Everyone in David's family had left for the United States. David, his wife Lena and son Jack, stayed behind to take care of his parents. When the Germans started to advance to where they lived, David and his family fled eastward into Russia. They would stop at farms to trade food and lodging in exchange for making and repairing clothing. They continued eastward, as they learned that the Germans were advancing. They ended up being close to Siberia. 

 After the war 

Apparently, Jewish partisans were looking for Jewish survivors to help them get to Israel. They took them to the American Zone in Germany. They were living at a Displaced Persons Camp in Heidenheim, Germany.

 

The children in the DP camp all went to school there. One day, David's son Jack and some friends saw a cave; they went inside and found that the cave was filled with German tanks and military equipment. He went home told his parents who contacted the proper authorities. 

 

One night while in the DP camp, David woke up in the middle of the night and it occurred to him that he had a relative living in the United States, also named Jack Weisman. He woke up his son, Jack, to write down the name so as not to forget. The next day David went to the authorities at the DP camp to see if they could help locate his relative. Apparently, in Detroit, the Weisman family had an emergency meeting to discuss the situation. They agreed to provide the funds to sponsor them to come to America. The family was planning to go to Israel however when they learned that the family in America would sponsor them, they decided to come to the United States.  

 

The family met them in New York, and they drove to Detroit. They lived with their relative, Jack Weisman when they first arrived to Detroit. 

To work hard and support your family.