During the dark years of WWII,

the French government and the

German occupiers collaborated

to implement their brutal

policies of racial cleansing,

terror and economic servitude.

Tens of thousands of people

threatened by Nazi roundups

were looking for ways to escape.

The people of Dieulefit and its

neighboring villages welcomed a

large number of adults and

children, French and foreign,

Jews and non-Jews. They were

hidden, comforted and given the

means to survive. In a genuine

act of resistance, the local

inhabitants managed to save

everyone who came seeking

refuge.

Bringing to light their actions and

accomplishments, to prevent that

these silent heroes be forgotten

by history, is the goal of this

book.