A tree was planted Friday morning at the Yad Vashem Memorial Institute in honor of Jean and Jeanne le Cocq, a couple that endangered their lives during World War II to save Jews. Mrs. le Cocq was present at the ceremony. She survived her husband who died a few years ago. The two saved the lives of Charles Aron, a Jewish boy who together with his mother managed to escape from German captivity. The le Cocqs used to tell their neighbors that Charles was an orphan, not Jewish. Aron now resides in Ashdod. He is married and has two children.
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