Anne Marie worked for the welfare and safety of these children until the war's end. Some she placed in a boarding school, first making certain that the teachers would be sympathetic to the childrens' dangerous situation. They returned to Anne Marie's home every weekend. She found trustworthy families willing to take the considerable risk to hide the others.
All of these people survived the war, but the Rabbi's family suffered tragedy nevertheless. At war's end the Rabbi and his wife arranged to reunite in Lyons, one coming from Arles and the other from Lonslesaulnier. When the Rabbi's wife's train was delayed en route to their rendezvous, she became alarmed at the behavior of an armed Resistance group sharing her train compartment. In her panic she suffered a heart attack and died before reaching her destination.
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