Geneva, an English-language young readers' book with a cosmopolitan and pacifistic theme published in October 1939, just before the outbreak of World War II. Through the Friendship House, Plant developed first contacts with native New Yorkers, and he also sought employment by networking within New York's burgeoning community of German emigres, some of whom communicated in the pages of the left-wing German Jewish weekly Aufbau. During 1941–42 he was employed by the recently arrived emigre Klaus Mann as an editorial assistant for the antifascist journal Decision, and he also worked for the recently arrived emigre Siegfried Kracauer.
Geneva, a young readers' book in English with cosmopolitan and pacifistic themes published in October 1939, just before World War II. Through Friendship House, Plant made initial contacts with native New Yorkers and sought employment by networking among the German emigre community in New York, some of whom communicated in Aufbau's pages. During 1941–42, he worked as an editorial assistant for antifascist journal Decision under Klaus Mann and also contributed to Siegfried Kracauer's publications.