▁the ▁A IP ▁was ▁particularly ▁vulner able ▁to ▁the ▁deport ations . In ▁" L ' A uber ge ▁des ▁mus ici ens ", ▁Lé on ▁Pol ia kov ▁describes ▁Schne ers ohn ▁(" red ▁be ard , ▁lim ping ▁slightly ▁in ▁his ▁c aft an ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁Polish ▁custom ") ▁and ▁his ▁activities ▁at ▁Marse ille : About ▁a ▁hundred ▁or ▁so ▁persons ▁pray ed ▁in ▁the ▁or atory ▁of ▁the ▁rue ▁Syl v abel le ▁in ▁a ▁rich - looking ▁building ▁in ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁beautiful ▁neighborhood s ▁at ▁Marse ille ▁[...] ▁[ There ] ▁two ▁large ▁rooms ▁and ▁a ▁hall ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁floor , ▁a ▁kitchen ▁and ▁two ▁rooms ▁in ▁the ▁me zz an ine ▁[ ... ]. ▁The ▁ra bbi ▁taking ▁refuge ▁with ▁his ▁family ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor . ▁The ▁kitchen ▁doesn ’ t ▁stay ▁empty ▁either : ▁fur t ive ▁sh adows ▁appeared ▁in ▁the ▁evening ▁and ▁van ished ▁in ▁the ▁morning ; ▁these ▁are ▁escape es ▁of ▁the ▁intern ment ▁cam ps ▁of ▁V ich y ▁to ▁whom ▁the ▁ra bbi ▁gives ▁refuge . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁rooms ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁floor ▁serves ▁as ▁an ▁office ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁function ▁room ▁– ▁a ▁never - ending ▁stream ▁of ▁Jewish ▁mis eries ▁- , ▁the ▁other , ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁the ▁ra bbi , ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁a ▁syn agog ue ▁and ▁a ▁class room ; ▁there ▁wed d ings ▁are ▁celebrated ▁and ▁divor ces ▁are ▁settled ▁and ▁even ▁financial ▁disput es .