Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A cikin 1941, Wattenberg ta shiga cikin Œuvre de secours aux enfants (OSE), wanda ta yi takardun karya ga Yahudawa don tserewa zuwa kudancin Faransa. An kama mahaifiyarta a lokacin
Vel' d'Hiv Roundup a shekarar 1942, kuma Wattenberg ya sami damar sakin ta ta hanyar tabbatar da cewa tana aiki a masana'antar samar da tufafi ga membobin sojojin Jamus.