Rabbi Robert Meyers, born in Paris, France, 1898; details regarding his activities in the French Jewish underground during World War II Life as the Rabbi in Neuilly, 1928. Outbreak of the war; Aumonerie des Hopitaux Militaire (Military Hospital Chaplaincy) activities; appointment as Rabbi for the Savoie region and the Haute Savoie region after 1940; activities on behalf of refugees with his wife; thwarting arrests and deportations of Jews; help from the local church in thwarting arrests and deportations; arranges for the transfer of families to Switzerland; arrest in Annemasse while illegally crossing the border with his wife, 28 December 1942; deportation with his wife, February 1943; awarded the Legion of Honor medal. In the file: - Photograph of Rabbi Robert Meyers; - Testimonies.