Listen to incredible stories from the Oneg Shabbat group - people who created the Underground Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto. From documenting the daily life and suffering of their community under German occupation to collecting testimonies about the extermination of the Polish Jews, they created the most important testimony of the Holocaust. The documents which had survived the war are stored, and displayed, at the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw, Poland. This podcast provides you with more information about the history of the Oneg Shabbat clandestine group and allows you to discover the importance of the Ringelblum Archive.
Rachela Auerbach was a Journalist and social activist. Her efforts, continuing in the difficult period of post-war reconstruction, when the significance of the hidden documentation wasn't yet realized, contributed to the discovery of the archive in the ruins of the Warsaw Ghetto.
Kalonymus Kalman Shapiro was a charismatic tzaddik, an innovative teacher, who despite his personal tragedy didn’t abandon his mission to reinforce faith in his listeners. His sermons in the Warsaw ghetto, saved in the Ringelblum Archive, remain one of the last testimonies of Hassidism in Poland.
Listen to the remarkable story of a true leader who inspired people to accomplish great things during extremely hard times of the Second World War. Emanuel Ringelblum was an activist, historian, and – most importantly – the leader of the Oneg Shabbat Group. The Underground Archive of the Warsaw Ghetto that he created, provides a unique insight into the Jewish Warsaw and serves as the proof of life of people who vanished during the Holocaust. Emanuel Ringelblum is also the patron of the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw and in this episode, we interviewed the Institute’s Director Professor Paweł Śpiewak.
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