“An Epidemic of Lunacy”: Art, Entertainment, and Fashion in 1930s Warsaw

WHEN: Thursday, September 17th, 2026 - 7:00 pm (US/Eastern)
WHERE: Zoom

In the 1930s, Warsaw was a buzzing capital where theater, literature, design, nightlife, and fashion flourished. Author Judy Batalion will discuss this era, which she deeply researched while writing her new novel, The Last Woman of Warsaw.

Judy Batalion is the New York Times bestselling author of THE LIGHT OF DAYS: The Untold Story of Women Resistance Fighters in Hitler’s Ghettos, which won a National Jewish Book Award and a Canadian Jewish Literary Award. Born in Montreal, where she grew up speaking English, French, Hebrew, and Yiddish, she currently lives in New York with her husband and three children. The Last Woman of Warsaw is her first novel. https://www.judybatalion.com/