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October 15, 1942. My sister and I arrived in the village of Dombrowa and went to the house of Stefan, our father’s friend. We begged him to help us. He embraced us and promised to help. But after two days, he sent us out into the rain, with no place to go but the forest.

No. 21, Stefan’s House, Embroidery and fabric collage, 1993. 55 15/16 in. x 39 11/16 in. This image compresses four events within its frame: first, Esther and Mania's arrival at Stefan's house, where he embraces them. Then we see the girls in the attic, working at stringing tobacco leaves for him. After he sends them away, the girls head down the path in the pouring rain to the forest, where they wait until the sun comes out, hanging their boots in the trees to dry.