ˈæftɚ dʒˈɜːmən tɹˈuːps ɪnvˈeɪdᵻd ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn, ænd ðə ɹˈiːdʒən wˌɛɹ ʃiː lˈɪvd wʌz sˈiːdᵻd tə ðə sˈoʊviət jˈuːniən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, ðə fˈæmɪli wʌz fˈoːɹst tə ɹᵻloʊkˈeɪt tə ðə sˈɪɾiz ɡˈɛɾoʊ.
After German troops invaded in July 1941, and the region where she lived was ceded to the Soviet Union in 1940, the family was forced to relocate to the city's ghetto.