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Diane
Tuckman and Cecile Spiegel fled religious persecution with WWII conflicts at
their heels. Hiding in plain sight, Cecile eluded the Nazis in France. Diane came
of age in France, far from her childhood home in Egypt. Their odysseys
intersect in America in this dual memoir of immigration, faith, and resilience.
List of contents
Introduction
1. Beginnings / Diane
2. Beginnings / Cecile
3. Winds of Change / Diane
4. Winds of Change / Cecile
5. On the Run, with Children / Cecile
6. New Realities / Diane
7. Coming to America / Cecile
8. Never Forget / Cecile
9. American Odyssey / Diane and Cecil
10. Reflections on Immigration
11. Lekh-L¿kha / Diane
12. Anatomy of a Friendship / Cecile and Diane
13. Second Acts
Epilogue / Diane
Postscript and Acknowledgments
Timeline
About the author
Cecile Spiegel (1915-2010) was born in Nuremberg, Germany, the only child of loving parents. She escaped to France amid rising Nazi persecution. She survived WWII hidden in the countryside with aid from French Resistance members. Cecile worked for American forces in post-war France before immigrating to America, where she became a French teacher.
Diane Tuckman was born in 1935 in Heliopolis, Egypt. At the start of the Arab-Israel war in 1948, her family fled mounting oppression. They settled in France, where Diane translated for American forces before moving to the United States. A noted silk painter, she is a founder of Silk Painters International (SPIN).
Summary
DianeTuckman and Cecile Spiegel fled religious persecution with WWII conflicts attheir heels. Hiding in plain sight, Cecile eluded the Nazis in France. Diane cameof age in France, far from her childhood home in Egypt. Their odysseysintersect in America in this dual memoir of immigration, faith, and resilience.
