Our Wartime Life Life was not easy for Dorothy's family. Behind on their rent, they moved in with a woman named Elke and her two children. Dorothy comments on liife with four children in a likely very crowded space. Elke had some interesting visitors, who discussed modern literary and political affairs. There were portents of a revolution in the air.
In the midst of these difficulties, under the influence of these visitors, a Yiddish School was started in the town. Dorothy attended. When the school closed, Dorothy continued her studies under the tutelage of her mother.
Dorothy describes their Polish neighbors and her visits to their house -- and kitchen. She also describes a seriously ill child who shared their house, how the girl was tenderly cared-for by her mother, and her eventual death.
Winter in Wysokie was challenging: staying warm, fueling the stove, finding outdoor shoes.
Dorothy's mother attracted the intelligensia of the village, from which the family learned about the war and political trends -- and sometimes received black market goods.
Dorothy describes the Feinberg family, their close friends during this period.
