 Born Stefanie Izak, she came from a family of higher social class than Hitler's. She is thought to have been one or two years older than him. Stefanie had returned to Linz after professional training in Munich and Geneva. Kubizek describes her as "a distinguished-looking girl, tall and slim. She had thick fair hair, which she mostly wore swept back in a bun. Her eyes were very beautiful". Kubizek's book was heavily edited during the Nazi period, especially the parts concerning the details of Hitler's passion for Rabatsch, but was republished in many editions after the war.
