enough that he could no longer afford to complete the maysonet he'd plan to build for his family. on the 7th and 8th floors. he felt like a failure. as a business man and a father. he's the father 10 children, but didn't really take care of that because he was le prestone. so my mom, it was my mom who raised us, sit down. he was a father, but more of a business man than a family man. for me, the, during the great depression, when it's hotel attracted few guests people, li, jeremy worked on the many small detailed inventions and special feature, which would eventually save liberty stole for instance, liberty stone was the 1st hotel in paris to have combined heating and air conditioning unit, but equally jammy,

his most famous invention was the magnifying nearer he could exhaust. there are many examples that show he was a visionary. she take those little magnifying mirrors in the bathrooms, which are now standard fixtures in every hotel around the world. now they're completely normal, but they were invented by people. each of them though, no one knows that if he patented them, he'd have become a billionaire. unfortunately, he didn't do that at the time, but that gives you an idea of the kind of hotel here. he was full of ideas creative to see pretty jamaica. he did a korea and it was also a poly jam, is idea to create an air raid shelter here to create a place where people could take refuge yet once again, a refuge within a refuge, just in case something really dramatic happened in paris. the lean years dragged on, still people lead had a wealth of contact. bankers, restaurant tours and politicians who helped keep afloat at

a time when many hotels were going under me. ironically, it was only when german troops in and sees paris in 1940, that the tide turned for equally chummy and liberally. so as the germans began to take control of the city and requisition, so tell people it had to quickly come up with a plan to save as a stablish meant to keep the nazis requisitions small, medium large hotels, according to the here are key of the troops who were to be large there, whether they were officers or soldiers. lucky, no cinemas were reserved for them. and for dells too. and all the signage was in germany. it on me

and roughly the same spot where the hotel bar now sand. people lead jam a build his famous air raid, shelter it with his 8th and the whole no other hotel could offer its guests such a sense of security. me as germany had not yet declared war on the united states. people, the jam, a took a big gamble, proposed interference, or destroy, think he realized very quickly that history was feeling the fate of paris and with it that of his business. and of course, he had this famous air raid shelter. so he went to see the american ambassador in paris. he believed asked him to tell all his compatriots, or at least with his diplomats in paris that they should come and stay here. so that this place would remain almost neutral as far as that was possible at the time . well, if you stick, it shows you prevail, it won't be any book. so american diplomats settled in at liberty stone.

although the embassy had previously dealt with the korean, the americans were swayed by the air raid shelter, as well as the fact that people eat, let the embassy staff have the rooms for free. that proved to be another clever move on his part. after american ambassador william berlin and his entourage moved in liberty, stone was not only protected from being seized by the germans. it was also fully booked for the 1st time in years. mm. the hotel was the site of secret political meetings, as well as a place where ordinary visitors from around the world could still find accommodation in war time cause my father had this agreement with the american ambassador. it was considered to be a us hotel. as a result, it was never close, and i may say it was opened to parisian, where everybody told me, in spite of all the restrictions,

the police stole was flourishing again. the only hotel in the city to do so many jewish citizens were already fleeing from the nazis. for some of them liberally stole became a place of refuge. together with her aid organization and morgan, the daughter, a famous american banker, j. p. morgan arranged the lodgings at the hotel for numerous jews from 1940 to 41. they were later evacuated to the us. me but equally john may also secretly stowed away another jewish citizen. his name was leo. lemme the jew, he hid was his architect, monsieur mon, created the new restaurant that still exists today. mon, mom lived in room one o 6 for the entire duration of the wall. you know, you sent his family,

his children to switzerland. said he was the only one in his family who stayed in paris could won't be here. my father picked him up and paid him. it is a full time employee. apprentice me the the elevators wrought iron grill is the work of leo left. mom, as are many other features still in existence at the store. today. i for a full 4 years left more lived in hiding here. and during this time he renovated a large part of the hotel and he was an extraordinary man. even today you can't walk through this hotel without mentioning him about it. though mall himself had to keep his wanderings here to a minimum. i

started many, a good dog. the funny thing is that he kept on working for the bristol just at night. so he walked through the hallways at night. he designed the rod iron grille on the elevator. during this time i left at the end of the more he left the hotel as a free man ah less moll renovated 50 rooms during his years at liberty stall sit alone i'm only chicken. apparently he was a man who could walk into an existing room and in the blink of an eye. you just what could be done to make it even more pleasant? said was keep

a pocket stroke of present graham ah right under the noses of the german occupiers and other guests he bravely and secretly supervised the renovation from his hotel room book back little sash back then no one was to know he was there because little indiscretions are quickly committed, people are only human after roll. but monsieur may even made his room number disappear entirely, threads that in people's minds this room didn't even exist. room one or 6, you know, there's room one or 5, but 16 doesn't exist. so it's like we need to, but it's not known what happened to lay or left mom after the war, and he believed jimmy never breathed a word about this incredible story. pasco, poor guy. and i think that for him to have taken the risk because it was a risk for which misuse you could have paid

