In Belgium, Dr. Hitschmanova worked as a journalist, but when the Germans invaded that country she escaped to France, eventually ending up in Marseilles, where she was able to obtain employment with an immigration service that assisted refugees.
I Belgien arbejdede Lotta Hitschmanova som journalist, men da tyskerne invaderede landet, flygtede hun til Frankrig, hvor hun endte i Marseilles, hvor hun fik arbejde med at hjælpe flygtninge til at immigrere.