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On 7th March, 1944, Gestapo officers arrived at 81 Grójecka Street, accompanied by the Polish "blue" policemen from the 23rd post.

Entrepreneur, philanthropist, enthusiast of Jewish folklore and language, Szmuel (Shmuel) Winter supported financially the activity of the Oneg Shabbat group – from his own money and from the finances of the Supply Department, where he worked. According to the Oneg Shabbat cash book, more than half of the means managed by Ringelblum’s group was donated by Winter.

The lives of Jewish women in the ghetto were documented by Cecylia Słapakowa. She was a Vilnius-born translator, founder of the Warsaw literary salon, who in 1942 carried out 17 interviews with Jewish women from various social backgrounds and professions. This priceless source for research on daily life in the Warsaw Ghetto shows a shift in the social role of women during the war, but above all, it praises their versatility, courage and sacrifice.