Judyta Suchestow – what a scandal it was…
In 1937, a beautiful Jewish divorcee caused one of the biggest sexual scandals of the interwar period in Poland. Polish and European newspapers eagerly covered it. A true Polish prince wanted to marry "such a woman" and make her son his heir… She could be considered a typical 20th-century "gold digger," searching for a rich husband. But Judyta Suchestow's fate is less clear-cut if we remember the historical context. Her affair with the prince […]
"Contemporary Knowledge about Trauma" | Ala Elczewska
We present a recording of Ala Goldblum-Elczewska's lecture, "Contemporary Knowledge about Trauma," delivered during the webinar "Around the Trauma of the Holocaust," which took place on November 19, 2022. Ala Goldblum-Elczewska is a psychotraumatologist and educator who has been working with refugees in Denmark for over 39 years. She helps people who have experienced violence, torture, and trauma. She was born in Wrocław and lives in Copenhagen. She left Poland in 1969, during the ongoing anti-Semitic campaign. She is the daughter of […]