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James McAuley

James McAuley is a Global Opinions contributing columnist for The Washington Post, where he previously served as Paris correspondent. He holds a Ph.D. in French history from the University of Oxford, and is the author of The House of Fragile Things: Jewish Art Collectors and the Fall of France (Yale University Press, 2021).

  • The Living Room, Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris
    The Living Room, Musée Nissim de Camondo, Paris
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    The House of Fragile Things

    How France betrayed the very Jews who placed their faith and fortunes in its ideals and culture

    byJames McAuley
  • Mary 'Billie' Marcus, Gabrielle Chanel, and Stanley Marcus at the Marcus Western Party at the Black Mark Farm, Flower Mound, Texas, on Sept. 7, 1957.
    Mary 'Billie' Marcus, Gabrielle Chanel, and Stanley Marcus at the Marcus Western Party at the Black Mark Farm, Flower Mound, Texas, on Sept. 7, 1957.
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    When Stanley Marcus Invited Nazi Collaborator Coco Chanel to Dallas

    In the late 1950s, the Jewish department store mogul salvaged Chanel’s reputation—and burnished his own

    byJames McAuley
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