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€2m gift to town that saved its son

€2m gift to town that saved its son
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Man leaves €2m to famous French village which sheltered him from Nazi persecution

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Le Chambon-sur-Lignon is known for welcoming a range of refugees escaping torment and hiding them from their persecutors - spanning from priests in the French Revolution to Jews during the Holocaust
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A man who escaped the Nazis has donated a sizeable chunk of his wealth to a village in France which protected him and his family from being terrorised by Hitler’s regime.
Eric Schwam, who died on Christmas Day, unexpectedly revealed he wanted to give around €2m (£1.8m) to Le Chambon-sur-Lignon which is located in the mountains in southeastern France. ....

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French village inherits fortune from Austrian Jew it sheltered from Nazis

French village inherits fortune from Austrian Jew it sheltered from Nazis
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An Austrian man who fled the Nazis with his family during World War II has remembered in his will a French village whose residents hid them from persecution.
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Eric Schwam died aged 90 on 25 December last year. His will contained a surprise gift for Chambon-sur-Lignon, a small town on a remote mountain plateau in southeast France.
It s a large amount for the village, Mayor Jean-Michel Eyraud said, while declining to say exactly how much since the will is still being sorted out. ....

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French village inherits fortune from Austrian who fled Nazis

French village inherits fortune from Austrian who fled Nazis
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An Austrian man who fled the Nazis with his family during World War II has bequeathed a large part of his fortune to the French village whose residents hid them from persecution for years.
Eric Schwam, who died aged 90 on December 25, wrote the surprise gift into his will for Chambon-sur-Lignon, located on a remote mountain plateau in southeast France that historically has a large Protestant community known for offering shelter to those in need.
It s a large amount for the village, Mayor Jean-Michel Eyraud told AFP. ....

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Austrian man leaves 'large amount' to village who saved family from Nazis

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image captionLe Chambon-sur-Lignon, in south-east France, protected thousands of Jews
An Austrian man has left a bequest to a French village as a gesture of gratitude decades after residents took in his family during World War Two.
Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, in south-east France, protected thousands of Jews and has a long-standing reputation for shielding people from persecution.
Eric Schwam, who died last month at 90, arrived there with his family in 1943.
The town s mayor says he left the village a large amount in his will, without confirming a figure.
But his mayoral predecessor told local media Mr Schwam had enquired with officials years ago and the total is thought to be about €2m (£1.7m; $2.4m). ....

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