Erika was born in Budapest, Hungary. In 1944, Erika's mother managed to secure false papers for her family, and they lived under Christian identities in Budapest for the rest of the war. Erika left Hungary in 1956, and she developed a career in theater, writing and photography. She has written and had produced several plays, published over 25 books including novels, travel and photography books, many magazine articles and is in the finishing stages of publishing a historical autobiography describing her experiences during the 1940s and 1950s in Hungary during WWII and living under Soviet Communism.

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