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Death to traitors. Attacks by the Jewish underground on German collaborators in the Warsaw Ghetto.

Gestapo informants, Jewish police officers, and agents of the "Thirteenth." Almost all German collaborators operated in the Warsaw Ghetto with impunity.

MGW Collection: Agnieszka Mastalerz, "H (reconstruction of position)", 2018

A half-close-up of the face and upper body of an eleven-year-old girl, who is concentrating on moving her head and hands. Her gaze is focused.

MGW Collection: Christian Boltanski "Ghosts of Warsaw" (Les Fantômes de Varsovie), 2001

In 2009, Christian Boltanski sold his life. The deal was the result of a bet with an Australian professional gambler, businessman, and collector.

"People with work cards were left behind, the rest were deported..." | Piotrków Trybunalski Ghetto

The first ghetto in occupied Poland (and Europe) was established by the Germans on October 8, 1939, in Piotrków Trybunalski.

Jews for the National Defense Fund

The National Defense Fund (FON) was established by decree of President Ignacy Mościcki on April 9, 1936. FON,

MGW Collection: Harun Farocki, Respite / Postponement (2007)

In "The Postponement," Harun Farocki also raises an important question about the role of documentary as a carrier of truth. The problem of objectivity in film

Marek Edelman January 1, 1919 – October 2, 2009

October marks the 15th anniversary of the death of Marek Edelman, one of the commanders of the Jewish Combat Organization. For the Ghetto Museum

"A dull anxiety tormented us..." | Radom Ghetto

The first documents confirming the presence of Jews in Radom date back to 1567. In 1724, the city received the privilege de non tolerandis Judaeis.

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