Background
Born into the Camondo family of Paris, she was the daughter of Moïse de Camondo and Irène Cahen d"Anvers, both of whom were from prominent Jewish banking families.
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In 1918 Béatrice de Camondo married composer Léon Reinach (1893-1944), the son of Théodore Reinach. They had the following children:
Fanny (born 26 July 1920 in Paris - died in 1944)
Bertrand (born 1 July 1923 in Paris - died in 1944)
On her father"s death in 1935, Béatrice inherited a large fortune. Her father bequeathed his Paris home, including its contents and a major collection of art, to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs to be used to create the Musée Nissim de Camondo in his son"s honor.
She disregarded his advice.
From there, they were deported to Auschwitz concentration camp where they were all killed.
