Szlamek Szuster (1926-1943)
A hero of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Szlamek (born Szlama Lejb) Szuster was born in Pruszków, probably on April 6, 1926 (some sources give the date as September 18), in a house at 8 Komorowska Street. His father was Moszek Szuster, a shoemaker, and his mother was Bajla. He was the only Jewish student in his class at the Pruszków primary school (according to information contained in "Sefer Pruszkow"). In the Warsaw Ghetto, Szlamek supported his family by smuggling – he brought […]