▁unable ▁to ▁find ▁teaching ▁work ▁in ▁ ▁Chan cell or ▁Sch us chn igg ' s ▁Austria , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁she ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁Paris . ▁▁ ▁Her ▁intention ▁was ▁to ▁continue ▁on ▁to ▁Spain ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁take ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁Spanish ▁Civil ▁War ▁against ▁Franco , ▁but ▁that ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁plan ▁never ▁came ▁to ▁f ru ition . ▁▁ ▁Instead ▁she ▁stayed ▁in ▁France ▁where , ▁at ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁an ▁Aust rian ▁ex ile ▁called ▁Paul ▁K ess ler , ▁she ▁joined ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Party ▁and ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁party ' s ▁" liter ature ▁distribution " ▁department . ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁also ▁in ▁Paris ▁that ▁she ▁met ▁and ▁soon ▁afterwards ▁te amed ▁up ▁with ▁O sk ar ▁G ross mann . ▁ ▁They ▁remained ▁together ▁till ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁though ▁they ▁never ▁formally ▁married . ▁▁ ▁Back ▁home ▁Austria ▁had ▁been ▁integrated ▁into ▁a ▁newly ▁en larg ed ▁Germany ▁following ▁the ▁an nex ation ▁of ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁ ▁Sel ma ' s ▁younger ▁sister s ▁had ▁both ▁left ▁Vienna ▁by ▁this ▁time , ▁but ▁ ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁still ▁living ▁with ▁his ▁new ▁wife ▁at ▁the ▁a partment ▁in ▁G au ß platz ▁where ▁the ▁family ▁had ▁grown ▁up . ▁▁ ▁( Ch a im ▁Stein met z ▁had ▁married ▁Eugen ie ▁P isk aty ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 .) ▁▁ ▁During ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁they ▁were ▁thrown ▁out