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70     After 2 June 1941, Warsaw, ghetto, Author unknown, account         “Koronacja młodego [Samuela] Gancwajcha w relacji naocznego         świadka uroczystego obchodu mającego miejsce w teatrze Nowy Azazel         2 VI 1941 r.” [The coronation of young [Samuel] Gancwajch         recounted by an eye witness of the formal ceremony taking place in the         Nowy Azazel Theatre on 2 June 1941]. Description of the Bar Mitzvah         ceremony of the son of Abraham Gancwajch, founder and head of the         “Thirteen”


[1] The coronation of young Gancwajch recounted by an eyewitness of the formal ceremony taking place in the “Nowy Azazel” Theatre on 2 June 1941.


On the first day of Shavuot, in the “Nowy Azazel” Theatre, a matinée performance was held, bought by the “Thirteen.” Not expecting anything bad, and with a free ticket in my hand, I went there. Here is what I saw:

12 o'clock. The theatre half-filled with civilians. Hubbub, bustling—and waiting. I hear voices: “Our boys are coming any minute now!” Indeed, reasonably on time, hundreds of feet can be heard stomping without any rhythm. From behind the door, the “Thirteen” emerges in battle formation. Leading them is a fat blond, very popular on the streets of