The masses of emigrants suffered mentally as well as materially. In various countries Jewish, Christian, and political aid commitees formed. As a result of the strained economic situation, some countries refused to provide asylum seekers with any legal work options. In many cases women had an easier time to find work and earning opportunities and provided for the family. With the outbreak of war, the situation deteriorated for the refugees: By now »enemy aliens,« they were interned such as in Belgium, France, and Great Britain, but also in neutral Switzerland. The vanishing of the former social environment as well as the confrontation with language barriers and a new culture, resulted for countless emigrants in a sense of loss and exclusion. Many remained »traveler between two worlds.« Among the younger people, the majority saw themselves in their host country as citizens of a new homeland.