Memoirs of Pinchas Aloni, regarding his escape from Belgium to France and his experiences in Paris and the south of France during the war Escape from Belgium to France at the start of the war; arrival to Paris via the Pas d'Artois village in the Nord region along with other refugees; escape to Toulouse and Nimes; life under Vichy rule: anti-Jewish legislation and detentions; receives help from the local population; escape to the Italian occupied zone; attitude of the Italian authorities toward the Jews; collapse of the Italian regime; escape to Nice, Nimes and Avignon.