode Description: We begin with Roger's definition of evil, which references the destruction of the subjectivity of the 'other'. We consider the mutual influences of individual psychology and group forces that permit and encourage the degradation and annihilation of the scapegoated. The two examples that he addresses in his book are the Holocaust and British-American Slavery, acknowledging the similarities and differences between them. Roger considers the capacity to provide a "home for otherness" as a vital alternative to evil. We discuss the town of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon in France as an example of those who collectively provided such a home for Jews in World War II. We conclude with his sharing his personal and family story with the Holocaust, which informs his life's work as well as the origin of his last name.    Our Guest: Dr. Roger Kennedy is a consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist and an adult psychoanalyst. He was an NHS consultant in charge of the Family Unit at the Cassel Hospital for nearly thirty years before going into private practice twelve years ago. He was chair of the Child and Family Practice in Bloomsbury and is still a director there.  His work includes being a training analyst and seeing adults for analysis and therapy, as well as children, families, and parents at his clinic. He is a past president of the British Psychoanalytical Society and is a frequent expert witness in the family courts. He has written fourteen books published on psychoanalysis, interdisciplinary studies, and child, family, and court work, as well as many papers. His previous IPA podcast on music is at http://ipaoffthecouch.org/2020/11/22/episode-72-the-musicality-of-psychoanalysis-and-the-psychoanalysis-of-music-with-roger-kennedy-md/    Film: Getting Away with Murder(s)  https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5078614/  Recommended Readings:  Bohleber, W. (2010). Destructiveness, Intersubjectivity, and Trauma. London: Routledge.  Browning, C. (1992). Ordinary Men. New York: Harper.  Chasseguet-Smirgel, J. (1990). Reflections of a Psychoanalyst Upon the Nazi Biocracy and Genocide. International Review of Psycho-Analysis, 17: 22 167–176.  Hyatt-Williams, A. (1998). Cruelty, Violence, and Murder. Northvale, NJ:  Jason Aronson.  Kennedy, R. (2022), The Evil Imagination, Understanding and Resisting Destructive Forces. London: Phoenix Books.  Mitscherlich, A., & Mitscherlich, M. (1967). The Inability to Mourn. B. Placzek (Trans.). New York: Grove, 1975.  Patterson, O. (1982). Slavery and Social Death. Cambridge, MA: Harvard  University Press.  Thomas, L. M. (1993). Vessels of Evil. Philadelphia, PA: Temple University  Press.    Warnock, B. (2020). Jewish Resistance to the Holocaust. London: Weiner Holocaust Library. 

Essentiel – Le rendez-vous culture de RCJ – présenté les lundis par Sandrine Sebbane qui reçoit Jérôme Lévy, réalisateur du documentaire « Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. Un legs pour l'histoire » diffusé sur France 3 À propos du film: «Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. Un legs pour l'histoire» C'est une commune de Haute-Loire d'à peine 2500 âmes, terre de refuge historique pour les protestants persécutés lors des guerres de religion, et pour les juifs lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. En ce début d'année 2021, un évènement considérable est venu bouleverser la quiétude des lieux. Un homme, Erich Schwam, juif autrichien, vient de mourir. Il a légué trois millions et demi d'euros, soit l'intégralité de sa fortune, à la commune en remerciement du refuge qui lui a été offert pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Une histoire vite reprise par les médias du monde entier et un mystère à éclaircir. Qui était Erich Schwam ? De Vienne à Bruxelles, du Chambon-sur-Lignon au camp d'internement de Gurs, enquête sur le parcours de cet homme et de sa famille.

A l'occasion de la diffusion, sur France 2, du téléfilm « Les Enfants des Justes », retour sur le cas exemplaire d'un village du Vivarais où furent cachés, pendant l'Occupation, plusieurs milliers de personnes : Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. Mention légales : Vos données de connexion, dont votre adresse IP, sont traités par Radio Classique, responsable de traitement, sur la base de son intérêt légitime, par l'intermédiaire de son sous-traitant Ausha, à des fins de réalisation de statistiques agréées et de lutte contre la fraude. Ces données sont supprimées en temps réel pour la finalité statistique et sous cinq mois à compter de la collecte à des fins de lutte contre la fraude. Pour plus d'informations sur les traitements réalisés par Radio Classique et exercer vos droits, consultez notre Politique de confidentialité.

