A Taste of Ghetto Life 12. L'Ourse Cafe – Leszno 58
We invite you to read another column by Agnieszka Witkowska-Krych in the series "From Life in the Ghetto," in which the author explores, among other things, the issues of feeding the ghetto's residents, the activities of ad hoc feeding stations for starving residents, and the Transferstelle, a soup kitchen for children and infants. She discusses the courthouses that served as a transit point for food smugglers, Janusz Korczak's efforts to obtain aid for the Main House of Refuge, the so-called house committees, and the people and institutions that had to […]
In honor of the heroes of freedom
On August 20, 1944, the insurgents captured the building of the Polish Joint-Stock Telephone Company (PAST), the second-tallest building in Warsaw. Its capture was not only one of the insurgents' greatest successes but also one of the best-documented events of the Warsaw Uprising. On August 20, at 13 p.m., anniversary ceremonies began in front of the PAST building, also home to the Warsaw Ghetto Museum. The PAST building, located at 37/39 Zielna Street, was […]
The Ghetto Fighters Museum returns to the MGW
The director of the Warsaw Ghetto Fighters Museum in Lochame ha-Geta`ot visited the Warsaw Ghetto Museum to discuss mutual cooperation. Yigal Cohen's visit was organized by the Polish Institute in Tel Aviv. A delegation from the Warsaw Ghetto Fighters Museum visited the Ghetto Fighters Museum in January of this year. The trip was organized by the Polish Institute in Tel Aviv. In addition to the institutions in Lochame ha-Geta`ot, MGW representatives also met with employees of Moreshet – The Mordechai Anielevich Memorial and the Massuah Museum. In Warsaw […]