Marta Garelik describes her experiences as a young Jewish attorney in Vienna, Austria after the close of the First World War, her immigration to Belfast, Ireland just prior to the takeover of Austria by the Nazi Party, and her struggle to move family members to safety. Other topics include her decision to go into law, an unusual career choice for a woman at the time, discovering that her mentor in Austria was a Nazi supporter, and her immigration to New York City in 1940.