▁it ▁can ▁sometimes ▁be ▁very ▁difficult ▁to ▁attribute ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁j ew ell ery ▁to ▁a ▁designer ▁sole ly ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁a ▁characteristic ▁style . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁II : ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Herz ▁j ew ell ery ▁house ▁ ▁Bernard ▁Herz ▁was ▁of ▁Jewish ▁origin . ▁During ▁the ▁Occ up ation ▁of ▁Paris ▁he ▁was ▁inter rog ated ▁more ▁than ▁once . ▁On ▁one ▁occasion , ▁Bel per ron ▁managed ▁to ▁save ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁Gest ap o ▁thanks ▁to ▁her ▁friend ▁R ika ▁Rad if é ▁( w ife ▁of ▁the ▁actor ▁Harry ▁Ba ur ). ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁disc rimin atory ▁" Stat ute ▁on ▁Jews " ▁legisl ation , ▁copied ▁from ▁Naz i ▁laws ▁and ▁passed ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 0 ▁by ▁the ▁V ich y ▁Reg ime , ▁Bel per ron ▁took ▁full ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁M aison ▁Bernard ▁Herz ▁( from ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 0 ) ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁company ' s ▁surv ival . ▁As ▁requested ▁by ▁Bernard ▁Herz ▁following ▁his ▁first ▁arrest ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁Bel per ron ▁recorded ▁a ▁new ▁limited ▁company , ▁called ▁" S uz anne ▁Bel per ron ▁S AR L ", ▁on ▁the ▁Comp an ies ▁Register , ▁with ▁a ▁capital ▁of ▁ 7 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁fran cs . ▁She ▁had ▁one ▁associate , ▁Henri ▁G ui ber te au . ▁His ▁friend ▁Marcel ▁Co ard ▁helped ▁her ▁and ▁l ent ▁her ▁the ▁funds