Jean Frydman
Jean Frydman (26 June 1925 – 14 March 2021) was a Jewish member of the French Resistance during World War II and businessman. He received the Légion d'honneur in 2016 for his wartime efforts.
Resistance
During
Man of communication
He was among the first managers of radio station
Businessman
After having been forced to leave the Board of Paravision, audiovisual branch of L'Oréal, he revealed[3] the past life of André Bettencourt during WW2,[4] forcing him to express regrets about "past mistakes".[5]
Politics
Since resisting the Nazis' control over France in his teens, Frydman spent his life following, advocating liberty and peace. That led him to become involved at the highest level of negotiation between Israel and Palestine, as he advised
Personal life
Jean Frydman had six children, ten grandchildren, and was married to his third wife, Daniela Frydman at the time of his death. He was a friend of former French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, former Israeli President Shimon Peres, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, and former IMF Managing Director Dominique Strauss-Kahn.
Frydman died in Savyon, Israel, on 14 March 2021, at the age of 95.[6]
See also
References
- ^ "Mort de Jean Frydman, résistant, homme d'affaires et militant pour la paix en Israël". Le Monde.fr (in French). 2021-03-14. Retrieved 2021-03-14.
- ^ Jean-Francois Chaigneau, “Le Dernier Wagon”, Paris, France Loisirs, 1982(in French)
- ^ "L'Oréal: l'arme de la mémoire". LExpress.fr (in French). 1995-02-16. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ^ Michael Bar-Zohar, Bitter Scent: The Case of L'Oréal, Nazis, and the Arab Boycott, London, Dutton Books, 1996
- ^ « André Bettencourt », Telegraph, 23 novembre 2007
- ^ Mort de Jean Frydman, résistant, homme d’affaires et militant pour la paix en Israël (in French)
External links
- (in French) ISBN 978-2-02-090818-4, 2008
- (in French) ISSN 0014-2158, 2008-1
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