Theater: Farewell, Mr. Haffmann

9, rue de l'Hôtel de Ville, Théâtre Millandy

Paris, May 1942. The wearing of the yellow star for Jews is decreed. On the brink of bankruptcy, Joseph Haffmann, a Jewish jeweler, proposes to his employee Pierre Vigneau to take charge of his shop: “I would like you to live here with your wife during the coming months while waiting for the situation to return to normal… Haffmann & Son Jewelry would become Vigneau Jewelry.” Knowing that Pierre must also risk clandestinely sheltering his “former” boss within the shop walls, he ends up accepting Joseph’s offer on the condition that the...