The Fellowship's C. J. Burroughs continues our “Heroes of the Holocaust” stories about the residents of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, who despite the danger they faced, remained committed to showing their friendship to the Jewish people.

Today, The Fellowship's C. J. Burroughs shares one of our “Heroes of the Holocaust” stories about the residents of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon who helped keep the Jews hidden from the Nazis.

In 1940 Germany invaded France, defeated them in battle, and set up the Vichy government, which was a puppet of the Third Reich.Life in France changed dramatically.Learn the story of Andre Trocme and the people of Le Chambon.-----My website:  https://www.clintmorey.comFree Newsletter:  https://clintmorey.substack.com

In this episode, Dara Horn revisits Steven Spielberg's blockbuster Holocaust movie Schindler's List, along with Spielberg's blockbuster dinosaur movie Jurassic Park-- which he worked on simultaneously, returning from the brutal Polish concentration camp set each evening to edit brutal velociraptor footage. Together these movies reveal many aspects of what we expect from Hollywood storytelling. What's the cost of applying that narrative arc to a story about the Holocaust? And what might be the moral motivations of a Tyrannosaurus Rex? Horn takes us through Spielberg's elaborate process (which involved building an entire concentration camp from scratch), revisits the film and its rapturous reception, and speaks with a historian, a film critic, and a filmmaker focused on Holocaust rescuers to parse out what the movie gets wrong and also what it gets right-- and why watching it today feels so painfully different from how it felt in 1993.  More information about Spielberg's experiences filming Schindler's List and editing Jurassic Park can be found in The Making of Schindler's List: Behind the Scenes of an Epic Film by Franciszek Palowski. Spielberg expresses some of his own thoughts about it 25 years later here.  Sara Horowitz's and Omer Bartov's essays detailing their responses to the film can be found in Spielberg's Holocaust: Critical Perspectives on Schindler's List, edited by Yosefa Loshitzky.  Pierre Sauvage's documentary film on the rescuers of Le Chambon in France is Weapons of the Spirit. His forthcoming documentary And Crown Thy Good: Varian Fry and the Refugee Crisis, Marseille 1940-1941, is a comprehensive look at the American rescuer. More information is available here.  Further exploration of Varian Fry and the questions raised by his work can be found in “On Rescuing Jews and Others” in People Love Dead Jews by Dara Horn.  Adventures with Dead Jews is brought to you by Tablet Studios and Soul Shop. It's created and written by Dara Horn, and produced and edited by Josh Kross and Robert Scaramuccia. The managing producer is Sara Fredman Aeder, and the executive producers are Liel Leibovitz, Stephanie Butnick, Gabi Weinberg and Dan Luxenberg. We hope you'll rate and review it wherever you get your podcasts, so that more people can join us on our adventures.  Dara Horn's new book, People Love Dead Jews, is published by WW Norton and is available wherever books are sold. It's also available as an audio book from Recorded Books. We hope you'll check it out. 

Ein stiller Wohltäter, dessen Vermächtnis nun doch in der Öffentlichkeit steht: Weil er als kleiner Junge dort den Holocaust überlebte, machte ein abgelegenes französisches Dorf nach dem Tod von Erich Schwam eine große und unerwartete Erbschaft. Von Philip Artelt www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Zeitfragen Hören bis: 19.01.2038 04:14 Direkter Link zur Audiodatei

Le Chambon-sur-Lignon is a mountain village in France. 

