▁in ▁Ch ate au ▁des ▁Mor elles ▁in ▁Br out - V ern et . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 , ▁he ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Marse illes . ▁In ▁the ▁wood ed ▁and ▁h illy ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁city , ▁he ▁r ented ▁la ▁M aison ▁de ▁Beau pin ▁as ▁a ▁home ▁for ▁children ▁whose ▁parents ▁had ▁been ▁arrested . ▁After ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁several ▁children ▁in ▁Marse illes ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁he ▁moved ▁the ▁children ▁to ▁a ▁property ▁in ▁D ému , ▁in ▁the ▁south west ▁of ▁France . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁expanded ▁their ▁territory ▁in ▁France ., ▁Schne ers ohn ▁moved ▁the ▁children ▁to ▁Voir on , ▁near ▁Saint - E t ienne - de - C ros se , ▁in ▁the ▁Italian - occup ied ▁zone ▁of ▁l ' Is ere . ▁ ▁On ▁ 6 ▁September ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁children ▁were ▁taken ▁to ▁Nice ▁in ▁the ▁belief ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁sa fer ▁since ▁the ▁It ali ans ▁had ▁changed ▁sides ▁to ▁the ▁Al lies . ▁But ▁the ▁Germ ans ▁were ▁waiting ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁September , ▁inv aded , ▁round ing ▁up ▁and ▁deport ing ▁ 6 , 0 0 0 ▁people . ▁The ▁children ▁were ▁sm ugg led ▁back ▁to ▁Is ère . ▁Two ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁party ▁were ▁caught ▁and ▁the ▁ra bbi ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁were ▁forced ▁into ▁hiding .