Mont d'Arbois is a mountain of

Haute-Savoie Haute-Savoie () is a Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region of Southeastern France, bordering both Switzerland and Italy. Its Prefectures in France, prefecture is Annecy. To the north is Lake Gene ...

, France. It lies in the Beaufortain Massif range, at an altitude of 1833 metres above sea level.

History

The Mont d'Arbois is home to the

Domaine du Mont d'Arbois An estate is a large parcel of land under single ownership, which generates income for its owner. British context In the United Kingdom, historically an estate comprises the houses, outbuildings, supporting farmland, tenanted buildings, and ...

, developed by

Noémie de Rothschild Noémie de Rothschild (née Halphen; June 29, 1888 – March 15, 1968) was a French philanthropist and property developer. Early life Noémie de Rothschild was born as Noémie Halphen on 29 June 1888 in Paris, France to Jules Halphen and Marie He ...

in 1921. During

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, French journalist

Émile Servan-Schreiber Émile Servan-Schreiber (; 10 December 188829 December 1967) was a French journalist. He was the co-founder of '' Les Échos''. He was the author of several books. Early life Émile Servan-Schreiber was born as Émile Schreiber on December 20, 18 ...

hid here in his "Chalet Nanouk" with his Jewish family, including his Yiddish-speaking mother.

References

Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Haute-Savoie {{HauteSavoie-geo-stub