Jews' Diaries, sygn. 302/204, Jewish Historical Institute Archives, author: Anatol Weksztein, no title
- Anatol
- Weksztein
- memoir
- after the war
- Polish
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302/204 Anatol Weksztejn, born 24 January 1874 in Lowicz, son of Michal and Maria, nee Wodzisławska, no title. The story of the author's family (pioneers of assimilation). The author's youth, school years in Kharkov, work in the ceramic industry. World War I in Lowicz and Warsaw in the Society to Help the Jewish War Victims. Internment in Germany. The inter-war period - general reflections on Zionism and baptism of Jews. The economic situation of inter-war Poland, the role of Jews in Polish economy. The author's escape to Lutsk during the Polish-German War of 1939 and his return to Warsaw. Situation in the Warsaw ghetto, criticism of the Jewish Police (Order Service). His stay on the 'Aryan side', help from friendly Poles, frequent changes of shelters. Liberation, return to Lowicz. The author was an industrialist, owner of ceramic factories in Lowicz and Boryszew, and a co-owner of artificial silk factory in Sochaczew. Typescript, pages 1-204,format: 290 x 210 mm, in Polish.
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Kasirer
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Owned a cellulose factory in Wloclawek.
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Kudowska
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Lowicz regiment commander's wife. At her request Anatol came to Lowicz on 30 August 1939 in oder to set up a hospita...
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Kupiec
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Dealt in hay and oats. Had a big beard, looked like a Russian but he was Polish. Anatol and his family found shelter...
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Komarnicka
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Komarnicki's sister-in-law - Komarnicki used to be Polish delegate in the League of Nations in Geneva. When she was...
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Scherman
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Maria Scherman's rich cousin. Maria Scherman was Anatol Weksztein's grandmother. Came from Dresden.
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Szejman
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An engineer, Anatol Weksztein's nephew. In prison in the ghetto with his wife. Nice, beautiful, blond, did not have...
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Szterling
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wife of a famous barrister in Poland- Kazimierz Szterling who was Anatol's best friend
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Siemiontkowska
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owner of the property in Ojcowek near Grodzisk Mazowiecki.The woman had a separate flat, in which she lived with her...
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Pinaj
Estera
From 1914 to 1941 she brought up thousands of orphans, she devoted whole her life to them. In 1939 she went with chi...
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Przeworska
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Lived near Anatol in the Warsaw ghetto. Her husband was dead for a long time. The Przeworski family was rich, owned...
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Pawłowska
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a very handsome artist
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Pawłowska
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Mother of Pawlowska, partner of Jozef - Anatol's son. Arrested with her daughter and Anatol Weksztein's daughter-in-...
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Weliński
Julian
Graduated from a university in Riga. Anatol's oldest brother. Changed his name to 'Welinski' after having married re...
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Weksztein
Maria, matka
The mother of Anatol Weksztein; fought in the Uprising of 1863.
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Weksztein
Michał ojciec
He graduated from the Piarist school in Lowicz together with two brothers: Henryk and Julian.
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Weksztein
Józef
Married Maria Scherman.
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Weksztein
Maria
Anatol Weksztein's grandmother. Very good-looking, had rich relatives in the country and abroad. A virago.
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Weksztein
Feliks
Anatol Weksztein's brother. An exceptionally handsome man, black hair. The only member of Anatol's family that had a...
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Weksztein
Julian
He finished the Piarist school in Lowicz. He died young during the studies
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Weksztein
Henryk
he completed the Piarist school in Lowicz
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Wasowska
Unknown
Paulina's daughter. Paulina was Anatol's aunt. Married Wasowski - famous editor's uncle. Died in a mental institution.
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Wasowski
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Husband of Anatol's aunt who died in the house for mentally ill.
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Weksztein
Anatol
In 1880 he started education at Mrs Apel's school, from which he was expelled. Until he was 9 he had attended state...
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Winawer
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Anatol Weksztein's aunt. His father's sister. Beautiful. She married a poor motorman - Winawer, the son of a well kn...
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Winawer
Unknown
Uncle of a well-known writer - Winawer. Husband of Anatol's aunt, with whom he had 5 children. He died in the hospit...
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Wolfk
Unknown
Married a famous physicist in Paris. He was extremely jealous of her and that led to their break-up. She married for...
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Winawer
Adolf
Wawelberg School professor.
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Winawer
Józef
An artist. Performed in Poland.
