Agnieszka Witkowska-Krych, PhD, is a cultural anthropologist, hebraist, and sociologist. She graduated from the University of Warsaw with a degree in Inter-faculty Individual Studies in the Humanities, gained another degree from the Collegium Civitas, Warsaw. Her PhD (defended in January 2021) is devoted to the fate of the orphaned children in the Warsaw Ghetto. For many years Witkowska-Krych has worked at the research centre of the Museum of Warsaw. She has published a number of academic articles on the history and culture of the Polish Jews. She is the author of the 2019 book “Mniej strachu. Ostatnie chwile z Januszem Korczakiem” [Less fear. The last moments of Janusz Korczak], awarded with the KLIO prize for best historical books. Her newest book, based on her PhD, entitled “Dziecko wobec Zagłady. Opieka nad sierotami w getcie warszawskim” [The Child in the Face of the Holocaust. The care of orphans in the Warsaw Ghetto] was published in 2022 and awarded numerous prizes, among them The Witold Pilecki International Book Award.