▁in ▁Vienna , ▁the ▁el dest ▁of ▁her ▁parents ' ▁three ▁recorded ▁daughters . ▁ ▁Heinrich ▁Cha im ▁Stein met z ▁( 1 8 8 2 - 1 9 4 1 / 4 2 ), ▁her ▁father , ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁ret ail er . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁come ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁originally ▁from ▁a ▁village ▁called ▁T ycz yn ▁near ▁Ł ód ź ▁in ▁what ▁was ▁known ▁before ▁ 1 9 1 5 ▁as ▁" C ong ress ▁( Russ ian ) ▁Poland ". ▁▁ ▁Her ▁mother , ▁born ▁Hel ene ▁" L eni " ▁Landes man ▁B lass ▁( 1 8 7 9 - 1 9 3 3 ), ▁was ▁a ▁product ▁of ▁Vienna ' s ▁Jewish ▁community . ▁▁ ▁Both ▁Ste ins met z ' s ▁parents ▁were ▁active ▁in ▁the ▁Social ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁which ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁was ▁increasing ly ▁const rained ▁and ▁then , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁b anned ▁by ▁the ▁government . ▁▁ ▁She ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁home ▁at ▁G au ß platz ▁ 3 ▁in ▁north - central ▁Vienna ▁(" 2 0 . ▁Stadt bez irk "). ▁ ▁She ▁studied ▁History , ▁German istics ▁and ▁Education ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Vienna ▁and ▁qualified ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁teacher . ▁▁ ▁As ▁part ▁of ▁her ▁university - level ▁education ▁she ▁produced ▁a ▁ 2 4 6 - page ▁dis sert ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 ▁on ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁writer - poly