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Dora Kalinówna – the queen of szmonces

"All that remains of her are a few reviews, a short biography on Wikipedia, stage photos and two pre-war films in which she played funny roles.

With the Parabellum and "punishment" through the sewers. How the Warsaw Ghetto was armed

The ghetto began to be armed in earnest in January 1943. Pistols, gasoline, and even machine guns entered the district, right under the noses of the

Ola Watowa – love is the most important thing…

She is one of the most moving figures in the history of Polish culture. She sacrificed her acting career for her beloved husband.

Rubinsztajn. The Clown of the Warsaw Ghetto

One day, a girl attending kindergarten in Muranów, pointing to the former borders of the largest ghetto in Europe carved in the cobblestones,

One of the six. The wartime fate of a fighter from Nowolipki

Was it worth fighting for my life when all that was left of my loved ones were dust and ashes? – the 20-year-old asked himself.

They got out and survived

When the situation during the Ghetto Uprising became extremely difficult, some of the fighters decided to try

80th anniversary of the liquidation of the Krakow Ghetto (13-14 March 1943)

The Krakow Ghetto existed for two years. On March 3, 1941, a decree was issued by the head of the Krakow district, Otto

Nora Ney – or how to become a star of pre-war Polish cinema…

A few years before the outbreak of World War II, in 1933, film actress Nora Ney was declared the "Queen of the Screen"

Seven Concentrations of Hell: Natan Żelechower's Journey from the Ghetto to Buchenwald

Natan Żelechower came from a well-off Jewish family in Warsaw. He lost almost all his family in the Holocaust, including his mother.

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