Module 3: Religion & Culture

Protestant Church Responses to National Socialism

For the Soul of the People: Protestant Protest Against Hitler

Protestant Church Responses to National Socialism

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: A portrait of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, circa 1938.
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, circa 1938, in Wilhelm Rott, 1908–1967: Life Writing [Wilhelm Rott, 1908–1967: Lebenszeugnis], (Published by Bettina Rott, 2008).
Family Bible with annotations.
Bible from Le Chambon Pastor, who saved Jews. Circa 1940, France. Photograph Number: N00738.31. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of Nelly Trocme Hewett.

The family Bible shown here belonged to Andre Trocme and contains annotations he made in preparation for his sermons. Trocme was a Protestant pastor in Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France. During the war, he and the town’s residents helped shield Jews, especially Jewish children, and others from the Germans. The operation saved thousands of refugees, including about 5,000 Jews. His handwritten inscription in French reads, in part, “Happy are those hungry and thirsty of justice; for they will be satisfied.” Circa 1940, France.

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