▁Dan zig , ▁Poland , ▁and ▁additional ▁European ▁countries . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Russian ▁Revolution , ▁an ▁anti - S emit ic ▁d itt y ▁mention ing ▁W iss ot z ky ▁tea ▁made ▁the ▁r ounds ▁of ▁Russian ▁society , ▁spread ing ▁the ▁idea ▁that ▁Russia ▁was ▁the ▁victim ▁of ▁ ▁Jewish ▁dom ination : ▁" Te a ▁of ▁W iss ot z ky , ▁Sug ar ▁of ▁Bro d sky , ▁and ▁Russia ▁of ▁T rot sky ." ▁▁ 1 9 2 0 – 1 9 3 9 ▁In ▁the ▁years ▁following ▁the ▁Russian ▁Revolution , ▁W iss ot z ky ▁Te a ▁Company ▁activities ▁centered ▁in ▁London ▁as ▁its ▁headquarters ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁managed ▁by ▁Bor is ▁L our ie ▁and ▁in ▁Dan zig , ▁Poland . ▁The ▁operation ▁in ▁Dan zig ▁was ▁run ▁by ▁Alexander ▁Ch mer ling ▁and ▁Sol omon ▁Se id ler , ▁a ▁tea ▁special ist ▁and ▁sc ion ▁of ▁the ▁W iss ot z ky ▁family . ▁Due ▁to ▁the ▁vast ▁em igration ▁from ▁Russia , ▁the ▁Polish ▁facility ▁c ater ed ▁to ▁the ▁demand ▁for ▁the ▁tea ▁they ▁were ▁acc ustom ed ▁to ▁back ▁home . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁Simon ▁Se id ler , ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Sol omon ▁Se id ler , ▁sens ed ▁the ▁imp ending ▁danger ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁left ▁Poland ▁for ▁Palest ine . ▁In ▁the ▁following ▁years , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁family ▁per ished ▁in ▁the ▁Hol oca ust ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁lost ▁its