Wartime Survival as Permanent Worldview

"Once he had crossed the border, Simon Fuks himself was detained with his wife in the refugee camp of Cropettes. The influence of the 'Red Dean' Antoine Bernheim is even more reserved on his own wartime experience. 'The period was very difficult."

""For Antoine Bernheim, there is no doubt that if Pope Pius XII – whose beatification was attempted by Benedict XVI at the end of 2009 along with that of John Paul II – had given instructions to help people, there would have been far fewer victims. 'The Catholic Church could have saved many more lives than it did."

"Antoine Bernheim's admiration for the Italians who did everything to rescue French Jews from their oppressors dates back to this time. This personal memory will influence his view of the transalpine relationship for a long time. Although he doesn't always understand Italian business culture, Antoine Bernheim feels that he owes a debt to Italy."