▁in ▁the ▁Voir on ▁area , ▁some ▁not ▁seeing ▁the ▁light ▁of ▁day ▁for ▁weeks ▁on ▁end . ▁At ▁liber ation , ▁the ▁Schne erson ▁family ▁returned ▁to ▁Paris , ▁taking ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁surv iv ors ▁with ▁them ; ▁others ▁went ▁back ▁to ▁La ▁M ano ir ▁to ▁take ▁care ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁or ph ans ▁helped ▁by ▁students ▁who ▁wanted ▁to ▁stay ▁on . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁the ▁youth ▁home ▁closed ▁its ▁doors ▁definitely , ▁the ▁last ▁members ▁re loc ating ▁to ▁Bo iss y - Saint - Leg er , ▁in ▁the ▁Paris ▁area ." ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁what ▁is ▁known ▁about ▁Rab bi ▁Schne ers ohn ▁is ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁historian ▁Lé on ▁Pol ia kov , ▁who ▁was ▁the ▁ra bbi ' s ▁personal ▁secretary , ▁and ▁became ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁A IP ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁Pol ia kov ▁would ▁tell ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁that ▁he ▁became ▁acquaint ed ▁with ▁of ▁Chief ▁Rab bi ▁Schne ers ohn ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁ra bbi ▁to ▁offici ate ▁at ▁his ▁father ' s ▁fun eral . ▁Later , ▁on ▁the ▁Can eb ière ▁in ▁Marse ille , ▁he ▁met ▁Chief ▁Rab bi ▁Schne ers ohn ▁who ▁offers ▁him ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁secretary . ▁Their ▁collaboration ▁last ed ▁several ▁months ▁until ▁Pol ia kov ▁gave ▁up ▁following ▁ide ological ▁differences ▁– ▁he ▁opposed ▁the ▁idea ▁to ▁contact ▁Joseph ▁Go ebb els ▁– ▁and ▁religious ▁differences .