▁others . ▁ ▁Car essa ▁& ▁Fran çais ▁line age ▁continues ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁the ▁Paris - born ▁Jacques ▁Fran ca is ▁( J uly ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁- ▁February ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 4 ), ▁son ▁of ▁ ▁Em ile ▁Fran ca is ▁and ▁Lu cile ▁Car essa , ▁carried ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 - year - old ▁tradition ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁business ▁by ▁opening ▁his ▁own ▁shop ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁ ▁under ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁" Jac ques ▁Fran ca is ▁R are ▁Vi ol ins ▁Inc ." ▁Fran ca is ' s ▁god father ▁was ▁the ▁viol in ist ▁Jacques ▁Th ib aud . ▁ ▁Although ▁Jacques ' s ▁passion ▁was ▁art , ▁as ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁become ▁an ▁artist , ▁ ▁his ▁father ▁ ▁Em ile ▁ins isted ▁and ▁demanded ▁that ▁he ▁stay ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁business . ▁He ▁was ▁sent ▁as ▁an ▁app rent ice ▁to ▁M ire court , ▁the ▁historical ▁center ▁of ▁French ▁viol in - making ▁and ▁then ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁app rent ice ▁in ▁Mit ten wald , ▁the ▁German ▁equivalent . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Free ▁French ▁Ski ▁Tro ops ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁ ▁joined ▁the ▁occupation ▁force ▁in ▁Vienna , ▁where ▁his ▁knowledge ▁of ▁French , ▁German ▁and ▁English ▁became ▁a ▁major ▁asset . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁his ▁wife ▁( Be atrice ), ▁Mr . ▁Fran ca is ▁then ▁came ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁app rent