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Weksztein
Helena
Anatol Weksztein's wife. She tolerated her husband's erotic frolics. She was famous for her beauty, but she was not...
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Weksztein
Józef syn
He graduated from the Rej school. After the return to Poland he took over the sales of Boryszew brickyard production...
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Weksztein
Unknown
Jozef Weksztein's wife - the oldest son of Anatol. She came with him to Poland from Berlin where they had met. They...
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Wekstein
Mieczysław
Graduated from the Rej Gymnasium (junior high school) being 17 years old. Left for Nancy after the graduation. When...
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Weksztein
szwagierka
Wife of Anatol's youngest brother, who left for Lvov. Anatol let her stay in his flat in the Warsaw Ghetto.
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Wiliams
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Anatol's acquaintance who attended literary meetings organised at Anatol's son in Anatol's flat. He helped Anatol af...
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Paulina
Anatol's aunt. Anatol's father's sister; married Tiberg. He spoke a couple of languages. Left for England and disapp...
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Norton
Stanisława
gave dancing lessons together with Ala Welinska (Julian's daughter; Julian was Anatol's brother). Performed in a the...
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Nieznane, ksiądz
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A priest of the church in Tamka Street, near the Vistula river. Anatol went to him to get a document stating that he...
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Hania
Doctor Hania, Anatol's friend. He comes back to the ghetto with her in 1941. They lived apart. The parties took plac...
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Róża
Anatol's friend, who meets her in 1942 after 13 years of not seeing her. The woman came back to Poland in 1939. Live...
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Nieznane, Żyd
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A Jew, lived at Biala Street No. 2 - Anatol lived there too. Shot by a gendarme because he was looking at him.
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Nieznane, żandarm
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A gendarme that shot at a Jew that was looking at him in the ghetto in Biala Street.
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agent niemiecki
A German agent who helped Anatol exchange 20 $ in gold. He got 20 zloty in return for his pains.
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kuzynka Autora
Daughter of Anatol's cousin. The Germans take her to the ghetto, because she married a widower - baptised Jew. Her h...
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profesor z Niemiec
Professor of a polytechnic in Germany. In the ghetto he became manager of the counter factory.
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Rena
Anatol's clerk, beautiful woman. Lives in Mlawa, she has an acquaintance in the ghetto with whom she sells dollars....
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Nieznane, woźny
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A janitor in the Court in Biala Street. Anatol paid the man 100 zlotys for his discretion when he did not want to le...
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Nowicka
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Engineer's wife who eagerly received Anatol in her villa in Milanowek after he had left the ghetto. Ca. 60 year old...
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Nieznane, sportsmenka
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Anatol Weksztein's acquaintance, a sports woman. From time to time she gave shelter to Anatol in her flat in Kozla S...
- Nieznane, Żydówka Unknown
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Unknown
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Jasinski's elder daughter. Anatol helped her financially in organising her wedding. He bought her all the clothing....
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szmalcownik
A Pole, who searched Anatol in Jasinski's flat. The men met once more in Marszalkowska Street, when Anatol pays 2,00...
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Librach
Róża
Sister of Anatol's cousin. Anatol took her to his flat in the Warsaw ghetto.
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Librach
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Anatol's cousin. Transported Anatol from Milanowek to Warsaw, after having left the ghetto. Died in an accident in t...
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Lewestam
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Widowed by Lewestam, a good friend of the Wekszteins. Anatol and his wife move to her place in Warsaw, in Koszykowa...
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Librach
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Librach's wife. Librach was Anatol's cousin. He turned out to be the only kind person in the Wekszteins family. The...
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Gąbiński
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A barrister. Anatol's acquaintance. Decided that Jews should be removed from rich people's flats in which they lived...
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Godlewski
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A priest and anti-Semite. Celebrated masses for Jews in a church in Grzybow. When he became ill three Jewish women t...
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Ritbaumow
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Feliks' sister. Feliks was Anatol's cousin. Anatol let her stay in his flat in the Warsaw ghetto.
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Bett
Lola
A famous singer in Berlin and Vienna.
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Bett
Unknown
A general, an Austrian doctor.
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Ukrainiec
szmalcownik
About 30-year-old Ukrainian, who searched Anatol in the Jasinskis' flat. After a month, they met in 'Nadswirzanska'...
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Modzelewska
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Anatol swaps flats with her, when 'Aryans', according to a German order, had to give up their flats in the ghetto to...
