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The Children of Chabannes (1999)

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This documentary chronicles the extraordinary efforts of the staff at a remote French school, which sheltered hundreds of Jewish children from the Nazis during the Second World War. In addition to taking in youngsters from various European countries, the people of Chabannes taught them French and went to great lengths to hide the kids’ presence to ensure their safety. Co-director Lisa Gossels, a daughter of Peter Gossels, one of the Chabannes children, narrates this courageous true story.