THE. JOURNEY A MEMOIR

In this time of great tension between the harsh Communist East and theWestern World 1961the coldest time of the Cold War a young Jewishwoman emigrates from Communist Romania to free Paris the culturecapital of Europe .She has been threatened and persecuted in Romaniaand she is happy to fly to Paris the city of her dreams. But her sense ofdanger and insecurity follows her to the West and places her in a precarioussituation: she has been stripped of her citizenship she is stateless she hasno passport no money and is not permitted to work. She is in danger ofdeportation. In addition this is the time when the building of the BerlinWall begins. Informed people speak about mobilization of the ArmedForces and a possible World War III.In spite of this the heroine's passionate love for Paris for its beauty andfreedom makes this trip deeply meaningful.