A Family's Exodus from Cairo to the New World
Lucette Lagnadoan , The Wall Street Journal reporter in her memoirs, takes us to wartime Cairo,in the late 1950's when her family, as they were Jewish, were forced to leave the country . A touching depiction of their exile, life as stateless refugees in Paris in the early 60's,and her father Leon Lagnado's struggles, who once was a prosperous businessman in Cairo .They moved from Cairo to Alexandria, to Paris, finally to the United States. Being refugees in Paris was a shock to Leon, who after a lifetime investing in the stock market suddenly found himself “destitute, dependent on charity for himself and his family to survive.”
By Lucette Lagnad
http://www.abc.net.au,
Newyork times
Lucette Lagnadoan , The Wall Street Journal reporter in her memoirs, takes us to wartime Cairo,in the late 1950's when her family, as they were Jewish, were forced to leave the country . A touching depiction of their exile, life as stateless refugees in Paris in the early 60's,and her father Leon Lagnado's struggles, who once was a prosperous businessman in Cairo .They moved from Cairo to Alexandria, to Paris, finally to the United States. Being refugees in Paris was a shock to Leon, who after a lifetime investing in the stock market suddenly found himself “destitute, dependent on charity for himself and his family to survive.”
THE MAN IN THE WHITE SHARKSKIN SUIT
My Family Exodus From Old Cairo to the New World
By Lucette Lagnadhttp://www.abc.net.au,
Newyork times
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