From Breslau to Jerusalem. Channah Erika Tworoger – Edith Stein’s niece

New section of the permanent exhibition

“From Breslau to Jerusalem. Channah Erika Tworoger – Edith Stein’s niece”

Selection and compilation of materials: Dr. Anna Siemieniec, Maayan de Sánchez

Design and implementation: JAZ + Architects

In December 2020, Shlomo Kovalski (Cohen) – the son of Channah Erika and Itzhak Mendel Cohen – contacted the Edith Stein House. Thanks to extensive correspondence with Maayan de Sánchez, we have taken steps to memorialize Erika in the rooms of her family house where she spent twenty-eight years of her life. A new section of the permanent exhibition and this publication, presenting a rich selection of the family archival material donated by Shlomo Kovalski, are dedicated to her memory.

It contains copies of previously unpublished materials – unique photographs, letters, postcards, documents, and family heirlooms, such as Erika’s friendship booklet with handwritten entries by family members and friends.

(Broschure available for download)

The exhibition was opened on October 13, 2021, with Shlomo Kovalski in attendance.

The exhibition was organized by the Edith Stein Society as part of the cultural program “The Heritage of Edith Stein,” funded by the “Rememberance and Future” Center with a grant from the Ministry of Culture and National Heritage in Warsaw.