Yehoshua Philippe Feist, born in Frankfurt, Germany, 1890; details regarding his activities in the Jewish underground in France during World War II Move to France, 1928. Outbreak of the war, 1939; German occupation; detention; deportation to a camp for citizens of a hostile country; camp life until 1940; transfer to Roanne with his family; deportation to Gurs, August 1941; transfer to Les Milles; release from the camp, December 1941; receives an offer from Rabbi Zalman Schneurson, head of AIP (Association of Devout Jews) to manage a children's home, spring 1942; life in Marseilles including management of the children's home; smuggling children out and their rescue; concentration of the children before their escape to Italy, September 1943; detention at the Nice railroad station; deportation to Drancy; transfer to Auschwitz; his death in Auschwitz, 12 October 1943. In the file: - Portraits of Yehoshua Philippe Feist; - Letter; - Excerpts from texts.