March 29th 2021WINTON HIGGINS  ALBERT CAMUS THE PLAGUE AND LAUDATO SIThe story of LE CHAMBON  and how not to be a bystander in the climate emergency.PRODUCED  BY  VIVIEN  LANGFORD  and  ANDY BRITT Music by KAVISHA MAZZELLA  with her new album EMPTY SKY  Winton Higgins is a distinguished writer, Secular Buddhist teacher  and Holocaust scholar. He tells us the story of Le Chambon. In 1940 the writer Camus was sent there for his TB but while writing The Plague, he observed a conspiracy of goodness. The community was committed to saving the lives of many Jewish people and helping them escape to Switzerland. As plague force global emissions in our time are temporarily lessened by flights,cruises and industry being locked down for the COVID 19 pandemic, many are re reading The Plague. Winton discusses the novel with Vivien in terms of what strength we can draw from it as we face the truth of the climate emergency in our generation.He also  looks at Laudato Si!  by Pope Francis, to learn how not to displace our moral responsibility... How to be citizens rather than consumers. Naomi Klein warned us in Shock Doctrine,that predatory money will turbo charge the recovery if we let it. Will damaging the biosphere continue to be seen as a necessary trade off as workers are engaged in emissions intensive projects? Will we continue to be bystanders ? Kavisha Mazzella MusicEMPTY SKY (kavisha.com)This discussion is full of practical ideas although it is more philosophical than usual.Please pass the podcast on to friends.

Europe has big plans to regulate the giant internet companies that shape our lives. But just how much will they force the likes of Google and Facebook to behave? This week we ring up Andrii Degeler, host of the Tech.eu podcast, to explain the whole thing without putting us to sleep. We're also talking about the French village with an astonishing history of helping the persecuted; bingeing on movies on a lonely Swedish island; and why the EU's design might make it harder to fight poverty. Listen to the Tech.eu podcast here (https://podcast.tech.eu/) and find out more about how Le Chambon-sur-Lignon helped Jewish refugees during the Holocaust here (https://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/le-chambon-sur-lignon). This week's Isolation Inspiration: Orff-Schulwerk: Gassenhauer (https://open.spotify.com/track/1sbtYPTZ2TW5T54JZaIshg?si=-bSHVY3nSNyn98LtKt3O4Q) from Klassix for Kidz (!) and Danish Netflix comedy Rita. If you enjoy our podcast and want to help us keep making it, we'd be hugely grateful if you could chip in a few euros, dollars or pounds a month at patreon.com/europeanspodcast. You can also support our friends at the beautiful magazine Are We Europe, who have just launched a new membership drive. Find out more: https://2021.areweeurope.com Thanks for listening! Producer: Katz Laszlo Assistant producers: Priyanka Shankar and Andrei Popoviciu Twitter @europeanspod | Instagram @europeanspodcast | Facebook The Europeans Podcast | hello@europeanspodcast.com

Today I bring you a conversation with Cindy McBrayer about Le Chambon-sur-Lignon a place of refuge. During WW2 this small town and neighboring villages became a heaven for Jewish children who were on the run from the Germans and from French authorities who collaborated with them. Would you like to be a recipe tester for Annie's cookbook? Email her! I’m always surprised by how many novels get released today but are set in WW2! This is a fascinating time period when humanity’s best and humanity’s worst had to battle it out and decide who was going to come out on top. The folks of Le Chambon sur Lignon made the most generous and courageous choice and we talk about it today. It’s also a lovely place to visit and definitely off the beaten track. I should mention that we often refer to it as Chambon in the episode, but it’s Le Chambon-sur-Lignon that we’re talking about, there’s another town 2.5 hours drive away called Chambon, don’t go to the wrong place! Recommended in this Episode Lovely inn in Rochepaule, 30 minutes away from Le Chambon.  Hotel L’Escapade (converted private school).  Owners live on site, and have a well-known, lovely small restaurant “Restaurant Maryse et Eric”.  Reservations recommended. Books About Le Chambon The latest, and an EXCELLENT book about Le Chambon, then and NOW….is The Plateau, by Maggie Paxon. If you can only read one, make it this one! Article about Le Chambon from Time Magazine Village of Secrets, Defying the Nazis in Vichy, France, by Caroline Moorehead A Good Place to Hide, How One French Village Saved Thousands of Lives during WWII, by Peter Grose. This one is easy to read. Lest Innocent Blood Be Shed, by Phillip Hallie Hidden on the Mountain, by Karen Gray Ruelle. (stories from surviving children)   More episodes about French History Email | Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter   Did you get my VoiceMap Paris tours yet? They are designed for people who want to see the best of Paris neighborhoods and put what they are looking at into historical context. There are so many great stories in Paris. Don't walk right past them without having a clue what happened there! You can buy them directly from the VoiceMap app or click here to order activation codes at the podcast listener discount price.   Discussed in this Episode Le Chambon-sur-Lignon WW2 sites in Lyon Izieu Les Cevennes Tence WW2 book recommendations Driving in France Support the Show Tip Your Guide Extras Patreon Audio Tours Merchandise If you enjoyed this episode, you should also listen to related episode(s): Wine Touring in Beaune, Burgundy, Episode 128 Top Attractions in Lyon, Episode 113 Chamonix, Annecy, and the Alps, Episode 121 Cindy McBrayer in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon Read more about this episode Guest Notes  Categories: Active Vacations in France, French History, Lyon Area

