Andrzej K?tny is Professor of German linguistics at the University of Gda?sk (Poland). His research interests include German linguistics, Polish-German contrastive studies, and contact linguistics. Izabela Olszewska is Assistant Professor at the Institute of German Philology at the University in Gda?sk (Poland). Her academic interests involve the language and culture of Ashkenazi Jews, Holocaust, media linguistics, and culture of remembrance. Aleksandra Twardowska is Assistant Professor at the Department of Balkan Studies at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toru? (Poland). Her academic interests involve the language, culture and history of Balkan Jews, Jewish and Slavic anthroponomy, and Balkan languages.