Alicja Gontarek

Alicja Gontarek is an Adjunct Professor at the Department of Social History and Education, Faculty of History and Archaeology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University. Her research focuses on the intersection of Jewish and Romani studies within 20th-century Polish and European history.

• Specializes in Holocaust studies, Roma political activism, and minority representation in Eastern Europe
• Active in archival research and historiography analysis

Her publications examine topics like Jewish resistance networks during WWII, Roma-Gypsy interactions with Polish socialist movements, and interwar ethnic violence. She has collaborated on multi-volume monographs and contributes to debates on diplomatic efforts to aid Jewish refugees. Recent works include analyses of Roma civic emancipation and press portrayals of minorities in Poland. Key projects involve documenting consular interventions for refugees and studying Holocaust-era local communities.