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Anna Lanota - A Jewish Partisan in Poland

Anna Rottenberg, born in 1915 in Lodz, grew up in a wealthy orthodox family. She broke away to study child psychology in Warsaw and when war came, she escaped but went into the Warsaw Ghetto to try and save her family. Anna describes scenes of unimaginable horror, and how she married resistance fighter Eduard Lanota. Together they fought the Germans in the August 1944 uprising. Eduard was killed. Eight months later, Anna delivered their baby. Anna went on to become one of Poland’s leading magazine editors and taught child psychology well into her 80s.

narrated by
Sara Kestelman

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Anna Lanota - żydowska bojowniczka w okupowanej Polsce

Anna Rottenberg urodziła się i wychowała w zamożnej, tradycyjnej rodzinie w Łodzi, następnie studiowała psychologię w Warszawie -- uczyła się u legendarnego Janusza Korczaka. Kiedy wybuchła wojna, Anna uciekła do Lwowa, ale gdy dowiedziała się, że jej rodzinę deportowano do getta warszawskiego, była zdeterminowana by im pomóc.

W wywiadzie udzielonym Aleksandrze Bańkowskiej w 2004 roku, Anna maluje obraz niewypowiedzianej grozy. Mimo wszystko pracowała z sierotami i głodującymi dziećmi w getcie. Nie mogąc uratować własnej rodziny, Anna uciekła, dołączyła do ruchu oporu i walczyła przeciwko Niemcom. Wyszła za mąż za jednego z przywódców podziemia Edwarda Lanotę i razem walczyli z Niemcami podczas Powstania Warszawskiego 1944 roku.

Edward zginął. Osiem miesięcy później Anna urodziła dziecko. Po wojnie została znaną redaktorką, wydawczynią i psycholożką.

Ten film to opowieść o tragicznych i pełnych nagłych zwrotów dziejach Polski w XX wieku widzianych poprzez historię Anny, a także o determinacji i sile tej niezwykłej kobiety.

Rolę Anny czyta: Joanna Szurmiej
Scenariusz: Edward Serotta
Produkcja filmu: Kristijan Robić
Szczególne podziękowania należą się rodzinie Anny: jej wnukowi Piotrowi Topińskiemu i jego żonie Urszuli Sławiec. 
Kwerenda fotograficzna: Michał Maziarz

Koniecznie posłuchajcie anglojęzycznej wersji  tej historii w formie podcastu, czytanej przez Sarę Kestelman w Londynie https://podcast.centropa.org/season/5

Powstanie tego multimedialnego filmu zostało dofinansowane w ramach programu "Obywatele, Równość, Prawa i Wartości" (CERV – Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values) Komisji Europejskiej -- Agencji Wykonawczej ds. Edukacji i Kultury 

Anna Lanota -- A Jewish Partisan in Poland

Anna Rottenberg was born into a wealthy and observant home in Lodz, then studied psychology in Warsaw with the legendary Janusz Korczak. When war came, Anna fled to Lwow, but when she heard her family had been taken to the Warsaw Ghetto, she was determined to try and help.

In her 2004 interview with Alexandra Bankowska, Anna paints a picture of almost indescribable horror, yet she worked with orphans and starving children in the Ghetto. When she could not save her own family, Anna made her escape, joined the partisans and killed Germans. Anna married a partisan leader Eduard Lanota, and together they fought the Germans during the August, 1944 Uprising.

Eduard was killed. Eight months later Anna delivered their baby. Anna then went on to become a noted magazine editor, publisher and psychologist.

The sweep and tragedy of 20th century Poland is told through Anna’s story, as well as the determination and resilience of a remarkable woman.

Anna’s role is read by Joanna Szurmiej in Warsaw. Script by Edward Serotta, the film was produced by Kristijan Robic in Slovenia. Special thanks to Anna’s family, grandson Piotr Topinski and his wife, Ursula Slawiec. Photo research by Michal Maziarz.

Be sure to listen the English language podcast version of this story, read by Sara Kestelman in London https://podcast.centropa.org/season/5

This multimedia film was made possible  in part by CERV--Citizens Equality, Rights and Values of the European Commission’s Education and Culture Executive Agency

Anna Lanota: A Jewish partisan in Poland

She escaped the Warsaw Ghetto, and with a false ID, took to the forests and city streets to kill Germans. Read by Sara Kestelman in London, who has played in the Royal Shakespeare Company and in Star Wars.

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Anna Lanota - A Jewish Partisan in Poland Season 5

Written and directed by Edward Serotta. Based on the Centropa interview conducted with Ms. Lanota by Aleksandra Bankowska in Warsaw, 2004. 

The interview was underwritten by the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life and Culture, San Francisco. 

This podcast was produced by Oleh Teteriatnyk in London, with sound design and music provided by Epiphany Sound in Kyiv.

Special thanks to Ms. Lanota’s grandson Piotr Topinski and his wife, Ursula Slawiec.

Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Educational and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor EACEA can be held responsible for them.

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Annual Teacher Training Seminar in Poland

Our annual teacher training seminar in Poland will take place in Warsaw this year, on 28-30th April 2023. We will be bringing together 8 German, 8 Polish and for the first time, 8 Greek teachers. The program will include a visit to the Treblinka extermination camp site.

Registration for this seminar is closed.

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Antonie Militka

Antonie grew up in Brno, where her family lived on the grounds of the Jewish community’s sports club. When the deportations began, her 12 year old brother went into hiding, her father was taken into forced labor, and Antonie, 16 years old, looked after her mother in Terezin. A story of incredible bravery, heartbreak and commitment.

Antonie Militka was interviewed by Barbara Pokreis in Brno in 2004.

narrated by Jilly Bond.

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Apply to "Holocaust education with 20th century family stories" webinar for Israeli teachers

Dear teachers in Israel, 

we are delighted to invite you to our very first Centropa webinar, "Holocaust education with 20th century family stories” for Israeli educators.The program will take place on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at 3-6pm Israeli time on Zoom. All educators and NGO representatives are welcome to participate.

Join us in preparation for Yom HaShoa to gain new resources and tools, discuss common challenges and ideas about Jewish education, and form partnerships for the future. We welcome both our “veteran teachers”, and those who are new to our network. A detailed program of the webinar will be available soon.

Program highlights

  • Learn about Centropa interviews, photographs and short films, and new ways to teach 20th century Jewish history through personal stories;

  • Familiarize yourself with Centropa materials in Hebrew language;

  • Learn about ready-made resource packs we created in cooperation with the National Library of Israel (NLI);

  • Meet like-minded educators to discuss tools and resources together;

  • Become a member of a unique community of Jewish educators and learn about great opportunities for you and yours students.

Participation on the webinar is free of charge. 

Register until March 29 on the following link: https://survs.com/survey/cu8he6734t 

Questions? Contact Tina Hemera, CJN & Israel coordinator, at hemera(at)centropa.org 

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