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Maliniak
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a doctor.
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Łukaszewska
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Anatol's clerk, who helped him in accomplishing formalities connected with the sale of sawmill in Lowicz, when he wa...
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Łukaszewska
Gienia
Anatol's clerk. She brought him his belongings from his former flat in Warsaw to Milanowek. She worked in Jaworowski...
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Hozer
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The Hozers' niece; Jozef Weksztein gave her a letter to Pawlowska. The girl was supposed to hand it in personally, b...
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córka Anatola
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Anatol's daughter. Her father sold her to an old, very rich cousin, who lived in Dresden. She had two sons with him.
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Czerniakow
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The chairman of the Judenrat in the Warsaw ghetto. According to Anatol, people suffered from hunger because he could...
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Jaworowski
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Lived in Jozef's and his wife's flat. Jozef was Anatol's son. Anatol and his daughter-in-law run a soap and shoe pol...
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Jasińska
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Jasinski's wife. Jasinski dies in Russia while making business. They have five children - three sons and two daughte...
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Jasińska
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The Jasinski's youngest daughter. Anatol, when he was in the ghetto, helped her to make business with Jews. The woma...
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Dora
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A long-standing clerk of Anatol. Let her live in his flat in the ghetto during the war.
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Biała/ Elektoralna 3
Anatol's sisters' flat, where he moves from Sienna Street. He gets one, comfortable room and he feels better there t...
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Biała
the court through which Jews contacted their acquaintances and arranged their matters; through this court Anatol and...
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Filtrowa
flat of niece of Anatol's wife where Helena stayed after she had left the ghetto
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Leszno
The 'Courts' at Leszno Street near Biala Street where Anatol lived. People from the ghetto used to go to the 'Courts...
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Ogrodowa
Flat of Roza - Anatol's friend. Near the 'Courts'. Flat is on the corner of the Biala Street.
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Sienna 3
Anatol Weksztein's flat. He and his wife moved to Sienna Street because after the Germans attack on their previous f...
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Sienkiewicza, sklep
Shop owned by Anatol's daughter-in-law. It was located at Sienkiewicz Street, opposite the Gebethner and Wolf's book...
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Koszykowa
Lewestem's widow's flat; Anatol with his wife find an advertisement in a newspaper about a flat for rent; they go to...
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Marszałkowska
'Nadswidrzanska' restaurant where Anatol meets with the man who a month earlier had searched him in Jasinska's flat....
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Przeskok
an apartment on the fifth floor owned by someone from Bialystok; Anatol found this flat in a newspaper; the Gestapo...
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Polna 40
Anatol's cousin - Librach's wife's flat; the woman turns out to be the only friendly person from Anatol's family. An...
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Anatol Weksztein's home town where he spends his childhood and youth.
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The Citizens' Committee for help to the refugees, which head was Wladyslaw Grabski.
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the Committee to Help the Jews, refugees' children, organised by Anatol Weksztein
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A city in Germany, where Anatol took charge of the factory after his grandfather's death.
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Anatol imported lime from Vilnius to Poland. At that time the city expanded and building materials were needed. Anat...
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Anatol's villa in Lowicz. On the first floor, he had free rooms where he organized courses for illiterate people.
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The hotel where Anatol stayed after he came from Warsaw. People visited him asking whether he had any news on their...
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Villa in Miedzeszyn, which Anatol Weksztein buys for the 'Children Protection ('Ochrona Dziecka') Association - late...
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2 houses and a forest which Anatol bought for the 'Children Protection ('Ochrona Dziecka') Association', for poor or...
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The Warsaw Ghetto, where Miss Pinaj comes together with little orphans in 1939. In 1942, the woman goes to be burnt...
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Road that Anatol and his family cover escaping from the Germans attack in Warsaw
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The flat of a Merchant at whose place the Weksztein family stay for a few weeks. It is situated in the city centre,...
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Anatol's flat of 3 rooms in the Warsaw Ghetto where he took a part of his family.
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Police headquarters where Anatol was summoned for giving Jews written ban from entering the houses of rich people. T...
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Church in Grzybow district where masses were celebrated by an anti-Semite - priest Godlewski
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The Warsaw Ghetto after the Germans diminished it. A part of Sienna Street was taken - the one with odd numbers. Als...
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Not far from Pawiak, where Anatol with his acquaintance want to exchange 20 dollars in gold.
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Hania's flat where parties were held twice a week.
