Kammala wannan jumla: Dan Józef da Czesława née Mielczarek. An haife shi a Wołomin. A shekara ta 1935 shi da iyalinsa suka ƙaura zuwa Prague. Mahaifinsa ya kasance memba na Jam'iyyar Socialist na Poland, mahaifiyarsa ta yi aiki a matsayin uwar gida. Ya shafe yakin duniya na biyu da kuma
mamaye Poland tare da danginsa a Warsaw. Bayan yaƙin, shi da mahaifinsa sun tafi yankunan da aka dawo, inda a ƙauyen Lutry. Ya kammala aji bakwai na makarantar firamare.