Choose the two sentences from this excerpt that support why the people of Le Chambon were motivated to help the Jewish people in 1934.
Four hundred years earlier, Le Chambon had sheltered a small bastion of Protestants in Catholic France. These French Protestants, called Huguenots, had lived in this area since 1459, but the Catholic monarchs of France oppressed and persecuted them. The Huguenots drew courage from the Bible’s account of the Israelites’ forty years of wandering in the desert before reaching the Promised Land. They even called France “la desert.” Finally, in 1787, the Huguenots were granted the right to worship as they pleased.
But they never forgot the affliction they suffered at the hands of their fellow Frenchmen.
In 1934, this town with collective memories of persecution welcomed an unusual
The two sentences that support why the people of Le Chambon were motivated to help the Jewish people in 1934 are:
1. “But they never forgot the affliction they suffered at the hands of their fellow Frenchmen.”
2. “In 1934, this town with collective memories of persecution welcomed an unusual…”
Explanation: These sentences highlight the historical context of persecution faced by the Huguenots in Le Chambon, which likely instilled in them a strong empathy for others who were suffering, such as the Jewish people during this time. Their collective memories of oppression motivated them to offer help to those in need.