Recorded on Sunday, August 10, 2020. Other scripture cited: John 15:5-11; Romans 10:4-10.Support the show (https://www.eservicepayments.com/cgi-bin/Vanco_ver3.vps?appver3=wWsk24ZWJSTZKsGd1RMKlg0BDvsSG3VIWQCPJNNxD8upkiY7JlDavDsozUE7KG0nFx2NSo8LdUKGuGuF396vbSw-R2mhrvfe_HJOXvFcrh-XHubq5Z7ap5JVmPErc4ZeYHCKCZhESjGNQmZ5B-6dx0MW8b85t8s_s5fNKictIkY=&ver=3)

This is a conversation with Bryan Farell, one of the founders of Waging Nonviolence. He also hosts the podcast City of Refuge, the topic of this episode. City of Refuge is a 10-part series from Waging Nonviolence which explores a little-known WWII rescue story, showing what happens when ordinary people won't ignore the horrors surrounding them. It is the story of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, a small village which sits on a 3,000-foot high plateau in South-Central France. During World War II, Le Chambon's people — along with those of several surrounding villages — sheltered, fed and protected around 5,000 refugees, including 3,500 Jews. Even more incredibly, they did this while openly rejecting Nazism, as well as its collaborators in the French Vichy government. We spoke about the story of Le Chambon and its people and what it meant to be waging non-violence. We argued that non-violence should be seen as a set of actions rather than the widespread misconception portraying it as akin to 'doing nothing'. Non-violence is active, not passive. You can follow the podcast on Twitter @FireTheseTimes. If you like what I do, please consider supporting this project with only 1$ a month on Patreon or on BuyMeACoffee.com. You can also do so directly on PayPal if you prefer. Patreon is for monthly, PayPal is for one-offs and BuyMeACoffee has both options. If you cannot donate you can still help by reviewing this podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts. Music by Tarabeat.

After years of studying war-torn communities, anthropologist Maggie Paxson had had enough. She wanted to see what she could learn about a place that specialized in peace. A family connection to Le Chambon and its World War II rescue operation brought her to the plateau, where she learned that a new effort to help refugees was underway. In this bonus episode, Paxson shares stories from her new book “The Plateau,” and what she learned about this remarkable place that continues to help strangers. For more information on “City of Refuge” — including transcripts of all our episodes — visit Waging Nonviolence. Support this podcast with a membership or donation at WagingNonviolence.org/support. We also appreciate a rating or review at Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen to the show).

11th MayWINTON HIGGINS,ALBERT CAMUS AND POPE FRANCISLe Chambon and how not to be a bystander in the climate emergency. Music by KAVISHA MAZZELLA  with her new album Empty Sky.Interview by Vivien LangfordProduction by Andy Britt, Michaela Stubbs and  Raoul HernandezWinton Higgins is a distinguished writer, Secular Buddhist teacher  and Holocaust scholar. He tells us the story of Le Chambon. In 1940 the writer Camus was sent there for his TB but while writing The Plague, he observed a conspiracy of goodness. The community was committed to saving the lives of many Jewish people and helping them escape to Switzerland. As plague force global emissions in our time are temporarily lessened by flights,cruises and industry being locked down for the pandemic, many are re reading The Plague. Winton discusses the novel with Vivien in terms of what strength we can draw from it as we face the truth of the climate emergency in our generation.He also  looks at Laudato Si!  by Pope Francis to learn how not to displace our moral responsibility... How to be citizens rather than consumers. Naomi Klein warned us in Shock Doctrine,that predatory money will turbo charge the recovery if we let it. Damaging the biosphere will continue to be seen as a necessary trade off as workers are engaged in emissions intensive projects. Meanwhile,BZE has plans for One Million Jobs and  Zero Emissions Communities that embody a clear understanding of the climate emergency we are facing.  This discussion is full of practical ideas although it is more philosophical than usual.Please pass the podcast on to friends.You can Contact us: radioteam@bze.org.au Action this week: Friday May 15th Join the Schoolstrike4climate from 4pm til 8pm. It's interactive,It's online and we are all needed in support. Don't  be a bystander just because we are locked down.Check out their website for the zoom link.

