Assimilated Jews in the Warsaw Ghetto, 1940-1943

Acknowledgments

ix Acknowledgments This book is a result of my doctoral research conducted in the History Department of Royal Holloway, University of London. I am indebted to the department and organizations from whose generous grants and help I have benefited while conducting the research for this book: the Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Helen Shackleton Fund, American Society for Jewish Heritage in Poland, Yad Vashem, and the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw. This book would not have come into being without the work of all the scholars whose research has been invaluable for my own. I am particularly grateful to Professor David Cesarani who supervised my thesis and with patience and extremely hard work made a historian out of a drama student. I will also always be indebted to Professor Andrzej Żbikowski from the Jewish Historical Institute, who gave me enormous support in every step of my work, beginning with my MA dissertation. I would also like to thank my PhD examiners Professor Antony Polonsky and Dr. François Guesnet, whose invaluable comments on my thesis and generous advice helped to shape this book. I am grateful for the support of my PhD advisers at Royal Holloway, Professor Dan Stone and Dr. Zoë Waxman, whose comments on my early work helped to save me from errors and guide my way. Finally, I would like to thank my family for making this work possible. My parents have continuously inspired me and given me confidence. Heather, Eric, and Kristina Wooddin gave me a home in England. Roger and Kot sat with me and provided emotional support. x | Ackno wl ed g men t s Finally, Jonathan read countless drafts, and was with me from the very first steps of this journey. This book would not exist without his help. My work belongs to the Warsaw Ghetto survivors and their families who spoke to me about their experiences. This is their story. ...