While studying in Catholic school, whe learned that many others were also hiding their Jewish faith under the guise of Catholicism. She went to 11 different schools up until the university. She left the Parisien region in 1940 and went to Normandy. After that, she left on an exodus and ended up in Bordeaux. Others write of their experiences trying to escape.
Art reflects a cetain poignant reality also.
I realized today that I have not stopped traveling since I was born, in the trains, the cars, on mountain paths, and then going from one place to another in Nice, to Saint-Martin, to Festiona then Nice again, Orlean, and Paris until the war is finished. The exodus, or diaspora effect, was a widespread actuality for many French citizens, regardless of their religion. The threat of being captured never escaped the wanderers who constantly feared ending up at concentration camps. I don't dare speak to anyone. These wanderers, who included French citizens, while seeking freedom were constantly in fear of being captured by German authorities.