Albert Camus spent part of World War II living just two miles from Le Chambon, the tiny French village at the heart of a remarkable nonviolent resistance and rescue operation. Drawing inspiration from what he saw, Camus went on to write “The Plague,” a singular work of art that continues to offer empowering lessons on how to live in moments of crisis. For more information on “City of Refuge” — including transcripts of all our episodes — visit Waging Nonviolence. Support this podcast with a membership or donation at WagingNonviolence.org/support. We also appreciate a rating or review at Apple Podcasts (or wherever you listen to the show).

Dr. Christopher Browning, visiting faculty in the University of Washington's Department of History, explains how individuals and organizations mobilized to rescue refugees in Nazi-occupied France through the story of aid worker-turned-rescuer Tracy Strong, Jr. Born in Seattle in 1915, Tracy Strong, Jr. served as a humanitarian relief worker in the Vichy internment camps for “undocumented” refugees, primarily Jews from central Europe, in southern France from 1941-42. Convinced that the most important goal should be to get people out of the camps, not improve life in the camps, Strong set up one of the first “safe houses” for refugees in the French rescue village of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. His story illustrates how individuals, working together with community and organizational networks, were able to oppose Nazi policies and save lives in World War II, and offers insights into how concerned citizens can organize to resist inhumane policies today. Christopher R. Browning is the Frank Porter Graham Professor of History Emeritus at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and was formerly on the faculty at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, WA. He has published nine books on the Holocaust, including “Ordinary Men,” “Origins of the Final Solution,” and “Remembering Survival,” all of which won the National Jewish Book Award. He is currently a visiting instructor for the University of Washington’s Department of History.

Le Chambon-sur-Lignon dans la Haute-Loire, en Auvergne, niché dans les sapins à 1000 mètres d’altitude, un village réputé pour son bon air abrite le collège international de Cévenol. L'établissement, sous contrat avec l'Etat, accueille des exclus du système scolaire. Cent vingt élèves de 13 à 18 ans venus du monde entier. Cet après-midi du mercredi 16 novembre 2011, les internes ont comme chaque mercredi un temps libre de sortie, ils descendent au village flâner un peu. Ils doivent retourner à l’internat à 16 heures 30. Les surveillants font l’appel pour inspecter si tous les jeunes sont bien rentrés à l’heure convenue. Une élève manque à l'appel : Agnès Marin, 13 ans, la plus jeune de l’internat. Ses amis et la direction du collège-lycée également s’inquiètent, Agnès n’est pas le genre de manquer à l’appel ou de se faire retarder par quoi que ce soit. On la cherche mais on ne la trouve pas et elle ne répond pas au téléphone. La surveillante appelle Estelle, une de ses copines qui habite au Chambon. Cette dernière dit qu’Agnès était avec elle l'après-midi, puis elle est partie vers 16h30 pour rejoindre l'établissement. A 17 heures, toujours pas de trace d’Agnès. La direction de l'établissement prévient les gendarmes qui viennent très rapidement et fouillent torches en main, les alentours, notamment les bois, en compagnie d'autres élèves, de professeurs et d'habitants du village. La nuit tombe, mais toujours aucune trace d’Agnès. On prévient les parents et l’inquiétude devient de plus en plus profonde. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Armies may have ultimately defeated Hitler, but nonviolent rescuers, like those in Le Chambon, were often the only people to effectively resist the Nazi’s genocidal agenda. What lessons can we carry forward today? For show credits, a list of sources, photos and transcript go to the Part 10 episode page. Support this podcast with a membership or donation at WagingNonviolence.org/support.

