 Over the objections of the school director , his grandfather took him out of school after eight years as he thought Rochus needed to learn a trade . After several years , Misch moved to Hoyerswerda and became an apprentice with the firm of <unk> & Model . There he trained as a painter . In 1935 , after working as a journeyman painter , Misch attended the Masters ' School for Fine Arts in Cologne . After six months , he returned to Hoyerswerda to continue his training . Misch met Gerda , his wife @-@ to @-@ be , in July 1938 . They later married on New Year 's Eve , 1942 . They had a daughter , Brigitta Jacob @-@ Engelken who after the war supported Jewish causes . 
