As a ten-year-old child, Leon Rubinstein fled Germany with his
parents in 1933 to Luxembourg and then Belgium, which they fled
again on the morning of the Nazi invasion. They dwelt quietly as
refugees in the south of France until the Vichy government began
its roundup of foreign Jews for deportation. After his father's
arrest, Leon endeavors to save himself and his mother with a daring
journey to the border towns of southeastern France. Among their
encounters, they hitch a ride with German SS officers, while
disguising their identities. Their arduous journey leads them to
Switzerland, where the memoir provides a rare look at the lives of
Jewish refugees in the Swiss work camps. Throughout this deeply
felt story is Rubinstein's awareness of his transformation from
adolescence to young manhood amid the catastrophic losses and
dislocations of the war years in Europe. His personal story
resonates with anyone who remembers discovering love, as well as
the necessity of choices and sacrifices.
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