Creator Bio
Lisa Fittko
1909–2005
Lisa Fittko was born in Uzgohrod, now part of Ukraine. She grew up in Vienna and was exiled to France during the Nazi years. Her writing describes life under the Vichy regime, a time in which she escorted Jews across the border to Spain, including philosopher Walter Benjamin. Fittko ultimately moved to Cuba and Chicago.
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Solidarity and Treason: Resistance and Exile, 1933-1940
As I was crossing Alexanderplatz on the first of April, I noticed a crowd of people gathering near the U-Bahn station at the other end of the square. The loudspeakers blared across the open space,…