Magda and André Trocmé collection

Identifier: irn723026
Language of Description: English
Level of Description: Collection
Source: EHRI Partner

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Acquisition

The collection was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 1990 by Magda Trocmé, the widow of André Trocmé.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of photographs relating to the Trocmé family and a bible used by Pastor André Trocmé during his sermons urging Le Chambon-sur-Lignon (France) citizens to save Jewish people.

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Bible
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- irn3276
- English
- 1894
- overall: Height: 2.360 inches (5.994 cm) | Width: 1.570 inches (3.988 cm) | Depth: 4.370 inches (11.1 cm)
- Updated 7 months ago
Old and new testaments translated by Louis Segond into French from the original Hebrew and Greek texts. The bible was used by Pastor André Trocmé during sermons urging Le Chambon-sur-Lignon citizens to save Jewish people. It was given to him by his mother, Pauline Schwertman. The bible contains Pastor Trocme's original notations and marks for his sermons and personal use.

Magda and André Trocmé collection

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Bible