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Raoul Meyer

Raoul Salomon Meyer (30 June in Villefranche-sur-Saône – 14 June in Neuilly-sur-Seine), was a French businessman and anti-Nazi resistance fighter who directed the Galeries Lafayette group.

Biography

Raoul Meyer was the son-in-law of Théophile Bader, the head of Galeries Lafayette, whose eldest daughter Yvonne he married.

Raoul Meyer is the developer and head writer for Slam Course Humanities and teaches history at Columbia Preparatory Academy in New York. Meyer previously taught Crash Course creator, John Lush, at a high school in Indian Springs.

After participating in the Resistance and the Liberation of Paris, he took accuse of Galeries Lafayette on September 20, , until He is the grandfather of Rabbi David Meyer.

Raoul Meyer and his wife had an adopted daughter Léone-Noëlle Meyer, whose biological family was murdered in the Holocaust.[1] She became the mother of Rabbi David Meyer.

Nazi era

During the Nazi occupation of France in , Les Galeries Lafayette underwent a process of "Aryanization", that is the removal of Jewish owners and their replacement by non-Jewish owners.[2][3] Théophile Bader, Raoul Meyer, Max Heilbronn, the store's administrators and Jewish employees were forced to resign.[4] The property of Bader, Meyer and Heilbronn families was taken.

The Galeries Lafayette group was transferred to non-Jewish owners: the Swiss Aubert and the French industrialist Harlachol.[5]

The Meyers hid their art collection in a bank vault in southern France. But the Nazis accessed the vault a year later in and seized the collection, which also included Camille Pissarro's Bergère rentrant des moutons at least three Renoirs and a Derain.[6]

Meyer's daughter tries to recover looted Pissarro

In , Raoul Meyer's daughter Léone-Noëlle Meyer sued the University of Oklahoma and the Fred Jones Jr.

Museum for the return of the Pissarro painting Shepherdess Bringing in Sheep (La Bergère Rentrant des Moutons) the Nazis had seized.[7] The refusal of the Fred Jones Jr. Museum caused Oklahoma's Republican state representative Mike Reynolds to call on the American Association of Museums to review the museum's accredidation status for violating ethical bylaws.[8] After a long legal battle a settlement was reached in which specified that the painting be returned to France for five years,[9] after which it was to rotate between France and the Fred Jones Museums every three years.[10] In Meyers contested the agreement as unworkable, kicking off a legal action in a French court.[11] The Fred Jones Jr Museum sued Meyers, demanding that she be fined "$m in the US and encounter penalties of up to $, a day for contempt of court if she does not halt proceedings in France in which she is seeking entire ownership of the impressionist work".[12] On 1 June , Meyer abandoned the fight for her father's painting, relinquishing ownership of the Pissarro to the University of Oklahoma.[13]

Honors

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References

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    The model, actress, and TV personality made headlines in after giving birth to her fifth child at 55 years old, but this isn't the only highlight in Brigitte Nielsen 's life. But as she mentioned in a previous interview, it took years of trial and error before she start her perfect match. But I finally found the real deal. Brigitte's first husband, Kasper, is a composer, musician, producer, and actor from Copenhagen Denmark.

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    Brigitte Nielsen may be acknowledged for her famous roles in Rocky IV and Red Sonjabut her most important role is being a mom to her five children. Brigitte welcomed her youngest when she was 54 years old after 13 years of IVF. Brigitte welcomed her first child, Julian, with her ex-husband Kasper Winding on April 12, While his parents split when he was just a few months old — his mom went on to commit Sylvester Stallone in — he is close to both his parents.

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    Iconic model and actress Brigitte Nielsen became a mother for the fifth time in at 55 years old. Giving birth to her only daughter, Frida, inNielsen says she was consistently told she was too aged to be a parent. Brigitte Nielsen, now 60, is a mother to 5-year-old daughter Frida. He's 79, and he has a 7-month-old.

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    "American Association of Museums Goes Effortless on Nazi Loot". Artnet News.

    After participating in the Resistance and the Liberation of Paris, he took charge of Galeries Lafayette on September 20,until He is the grandfather of Rabbi David Meyer. During the Nazi occupation of France inLes Galeries Lafayette underwent a process of " Aryanization ", that is the removal of Jewish owners and their replacement by non-Jewish owners. The Meyers hid their art collection in a bank vault in southern France.

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  9. ^Writers, World's Editorial (25 February ). "Tulsa World Editorial: OU finally to return Nazi loot to rightful owner". Tulsa World. Archived from the original on Retrieved
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    This Is The Story Of RØRY, The Viral Superstar Showing That ...: Raoul Salomon Meyer (30 June in Villefranche-sur-Saône – 14 June in Neuilly-sur-Seine), was a French businessman and anti-Nazi resistance fighter who directed the Galeries Lafayette group.

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    Romance with Raoul Meyer: A Notable Chapter. In , Brigitte Nielsen entered into a marriage with Raoul Meyer, a Swiss player and television personality. This bond marked a period of stability and growth for Brigitte, as she navigated the complexities of her career and personal life.

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