math ▁B ett ina ▁von ▁Arn im . ▁▁ ▁While ▁a ▁student ▁she ▁also ▁joined ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Labour ▁Party ▁and ▁was , ▁in ▁her ▁own ▁words , ▁" at ▁times ▁active ▁and ▁at ▁times ▁in active " ▁within ▁it . ▁▁ ▁Her ▁cousin , ▁speaking ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁re called ▁that ▁she ▁" bec ame ▁very ▁revolution ary ", ▁though ▁the ▁observation ▁may ▁refer ▁more ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁than ▁the ▁first . ▁▁ ▁Hel ene ▁Stein met z , ▁her ▁mother , ▁died ▁of ▁P neum onia ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 3 , ▁aged ▁just ▁ 5 3 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁short - l ived ▁February ▁u pr ising ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 ▁failed ▁in ▁its ▁immediate ▁objective ▁of ▁rest oring ▁dem ocr atic ▁government ▁and ▁it ▁seems ▁to ▁have ▁coinc ided ▁with ▁an ▁intens ification ▁of ▁the ▁ant is emit ism ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁b ub bling ▁away ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁Vienna ▁for ▁several ▁dec ades . ▁▁ ▁The ▁entire ▁family ▁was ▁now ▁un emp loy ed : ▁Stein met z ▁later ▁re called ▁a ▁" total ▁collapse ▁in ▁our ▁family ▁circle ▁after ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 4 ". ▁▁ ▁It ▁was ▁at ▁this ▁point ▁that ▁Sel ma ▁Stein met z ▁had ▁her ▁first ▁contacts ▁with ▁Aust rian ▁and ▁foreign ▁commun ists . ▁▁ ▁On ▁account ▁both ▁of ▁her ▁Jewish ▁eth nic ity ▁and ▁her ▁left - wing ▁politics , ▁she ▁was