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François Englert was born to a Jewish family in Belgium, on November 6, 1932. His parents moved to Belgium from Poland with his brother in 1924. They worked hard, and even had a textile shop. Things got worse in May of 1940 when the Nazi Germans invaded Belgium. The whole family survived the war, but it was a difficult task. They had to hide their religion, and hide who they were. To increase their chances of survival the family split up. Englert did not know where his parents were hiding. They had to hide with strangers, who showed kindness in a time of need. In Lustin, the owners of a café, Camille and Louise Jourdan took care of him. His family reunited as they fled from Lustin to Annevoie. In Annevoie there was a priest named Warnon. He presented the Englert family to the village as Christians. He even baptized François, so that he could attend the Catholic College, Notre-Dame de Bellevue. The priest also enrolled François’s brother in school. After the war ended, François did his best to continue his education, and his life.