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The synagogue of Liberal Jewish Union in Copernic Street was not counted as one of the prayer-places left in activity in Paris during the Occupation. The president, André Baur, also president of the UGIF-Nord, was allowed by the Germans to house in the synagogue two departments of UGIF: department 20, “placing”, and centre 58, “club for intellectuals”. Created during the spring 1942, the first had the difficult assignment to direct job seekers, while the banning from job unceasingly grew. They were many to wish to have a job in the departments of UGIF itself, specifically as social workers. A laborious job which led to be confronted to destitution, health problems, in fact to all the disastrous hardships caused by the anti-Jewish social measures decided by Vichy and the occupant. A dangerous job also, in spite of being the envied owner of a “legitimation card”. As concerns the “club for intellectuals”, it offered a library (starting from March 1942), conferences; in short it was an invaluable cultural opportunity, when the exceptional laws cut off the Jews from everyday life. At last, in autumn 1945, LIU could resume its worship activities.