Z getta warszawskiego przez Francję i Hiszpanię do Londynu. Niewiarygodna historia Edwarda Rajnfelda-Tohariego
From the Warsaw Ghetto through France and Spain to London. The Incredible Story of Edward Rajnfeld-Tohari

Summary/Abstract: This text discusses Edward Rajnfeld (1910–1983), who in September 1943 reached London through occupied France, Spain, and Gibraltar as the first eyewitness to the liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto. The first part of the text deals with Rajnfeld’s youth; his stay in the ghetto and escape to the “Aryan” side; his illegal departure to Paris facilitated by an intelligence officer from the Main Command of the Home Army, Kazimierz Leski; and the route and details of Rajnfeld’s journey. The next part discusses the reactions to Rajnfeld’s arrival in London (at that time Rajnfeld was using the surname of Tohari); his testimonies; his propaganda and information activity conducted by order of the Polish government; his service in the Polish Army in Scotland, particularly his activity in the context of desertions of Jewish soldiers; his participation in combat operations in the ranks of the first Armored Division; and his post-war fate. The annex contains a selection of Rajnfeld-Tohari’s 1943‒1945 testimonies and statements.

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