In 1932, Zeisel moved to Russia and, in 1935, became the Artistic Director of the Russian China and Glass Trust. Shockingly, in 1936, she was falsely accused of an assassination plot against Stalin and imprisoned for 16 months. After her release in 1937, Zeisel moved to Vienna, where she joined her soon-to-be husband, Hans Zeisel (1906-1992). However, the couple quickly relocated to the US in 1938 after Hitler marched into Austria. Arriving in New York City with just $64, Zeisel sought work and soon earned a position at the Pratt Institute teaching industrial ceramics.