After the war, the Trocmés wrote and spoke about the rescue operation in Le Chambon often, yet the tale eluded widespread attention for decades. This is the story of the story — how the plateau’s nonviolent resistance came to be recognized and the impact that has had on those involved. For show credits, a list of sources, photos and transcript go to the Part 9 episode page. Support this podcast with a membership or donation at WagingNonviolence.org/support.

As the war came to an end, André Trocmé took on the unpopular task of ministering to German POW soldiers and engaging in reconciliation efforts to prevent further death and destruction. Through this process he came to find out why the Nazis didn’t wipe out Le Chambon and its surrounding villages, like they did to so many others who opposed them. For show credits, a list of sources, photos and transcript go to the Part 8 episode page. Support this podcast with a membership or donation at WagingNonviolence.org/support.

As Germany began to lose the war, France’s armed resistance movement swelled in ranks, threatening not just the Nazis but also the nonviolent spirit of Le Chambon and the refugee haven the area had become. Facing pressure from all sides, André Trocmé had to make a crucial decision regarding both his safety and that of the plateau region. For show credits, a list of sources, photos and transcript go to the Part 7 episode page. Support this podcast with a membership or donation at WagingNonviolence.org/support.

For the first couple years of the war, Le Chambon was able to protect itself and the refugees it was sheltering from roundups and other reprisals. But in 1943, the dangerous work of resisting Nazism finally caught up with the people on the plateau, including the Trocmés. For show credits, a list of sources, photos and transcript go to the Part 6 episode page. Support this podcast with a membership or donation at WagingNonviolence.org/support.

Who were the refugees that came be sheltered in Le Chambon and its surrounding communities, and how did they get there? Hear from a few of the people who managed to escape persecution and imprisonment to arrive in a real life city of refuge. For show credits, a list of sources, photos and transcript go to the Part 4 episode page. Support this podcast with a membership or donation at WagingNonviolence.org/support.

Magda and André Trocmé immersed themselves in struggles against militarism and fascism throughout the 1930’s, but chance brought them to the village of Le Chambon — a place steeped in its own history of resistance. There, they launched a progressive school and laid the groundwork for the daring rescue effort that would soon take shape. For show credits, a list of sources, photos and transcript go to the Part 3 episode page. Support this podcast with a membership or donation at WagingNonviolence.org/support.

In this episode Debbie talks with Sam, her husband and gap year co-conspirator, about a longstanding bucket list item: to live in France for an extended period in order to practice and improve their French. Coincidentally, both have childhood ties to France. Debbie speaks semi fluently and Sam almost as well. After two weeks in Avignon, they’re back in the U.S. where they sit down to make sense of the experience. Their first week they studied in an immersion program with an excellent young teacher, Julie Gaudin. Listen to the sounds of Avignon during their second week as they wander the pedestrian-only streets of this marvelous small city, sit in cafés, and shop at the famous covered market. They also took several excursions outside the city, which meant renting a car and figuring out where to park it. They both agree you can't become a true ex-pat in only two weeks but it's enough time to adopt a daily routine and to make a friend or two at the local boulangerie and at a favorite bar serving artisanal beer. Despite their many trips to Paris and other parts of France, they continue to find French culture slightly mysterious. The solution? Go back and live in France for a year. That may or may not happen... PHOTO: Debbie and Sam in the poppy fields near Uzès. Mentioned in this episode Séjour linguistique means staying with a teacher (or prof) in their home for language immersion. Pithiviers is a town south of France where Sam lived on a farm when he was 18. It was also the site of the infamous Pithiviers internment camp during the Second World War. Collège Cévenol in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon is where Debbie Went to school for a year when she was 14. French immersion programs via FrenchToday.com Note: in this episode Debbie mistakenly refers to the site as FranceToday. Julie's immersion program in Avignon Alliance Française in Paris Les Tables de la Fontaine in Avignon where Debbie interviewed the owner Cheer Me Up, one of the cafés we frequented with Julie for our morning French lessons. Serving coffee and tiramisu, which means cheer me up in Italian. Les Halles, the famed covered market in Avignon filled with magnificent displays of fish, meat, vegetables, fruit, cheese, olives, bread, lavendar honey, wine and more. Sam discovered les bulots: whelks or large snails best eaten alongside raw oysters and with a glass of white wine. Quirky Cinéma Utopia in Avignon where we saw two French films on two rainy afternoons. Debbie insisted she got the gist of both films. At the end of the second one, Sam said, "Well, I know I understood the last sentence." Our AirBnB in the center of old Avignon Parking des Italiens just outside the ancient walls of Avignon (1,150 free parking spaces... AND the free navette shuttle bus we talk about.) Our favorite excursion outside the city: Les Gorges de la Nesque (near Sault) Musée Granet in Aix-en-Provence (small Cézanne collection with a focus on his obsession, the nearby Mont Sainte-Victoire) Support this podcast: Leave a review on iTunes Subscribe and share this episode with friends! Credits: Show creator and host: Debbie Weil Producer and editor: Julie-Roxane Krikorian Podcast website Music by Manuel Senfft Connect with us: Email: thegapyearpodcast@gmail.com Twitter: @debbieweil Insta: @debbieweil Thanks to our partners! Modern Elder Academy Navigating mid-life transitions: Grow Whole, Not Old Next For Me Rewriting +50 Life

