Liebman

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Arnaud Clerc
  • Aug 13, 2017

Joe Liebman’s son made his own name in the Parisian jewelry trade—and carried on the Rue de Saussaye tradition

from Ruby Family History Project

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Hilda's fabulous lifestyle with Joe Liebman
  • Aug 13, 2017

After the war, Joe Liebman came back to Paris with a glamorous new wife. Oh, what a life they led

from Ruby Family History Project

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If walls could talk—75 years in a Parisian villa
  • Aug 13, 2017

Insider dealings in the French jewelry trade. Swank cocktail parties for the Nazi elite. A rough-cut Jewish jeweler and his ebullient new wife.…

from Ruby Family History Project

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The Clerc jewelry aryanization files
  • Aug 13, 2017

The Clerc jewelry assets were seized and resold to an Aryan buyer. The Nazis kept perfect records of the transactions.

from Ruby Family History Project

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Bilingual blogging—my French collaborator
  • Aug 13, 2017

Historical blogging makes strange bedfellows. A French jewelry critic and I were both interested in the history of the Clerc jewelry business…

from Ruby Family History Project

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