Her family lived for some time in Vilnius, but at the age of nine she fled Russian-occupied Lithuania with her mother in 1941 when her father was deported to Siberia and settled in Berlin where she has lived ever since.
Her family lived for some time in Vilnius. She fled Russian-occupied Lithuania with her mother in 1941. This was at the age of nine. Her father was deported to Siberia. Her father was settled in Berlin. She has lived ever since.