Description: In this episode Mandy talks with Justin Zoradi about doing work that matters, how to be a hero and what to do when you feel like a fraud.   Selected Links: Justin’s website Justin’s Instagram Justin’s latest book Giving Fuel These Numbers Have Faces   MOPS   Music by: Phillip E Morris "Sunshine & Blue Skies" soundcloud.com/philipemorris & pema.bandcamp.com   Show Notes: 1:00 Introduction 4:34 Mandy and Justin interview 5:04 What made being ordinary so powerful (the story of Le Chambon) 7:30 What do all the heroes have in common 8:40 You don’t need to “be someone” to be important 9:24 Lord, I’ll go wherever you need me 10:30 How to accomplish amazing things 11:20 The moment of obligation to do something remarkable 13:23 When our life looks different from others 14:04 A park bench conversation with God 14:50 These numbers have faces- favorite story 18:09 Tips for people experiencing their moment of obligation 20:55 When the comparison game kicks in 21:10 They have their story and I have mine 22:10 When well meaning people make it worse for us 23:12 What to do when I feel like a fraud 24:30 The story of Andrew Garfield 26:45 If you don’t do it… you will die 27:50 It’s okay to leave work unfinished 30:15 You don’t have to do everything… some things are meant to be incomplete 31:24 Parenting by letting go 32:40 What is the best advice you never got 34:45 No-one is really paying attention, so fail hard and big 35:06 What are you doing right now to cultivate more fun        

Our Holocaust Remembrance continues, as we take a look at the 1989 documentary WEAPONS OF THE SPIRIT. Last week, we talked about Claude Lanzmann's 1985 landmark film SHOAH: a film which chronicles, in great detail, the process by which the German Nazis went about planning and executing the horrors of the genocide of the European Jewry. This week's film looks at The Atrocity through a very different, but no less important lens. WEAPONS OF THE SPIRIT focuses largely on the inhabitants of a small French village called Le Chambon-sur-Lignon. These inhabitants, while under Nazi occupation, made it their collective mission to shelter any Jew that came through their township. It is estimated that the citizens of the area of Le Chambon managed to save the lives of approximately 5,000 Jews. For today's episode, Lady P is joined by WEAPONS' director, Pierre Sauvage, to talk about his approach to the subject. They discuss how he went about putting together this documentary, and his commitment to historical accuracy. And perhaps most importantly, they discuss why it is just as critical to remember the great acts of courage and heroism displayed under these harrowing circumstances as it is to remember the evils of the Holocaust. 

Between 1940 and 1944 an isolated plateau in France became the scene of a remarkable rescue mission. The village of Le Chambon Sur Lignon and surrounding communities, sheltered refugees from all across Europe. Their local pastor, Andre Trocme, led a secret campaign to defy the Nazis, which ultimately protected the lives of around 3,500 Jewish people. Peter Grose has written a book about Le Chambon called A Good Place to Hide and he joined Life and Faith to discuss the what drove the villagers in their rescue efforts.

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