After his arrival in Paris, Desider Stern took french courses at the "Alliance Francaise", a non-profit organization that promotes french culture (though language courses for example) in France and abroad.
He will also take private hours.
After 3 months in France, his french was good enough for him to apply for french permanent residence at the Home office department. After a 30 minutes interview, he succeeded to achieve just that.
Immediately, Mr. Stern established a business... for which he had to enroll a french manager.
Also, an office was rent in an office block.
With a french residence permit, a french manager and an office, all was set to start his business "Grillux" on the 1st of September.
On the very same day, Nazi Germany & Slovakia invade Poland without any declaration of war which marks the beginning of WW2.
The french manager was called in duty.
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After leaving everything behind him in October 1938 in Děčín & Litoměřice (invasion of Sudetenland by Nazi Germany), and in March 1939 (invasion of Bohemia & Moravia by Nazi Germany)... with an already unfold persecution of persons of Jewish belief - burning of Synagogues, Concentration camps, expropriation...
After managing to leave Hungary, and doing the necessary procedures to open a business in Paris...
Mr. Stern seeing his efforts annihilated, decides to move forward...
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