Her father Samuel married quickly after the death of his first wife and by the end of 1938 he was married to Eva Sieradska. World War II started less than a year after this second marriage and it marked the beginning of extremely difficult times for the family.
Ang kanyang ama Samuel kasal mabilis na matapos ang kamatayan ng kanyang unang asawa at sa pagtatapos ng 1938 siya ay kasal sa Eva Sieradska. World War II na nagsimula ng mas mababa sa isang taon matapos ang ikalawang kasal at ito na minarkahan ang simula ng lubhang mahirap beses para sa pamilya.