Yitzhak Giterman was born in Homostopol and emigrated to America from his hometown. He was sent to Warsaw from the United States,
to direct the JDC in Poland. He played a major role before the War in providing for destitute Jewish populations. A member of Emmanuel Ringelblum's Oneg Shabbat and a personal friend of Ringelblum, he was active in the Ghetto's Underground, especially in connection with its cultural activities. Giterman was killed on 18 January 1943, at the age of 54. Emmanuel Ringelblum wrote his biography.
