Abraham Lewin (1893–1943)

A teacher, member of the "Oneg Shabbat" group, and author of a diary from the Warsaw Ghetto. Abraham Lewin was born in 1893 in Warsaw to an Orthodox Jewish family. He lost his father very early, forcing him to support his mother and three sisters despite his young age. In 1916, he obtained a position teaching Hebrew and Judaic studies at the private Yehudija High School for Girls at 55 Długa Street in Warsaw. There, he met Emanuel Ringelblum and his future wife […]