Rabbi Menachem Ziemba
May 16 is the symbolic date of the fall of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and its liquidation in 1943. We encourage you to read Rabbi David Berman's text from the MGW research department about Menachem Ziemba, one of the last three rabbis in the Warsaw Ghetto, murdered by the Germans on April 24, 1943. May 14, 2020, Rabbi Menachem Ziemba was born on the 13th of Elul in the year 5643 (1883) in the Praga district of Warsaw. From a young age, he was considered […]
"Polenaktion" in Zbąszyń and the perception of these events by the current inhabitants of the city
Andrzej Kirmiel (Director of the Alf Kowalski Museum of the Międzyrzecz Land in Międzyrzecz): "Polenaktion" in Zbąszyń and the perception of these events by the current inhabitants of the city" In November 2019, the Warsaw Ghetto Museum, together with the Polish Society for Jewish Studies (PTSŻ), the Jewish Historical Institute (ŻIH), the European Network Remembrance and Solidarity (ENRI) and Touro College Berlin, organized an international scientific conference entitled "The Beginning of Nazi Occupation: Patterns of Continuity and Changes [...]