Who is Benjamin from Waiting for Anya and what is their importance?

Benjamin is a Jewish man who married Madame Horcada's daughter years before the war, when she ran away to Paris. Benjamin becomes a single father when his wife dies in childbirth. Benjamin believes he and his daughter are safe in Paris, but when the Germans invade the city, Benjamin and his daughter flee under fear of being forced into the concentration camps. On the road, Benjamin and his daughter are separated. Benjamin goes to Madame Horcada's farm to wait for his daughter as they arranged before their flight.