This photograph was taken in August 1933, in the city of Poznan, Poland, where Stanley Steyer was studying as a business student. He later took additional courses in law, economics, and journalism. Stanley was one of 72 Jewish students of a school body of 20,000 at the University of Poznan. He and the other Jews frequently faced harassment and discrimination. It was the first time Stanley had experienced such severe antisemitism, or hatred of Jews.