Jewish man's bequeaths nearly £2m to French village that sheltered him from the Nazis as a child
Jewish man bequeaths nearly £2m to French village that sheltered him from the Nazis as a child Tiny village of Chambon-sur-Lignon saved more than 2,500 Jews during the Second World War 29 January 2021 • 6:19pm Eric Schwan was sheltered in the village as a teenage boy, together with his parents and maternal grandmother Credit: Screenshot of LCI video A Jewish Austrian has left a bequest believed to be worth nearly £2m to the French village that sheltered him from the Nazis during the Second World War. Eric Schwan, who died on December 25 at the age of 90, left a large part of his fortune ...