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'''Pierre Sauvage''' (M / France, 1944), Holocaust survivor | '''Pierre Sauvage''' (M / France, 1944), Holocaust survivor | ||
* KEYWORDS : <[[Chambon-sur-Lignon]]> -- <United States> <France> | * KEYWORDS : <[[Hidden Children, France]]> <[[Le Chambon-sur-Lignon]]> -- <United States> <France> | ||
== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
The son of prominent French journalist and author Léo Sauvage, Pierre was born | The son of prominent French journalist and author Léo Sauvage, Pierre was born March, 25, 1944 at [[Le Chambon-sur-Lignon]], France, where his family was hiding during the Holocaust. | ||
He was 4 when he and his parents moved to New York City in 1948. It was only at the age of 18 that he learned that he and his family were Jewish and survivors of the Holocaust. He returned to Paris to pursue his studies. After working briefly as a journalist like his father, he became an acclaimed filmmaker. In 1982 he founded the Chambon Foundation. | He was 4 when he and his parents moved to New York City in 1948. It was only at the age of 18 that he learned that he and his family were Jewish and survivors of the Holocaust. He returned to Paris to pursue his studies. After working briefly as a journalist like his father, he became an acclaimed filmmaker. In 1982 he founded the Chambon Foundation. | ||
Latest revision as of 08:57, 7 April 2023
Pierre Sauvage (M / France, 1944), Holocaust survivor
- KEYWORDS : <Hidden Children, France> <Le Chambon-sur-Lignon> -- <United States> <France>
Biography
The son of prominent French journalist and author Léo Sauvage, Pierre was born March, 25, 1944 at Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, France, where his family was hiding during the Holocaust.
He was 4 when he and his parents moved to New York City in 1948. It was only at the age of 18 that he learned that he and his family were Jewish and survivors of the Holocaust. He returned to Paris to pursue his studies. After working briefly as a journalist like his father, he became an acclaimed filmmaker. In 1982 he founded the Chambon Foundation.