Refugee

About the Book

About the Author

Born in Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia of German descent, Ilse Wanger relocated to eastern Germany (now Poland) to live with her sister following their mother’s death. At age fourteen, she attended a girl’s school (previously a monastery) studying to become a teacher. After a year and a half, she fled to western Germany as World War II was coming to an end. She worked at an American air base near Munich where she met her future husband, an American soldier. She is a very proud mother, grandmother and great- grandmother. She has traveled extensively including the Kremlin, China, Africa, Turkey, the Middle East and numerous European countries. She has been a citizen of the United States. for fifty years. To quote her: “It has been most interesting!”