The Private Life of Helena Rubinstein
She was one of the richest women in the history of the world. She often said that there are no ugly women, only neglected ones. Thanks to her workaholism, she built a gigantic cosmetics empire. Less well-known, but equally colorful, was her private life… | Helena Rubinstein She came from an Orthodox Jewish family. She had seven sisters, two husbands, two sons, and three grandchildren. She struggled with her family throughout her life, but she could neither live nor work without them. The nepotism that reigned […]
Photo report | A walk for refugees as part of the Singer Festival
On August 28th, as part of the Singer's Warsaw Festival, a Warsaw Studies walk for Ukrainian refugees took place – "From Jewish Street to Muranów." It was led by Masza Makarova from the Warsaw Gmina Warsaw Education Department. Photo by Robert Wilczyński. During the walk, we discovered where in the Old Town a Jewish Street might have existed, who the Jewish residents of Warsaw were at the time. We learned when and how Jews were given surnames, where […]