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The Courts near Biala Street where Anatol lived. Through the medium of the Courts, the Jews from the ghetto communic...
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Doctor Marczewski's wife's flat where she lived only in summer. In winter she gave it at Anatol's disposal when he l...
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Pawlowska's flat, where a part of Anatol's properties are. Anatol is in the ghetto. His daughter-in-law together wit...
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Flat of the Gumowskis nurses where Anatol Weksztein and his son Jozef seek shelter after their return from Milanowek
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The property of the Oldakowski family, 10 km from Grodzisk Mazowiecki. The Wekszteins go to live there for fear of t...
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Siomiontkowska's flat, the elder woman who is taking care of the Wekszteins
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Community board in Milanowek where a young girl arranges passport for Anatol on the Krajewski name for what she gets...
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Warsaw streets where someone pointed their finger at Anatol's son- Jozef. The man is arrested and then deported to T...
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Boarding house of a Jewish woman, Jozef Weksztein lived there after the escape from Treblinka. The Gestapo often cam...
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In 1914 the Wekszteins lived in Boryszewo. They were the Jasinskis' neighbours.
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Nowogrodzka 16
Mrs Jasinska and her children's flat, where Anatol Weksztein was searched
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Nowogrodzka
the post office where a policeman searches Anatol demanding 10,000 zlotys
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Unknown
A forest path where Anatol meets gendarmes on his way to Warsaw. The men check his identity and Anatol lies that his...
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Wilcza
flat of Anatol's son - Jozef and an artist named Pawlowska
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Wilcza
Street where having left the ghetto Anatol meets Wiliams who wants to help him
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6-go Sierpnia
Anatol Weksztein's flat
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Św. Jadwigi 3
small villa of engineer Nowicki's wife, having left the ghetto Anatol stayed there
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- Z getta aryjczycy musieli się wyprowadzić, w zamian Żydzi dostali... 1939-10 ,
- W pierwszych miesiącach Niemcy nie mieli planu co robić z Żydami.... 1939-10 ,
- Anatol udaje się do księdza w kościele na Tamce, by uzyskać zaświa... 1940 ,
- Anatol po 13 latach niewidzenia spotyka swoją przyjaciółkę Różę. P... 1941 ,
- Anatol pomaga finansowo swoim czterem urzędniczkom. Co niedzielę s... 1941 ,
- Anatol z Librachem jadą do Milanówka do znajomej Nowickiej. Tam za... 1941 ,
- Synowa Anatola udaje się do mieszkania Pawłowskiej, by odebrać od... 1941 ,
- Józef Weksztein przekazuje siostrzenicy Hozerów list do Pawłowskie... 1941 ,
- W Milanówku Józef Weksztein niepokoi się o Hozerównę, która miała... 1941 ,
- Anatol wraz z synem Józefem wracają z Milanówka do Warszawy. Powró... 1941 ,
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- Anatol z żona szukają schronienia w Warszawie. Rodzina nie chciała... 1942 ,
- Anatol wyrabia sobie paszport na nazwisko Krajewskiego. Dokument j... 1941 ,
- Anatol udaje się na zakupy z Milanówka do Warszawy. Odwiedza Jasiń... 1941 ,
- Anatol wywiązuje się z umowy- idzie na ulicę Marszałkowską zapłaci... 1941 ,
- Anatol po raz kolejny zostaje rewidowany. Tym razem na poczcie, gd... 1941 ,
- Małżeństwo Wekszteinów ukrywa się przed Niemcami. Nie mają gdzie s... 1942 ,
