en wald . ▁ ▁Post - war ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁writer ▁ ▁France ▁After ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁ended ▁and ▁Wies el ▁was ▁fre ed , ▁he ▁joined ▁a ▁transport ▁of ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁child ▁surv iv ors ▁of ▁Buch en wald ▁to ▁E cou is , ▁France , ▁where ▁the ▁ Œ uv re ▁de ▁sec ours ▁aux ▁enfants ▁( O SE ) ▁had ▁set ▁up ▁a ▁re h abil itation ▁center . ▁Wies el ▁subsequently ▁joined ▁a ▁smaller ▁group ▁of ▁ 9 0 ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 ▁boys ▁from ▁Orth odox ▁homes ▁who ▁wanted ▁k os her ▁facilities ▁and ▁a ▁higher ▁level ▁of ▁religious ▁observ ance ; ▁they ▁were ▁c ared ▁for ▁in ▁a ▁home ▁in ▁Amb loy ▁under ▁the ▁director ship ▁of ▁Jud ith ▁Hem m ending er . ▁This ▁home ▁was ▁subsequently ▁moved ▁to ▁Ta ver ny ▁and ▁operated ▁until ▁ 1 9 4 7 . ▁ ▁After wards , ▁Wies el ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Paris ▁where ▁he ▁learned ▁French ▁and ▁studied ▁literature , ▁philosophy ▁and ▁psych ology ▁at ▁the ▁Sor bon ne . ▁He ▁heard ▁lect ures ▁by ▁phil os opher ▁Martin ▁B uber ▁and ▁exist ential ist ▁Jean - Paul ▁S art re ▁and ▁he ▁spent ▁his ▁even ings ▁reading ▁works ▁by ▁F y odor ▁D osto ye v sky , ▁Franz ▁K afka , ▁and ▁Thomas ▁Mann . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁time ▁he ▁was ▁ 1 9 , ▁he ▁had ▁begun ▁working ▁as ▁a ▁journalist , ▁writing ▁in ▁French , ▁while ▁also