Before the war Mrs G. was active in the Society of Friends of Children.429 She then became the chair of the Ladies’ Circle of the Teresa Rozental Youth Centre’s board. She seems an averagely intelligent and diligent employee.
At the beginning of the war, after her husband had joined the army, Mrs G. became a social worker for the municipal council430 of the city of Warsaw (her husband had held that position for many years). It was possible for her to take that position after her husband had made an agreement with the municipal council, on the basis of the fact that she had worked as a social worker in the Ladies’ Circle of the Jewish Council. The area under her supervision was more or less the same [as the new one].
She took up this position at the beginning of the war to replace her husband. She conducted interviews, issued opinions, etc. During the bombardment the scope of her duties increased, as caring for reservists was now included in the scope of her duties. She took care of Jewish reservists mostly, outside her area, as well (the border of her area ran along Ogrodowa, Żelazna, Wronia, and Chłodna streets—care area No. 98). The reason was that she was almost the only Jewish caretaker, as other Jewish caretakers had failed to find their replacements.
Mrs G. states that the Jewish reservists were not oppressed in any way while providing help, and no differences were made between Jews and Poles. The attitude of the municipal council towards Mrs G. was beyond reproach.
