Rabbi Rene Hirschler, born in Marseilles, France, 1905; details regarding his activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II Serves as the Chief Rabbi of Strasbourg; activities as Rabbi for the inmates of the camps in southern France; life in Marseilles including arrest with his wife, 23 December 1943; deportation to prison in Saint Pierre; deportation to Drancy; transfer to Auschwitz; his wife's death in Auschwitz; his death in Block 2 (the clinic) in Ebensee; awarded the Medaille de la Resistance. Also in the file: -Testimonies regarding Rabbi and Ms. Hirschler; - Articles regarding Rabbi and Ms. Hirschler.