a heavy price. they must have been more than casual acquaintances. cut them over time, they became quite close. fresh yet he got back to judy cases like this of french people who saved the french josie. this micro history by the new coil. 22. but i think these little stories, cuz history and managers, we don't need to have a new mentee muslim, and i think we also have a need to show that such cases a solidarity exists. if you know amanda city this hotel type demand, it's loaded up am. yeah, this will be unknown. the when the united states into the war in december 1941, the situation changed yet again for equally jammy and his hotel to the police stole which had previously been neutral territory. now catered to the

german embassies gas. so after the war, he was accused of collaborating with the nazis as he was under the command of the chief of protocol, of the german embassy in paris fits bordeaux to sift on till 11 for a time he had to work together with his chief of protocol from the german embassy in paris, who was visibly very hot, you have been in contact with a police chum age. unfortunately, observe is didn't catch on to that right away, which you can understand at such an overwhelming time. shortly book at the i can only imagine that this kind of interaction in a hotel that was supposedly a hotel for diplomats neutral, protected, quiet would raise lots and lots of questions. so you see the book, a book real quick. if it afterwards, it turned out the person in question was a double agent. i believe himself that he, no bordeaux with

a german who spied for the french people, the jam may kept his silence. even though he could have cleared his name, his discretion applied to everyone. human dubois, who semen the bills while in the hotel during the war, he is associated with personalities like coco chanel, lived there for 30 years. it's similar with other hotels with lim, always, salvador dali, new please. to my knowledge the bristol never used art is intellectuals or painters needed to draw attention to itself. nothing ever says, neither talk of collaboration, nor will you quit stories about hidden people. when i see you trust to maybe because it's such a discreet place. what city are you today? ah, and those who are very discreet,

leave no traces behind. mm. ah, excuse me. as the end of the 2nd world war, drew closer origins longed for peace. ah . and on august 25th, 1944. their wish was granted with the liberation of paris. by

this time, people need jeremy had skilfully guided his hotel through 20 to moultrie, with years of history in the making. and in the final hours of the german occupation, he even helps to alter the course of history. it learns order to completely destroy paris was not executed in the end and liberally stole played a part in this. in exchange for sparing the city $150.00 german officers wives were hidden from the french resistance at the police door for a night and smuggled out of paris unharmed. ah the man responsible for cutting the deal with swedish consul general. how will nordland, who knew eagerly chummy and liberally stole very well ah,

today the hotels roman this story is hardly known. liberty stole has never boasted about this part of its history. its focus remains on being the ideal luxury hotel but no, lemme the jewish architect who found refuge here, left his mark on the stones restaurant in 1940 the hotel coal store was located here. the room with badly damaged mon covered the walls of the oval shaped room with light colored wood. he swapped the art deco furnishings for fine 18th century style furniture, giving the room a sense of elegance warmed intimacy. and distinction. chef threshold has made about his toes, epicure restaurants into a colon. every temple which holds 3 michelin stars. and like i do in the

home, that was all every day. table reservations are discussed. the restaurant is always fully booked up with the who's coming. are they v i p, which is only thought that we didn't waste that try out the new dishes on the menu . they must know exactly what they're serving and how it tastes a lot . the wine selection must also be perfect. the some l. e. a coordinates it with the chef and the restaurant manager. people lead jammy was the only hotel owner in paris who remained lord of his castle throughout the war. in the post war period, the hotels exceptionally good condition which owed much to leo le led the french foreign ministry to officially designate liberty stone as

a place to stay. when ambassadors and a credit of diplomats visited the french capital. mm. harris was once again a major player on the international political stage and visiting world leader is also needed. hotel rooms the west german chancellor call nevada and our often stayed at liberty stall. and it was here that he and french president charles the goal hammered out the final details of the treaty. the friendship treaty between france and the west, germany ah, what could eventually striking from the stock chancellor? i don't know. i had an apartment here that come from the time he started coming to paris regularly, you know, he didn't always physically occupy and the officer that it was standard practice for all german chancellor to have an apartment in paris. they didn't have to register or ask the investor to prepare for their arrival. it was like they were at

home newspaper. he'd have a new computer issues. ah, in his day, jam aim at many great statesmen, including then us president harry truman liberally. stone was now a true luxury class hotel. even today politicians, including german chancellor angle america. appreciate it's relative seclusion. we're still let you talk when i think le bristol has always been a meeting place for the powerful due to its proximity to the let's say pallet to interior ministry peak. so the political world is always in here. the business world as well. multi school because business locations in places of power, la, appraised you had a lot of galleries have to get up shop nearby. don't is on vehicle ah

one morning and may 1900. 64 people each. a unexcited li, collapsed on the sidewalk. 2 days later, after suffering a heart attack and a stroke, he died from then on his eldest son, pierre ran the family business. the young rebel became p at the hotel manager and husband. aah for liberty stole. he flew around the world like his father before him. pierre, i'm a met with v. like then, future french president, jacques. she would luxury hotel be without a truly romantic love story with me after p. f. divorce from his 1st wife, heidi entered his life. the young german woman was looking for

