According to a memoir written by his son, George, "Not once was he actually beaten for breaking the commandment, 'Thou shalt not create images.'"

[1] At age 17, Rynecki met Perla Mittelsbach, the daughter of a Warsaw family of some means.

The store, which sold writing materials, books, and paintings supplies for artists, provided the family with an income.

In paintings such as "The Chess Players" and "Woman Embroidering," he captured people doing everyday activities and in paintings such as "Simhat Torah," "Synagogue Interior," and "In the Study," his works capture places, events, and issues central to the Jewish community.

Only three paintings from this period of his life survived the Holocaust: "In the Shelter," "Forced Labor," and "Refugees."

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