About the Author


Xymena Manasterska

Xymena Manasterska studied Hebrew for three years at the Prof. Moses Schorr Foundation in Warsaw and is beginning her studies in Hebrew and Jewish Studies at the University of Warsaw. Her interests include the history and culture of Jewish communities in Central Europe, both before the Holocaust and in contemporary society.


In Poland, Even Winnie-the-Pooh Has a Holocaust Story

A childhood copy of Winnie-the-Pooh unlocks a hidden history: forged papers, buried names, and the Jews who survived the war in Poland by disappearing.

Helena Rubinstein: How a Poor Girl from Kraków's Jewish Quarter Built a Beauty Empire

A penniless Jewish girl from Kraków turned her own persona into a global marketing engine decades ahead of her time.

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