- Anatol wspomina Franię Mizioch- dziewczynę około 24- letnią, którą... 1942 ,
- Autor powraca myślą do swoich szkolnych lat. Pamięta wszystko od 6... 1880 ,
- Anatol zostaje prezesem Towarzystwa "Ochrona Dziecka", k... 1914 ,
- Żydom w Polsce, w porównaniu z innymi państwami, żyło się względni... 1900 ,
- Anatol po długiej nieobecności wraca do Warszawy. Zastaje w domu ż... 1939-10 ,
- Wekszteinowie przeprowadzają się na ulicę Sienną w Warszawie, poni... 1939-10 ,
- Anatol, idąc ulicą Królewską, na rogu z Placem Grzybowskim, obok b... 1940-12 ,
- Anatol zabiera do swojego mieszkania, znajdującego się w getcie, R... 1940 ,
- Komitet łowicki zwraca się o pomoc do Anatola, który wyznacza w Ło... 1940 ,
- Do getta przybywali nowi ludzie, zaczęło się robić ciasno, rosła b... 1940 ,
- W getcie był kościół na Grzybowie ze znanym księdzem antysemitą Go... 1939 ,
- Rok 1941 Anatol wspomina jako spokojny. Czasami na ulicach słychać... 1941 ,
- Anatol wraca do getta ze swoją przyjaciółką- doktor Hanią. Niemcy... 1941 ,
- Anatol przenosi się na ulicę Białą, róg Elektoralnej, do swoich si... 1941 ,
- Na ulicach getta było coraz więcej trupów. Żydzi przykrywali ciała... 1941 ,
- W getcie znajdował się specjalny obszar Żydów- milicjantów, tzw. &... 1941 ,
- Przed domem na Białej pewien Żyd- lokator tego mieszkania, podszed... 1941 ,
- Osoby z getta za pośrednictwem Sądów, zlokalizowanych na Lesznie,... 1941 ,
- Anatol załatwia interesy w getcie. Chce zamienić 20 dolarów w złoc... 1941 ,
- Anatol chce wyjść z getta, ponieważ rozpoczyna się łapanka i zabij... 1941 ,
- Anatol, spacerując po ulicach getta z doktor Hanią, obmyśla plan u... 1941 ,
- Anatol wchodzi do Sądu, przez który chce uciec z getta. Woźnemu pł... 1941 ,
- Po wyjściu z getta Anatol udaje się do sklepu swojej synowej. Zast... 1941 ,
- Dzień po opuszczeniu getta Anatol spotyka Amerykanina Williamsa, k... 1941 ,
- Anatol przy protekcji doktora Baci zamieszkuje u doktorowej Marcze... 1941 ,
- Józef daje żonie wykaz rzeczy, jakie ma zabrać z mieszkania od Paw... 1941 ,
- Syn Anatola Wekszteina- Józef, ciągle ukrywa się w Warszawie. Pewn... 1943 ,
- Józef ukrywa się w Podkowie Leśnej, w pensjonacie, własności pewne... 1943 ,
- Anatol wspomina przyjaciół Jasińskich, z którymi sąsiadował w Bory... 1914 ,
- Róża, przyjaciółka Anatola, która mieszka w jego sąsiedztwie, przy... 1941 ,
- Anatol dwa razy w tygodniu uczęszcza na przyjęcia u swojej przyjac... 1941 ,
- Anatola odwiedza córka jego brata ciotecznego (pół- aryjka) z męże... 1941 ,
- W getcie 200 ludzi z partii niemieckich Żydów choruje na szkarlaty... 1941 ,
- Córka brata ciotecznego Anatola po epidemii szkarlatyny w getcie p... 1941 ,
- Anatol za pośrednictwem Sądów wysyła swoją żonę na stronę aryjską. 1941 ,
- Starszy syn Anatola nie był w getcie. Żona jego, Niemka, musiała m... 1941 ,
- Anatol z żoną szukają schronienia w Warszawie u znajomej Anatola-... 1942 ,
- Wekszteinowie znajdują w gazecie ogłoszenie dotyczące wynajmu mies... 1942 ,
- Łukaszewska przenosi rzeczy Wekszteinów do nowego mieszkania na Ko... 1942 ,
- Wekszteinowie, nie mając dachu nad głową w Warszawie, wracają do M... 1942 ,
- Wekszteinowie zamieszkują w Ojcówku pod Grodziskiem Mazowieckim. 1942 ,
- Wekszteinami opiekuje się Siemiontkowska- właścicielka majątku w O... 1942 ,
- W Warszawie powstaje Komitet Obywatelski pomocy uciekinierom, na c... 1914 ,
- Anatol w poszukiwaniu pomocy finansowej dla Żydów stara się o audi... 1914 ,
- Anatol wyłącza się z działalności społecznej w getcie. Do mieszkan... 1941 ,
- Tysiące inteligencji zaczęło przyjmować chrzest, ponieważ rozniosł... 1939 ,
- Józef- syn Anatola, opiekuje się matką po jej wyjściu z getta. 1941 ,
- Anatol, uciekając z getta, spotyka na ulicach Warszawy zamężną cór... 1941 ,
- W mieszkaniu Jasińskiej, podczas spotkania z Anatolem, jej młodszą... 1941 ,
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Kasirer
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