In the thirties, the young communist league of america had thousands of members. The wycel branch in new york was a world unto itself, filled with ideas and passion. Americans were looking for answers, and many found them in the soviet union. For the first time, as i stepped on soviets soil, i felt myself a full human being, a full human being.
Helen Slote Levitt was on her way to the good life in 1950s Hollywood. Then one day, her name appeared on a list. The story of an ordinary woman whose world was upended by extraordinary times.
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