a job at the stolen paris of all places. i am at 19 and i wasn't even his age. you only were 21 back then and came to paris and they could not police. it was the 22 hour train trip to travel from berlin, harris and long enough to fly to america 3 times today. oh, michigan. when he finally received me, it took to half an hour and i was hired. and instead of this, so when quite father's john, you know, you can't do that here. what do you want to do that? i don't kid tell me what you want me to do. and that was it. you have room know, and then you get one dinner, etc. and i was out the door was oh,

back then i'm a was twice heidi's age. but that proved no obstacle. city it was level like already meet the couple married in 1966. ah, 3 years later their daughter was born. ah, the family enjoyed living in the hotel. they received the guests and represented and carried on john a legacy that was petulant, was without passion. essentially the nicest thing in the world. the piano and heidi continued to run the hotel through the 1900 sixties and seventies back then strict codes of conduct were still in place at luxury hotels. it was 19 and we

actually wanted more of the client clientele but not like the him today. stevie hurt them a little old fashion, for example, man couldn't restaurant. i doubt we're in your time today that so think about later, we still got its own hair salon. and last but not least, something equally. jeremy had always rejected out of hand. an in house bar, which i can't tell my father with his diplomatic day on count did not want a bomb in the breast or we could do. he was afraid that street walkers would come into the hotel again for route. we started, i opened the bar here me and 1975. josephine baker celebrated her 50th stage anniversary in paris. 250

invited guests came to liberally stole to join in the revelry with the legendary american born performer who found fame in france. only 2 chemo calls poppy baker also celebrated the last evening of her life. here it was the last big soiree presided over by the family for joseph and wicker. we held the last dinner for joseph, who died the next day at the funeral was hounded la madeleine user mcglenn. oh, no vocal. well we had lots and lots of artists since she was factories to seal. so i came down the stairs and ask it,

i know good doing that. i'll do 3. lots of you. so she liberally stole now boasts one of the largest hotel, wine sellers in france, almost 100000 bottles are stored here. 85 percent of them are french wine some 15 years ago, liberally stole began producing its own house wine and has a mass quite a collection. o'malley, a bell now never always finds just the right vintage to go with every meal served at the epicure restaurant. the, even the bully jam a wasn't averse to a glass or 2 and i mean, we started them, of course let based on had a wine santa bag. then though it didn't have as many bottles shown,

we've been lucky enough to acquire a large number of bottles. and through the great efforts of the shaft tea, the restaurant was awarded with the 1st to then 3 mission einstein. we've really expanded our wine cellar because the demand is like trying to come to eat lunch or dinner at a 3 star restaurant in our commerce. when it comes to wine in front of me, so we must respond to that demand and dance. what we've done is almost a century has passed since liberty sto 1st opened its doors in 1978. the shamay family sold the hotel. in addition to pierre, the managing director lead had 9 other children who stood to inherit their share. awe. today liberally stole is a 5 star palace hotel. the highest hotel classification that exists in france. its managed to retain its original character, discreet and unobtrusive,

and laid back while moving with the time easily readings, half a phone pretty well, which as you can see now i'm the 1st female head concierge in palace. hotel would be bad at the start. this was mainly a man's profession while widely used to work the way up through the course. malaise will bellboys smell and back then they had to carry heavy load. if it's not the small ultra light city we have today more lead, they were essentially all man, you get a bill which you and then they had to park nice cars with which was also mailed a man the good. but today, there are schools which let young people young women trained to become unable to enter this profession. sonia, pop his duties as concierge differ considerably from those of her predecessors routine. instead to test, maybe there was the telephone in the beginning,

it may be not. so like when the fax machines intel it, if recall to communication was very different back then you more credits were back in the mail and when you wanted to make a reservation at the restaurant, you had to know the phone number by heart. have the right contact may do to a loop, and i think told that when i left an establishment, concierge told that address book on this folder positions with all the contacts that nipple and also experience the sales are now with the news. social networks and the internet, our clients can get the information they want you to have to take off on a key. so a profession has changed entirely, as the clients are already new to your it is it already know what they want to do? is since they arrived at the hotel and with telescope, the fair liberty stole is open to wall, yet retains an air of mystery. woody allen shot his film midnight in paris here,

and a listers, like leonardo dicaprio, a regular guest who can come and go virtually unnoticed. ah, when i do need that we've added a touch of glamour to la bristol in recent years before thing here for a more masculine get diplomat businessmen, high finance 14. and now we have given it a bit of glamour with the cinema lumber remaining very recently. so i suspect it all comes back to that aspect of being safe and of being sheltered from everything. even if you do something terrible. even if you leave here thinking you should never have done it. what happens here stays here. the word will never get out. if spanish and this aspect of silence, which we call discretion, is something that has always characterized us. if and what's good,

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