i ▁Be a une - la - R ol ande ▁intern ment ▁camp . ▁After ▁some ▁time ▁he ▁succeeded ▁in ▁fle eing ▁to ▁C ah ors ▁in ▁south - western ▁France , ▁where ▁could ▁also ▁meet ▁his ▁family ▁again . ▁While ▁the ▁parents ▁– ▁separated ▁from ▁each ▁other ▁– ▁had ▁to ▁hide ▁at ▁changing ▁places , ▁the ▁children ▁found ▁more ▁stable ▁shelter . ▁K and el ▁could ▁stay ▁as ▁a ▁pup il ▁in ▁the ▁convent ▁Sainte - Je anne ▁d ' Ar c ▁of ▁C ah ors ▁until ▁spring ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁when ▁she ▁had ▁to ▁fle e ▁even ▁from ▁there ▁and ▁then ▁lived ▁with ▁a ▁family ▁near ▁Toul ouse . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁her ▁family ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁the ▁US . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁USA ▁since ▁ 1 9 4 9 ▁ ▁K and el ▁attended ▁the ▁Ly c ée ▁Fran çais ▁de ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁she ▁received ▁the ▁Bac cal aur é at ▁after ▁one ▁year . ▁Al ready ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁she ▁was ▁accepted ▁by ▁Bry n ▁M aw r ▁College ▁near ▁Philadelphia , ▁where ▁she ▁graduated ▁within ▁two ▁years ▁for ▁financial ▁reasons . ▁She ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁Ph D ▁student ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁Her ▁t utor ▁was ▁Robert ▁K . ▁M erton , ▁and ▁she ▁wrote ▁a ▁th esis ▁in ▁medical ▁soci ology ▁about ▁how ▁medical ▁students ▁decide ▁on ▁their ▁professional ▁special ization . ▁ ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁she ▁met ▁ne