Austrian Man Gives $2.5 Million to French Village for Hiding His Family From Nazis

First Published: 2:32 PM PDT, May 17, 2021
Nearly 77 years later, Schwam expressed his gratitude to the residents of the village for protecting his family and keeping them safe in Chambon from the Nazis during World War II and left2 million euros ($2.4 million US dollars) after his Dec. 25, 2020 d
 
A 90-year-old Austrian man bequeathed millions to a French village that rescued his family from the Nazis after his death in December, according to a report. 
In 1943, Eric Schwam and is mother, father and grandmother arrived in the village of Chambon-sur-Lignon as they escaped the Nazis. It is not known how the family got there. They had previously been held at Rivesaltes camp, a military facility in southern France used to intern civilians before it closed in 1942, the BBC reported,

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