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Discover the poignant biography of Yvonne Nèvejean, an exceptional woman whose courage saved thousands of children during the Second World War. In addition to organizing the nationwide rescue of war-affected children as director of the Oeuvre nationale de l'Enfance, Yvonne Nèvejean played a central role in the operation to save thousands of Jewish children persecuted by the Nazi regime. Throughout this operation, Yvonne Nèvejean was not where women were expected to be at the time, i.e. close to the children, but rather at the head of a system in which she was one of the main orchestrators. At a time when repression was reaching its peak, this woman of power did not hesitate, in the shadows and unbeknownst to her hierarchy, to take every risk to protect innocence.