Janusz Korczak

Janusz Korczak

male, deceased (1942)
Jewish, Stary Doktor, writer, pedagogy, Humanist, humanitarian…polish, Jewish person, Polish-Jewish
Janusz Korczak, the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit (July 22, 1878 or 1879 - August, 1942) was a Polish-Jewish children's author, pediatrician, and...
Menachem Begin

Menachem Begin

male, deceased (1992) (Israel)
buried at the Mount of Olives, Warsaw University alumni, Former Member of the Knesset, Nobel Prize winner, belarusian, Polish-Jewish…polish, Jewish person, Jewish, Polish Army
"'"' (August 16, 1913 – March 9, 1992) was a Polish-Jewish head of the Zionist underground group the Irgun, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and the fi...
Emanuel Ringelblum

Emanuel Ringelblum

male, deceased (1944)
Oyneg Shabbos, Ringelblum's Archives, Notes from the Warsaw Ghetto, Notes on the Refugee in Zbąszyn, death by firearm in Poland, Polish-Jewish…Jewish person, polish, Jewish
Emanuel Ringelblum was a Polish-Jewish historian, politician and social worker, known for his "Notes from the Warsaw Ghetto", "Notes on the...
Jan Brzechwa

Jan Brzechwa

male, deceased (1966)
Jan Wiktor Lesman, Polish family of Jewish descent, Polish Jew, Polish-Soviet War, Polish literature, polish language…polish, Jewish person, Polish poet, Polish-Jewish, Polish Society of Authors and Composer
Jan Brzechwa, real name Jan Wiktor Lesman (August 15, 1898 - July 2, 1966) was a Polish poet and author, mostly known for his contribution to...
Maurice Sendak

Maurice Sendak

male, 81 years old
illustrator, North Hollywood, Winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award, Children's literature, United States National Medal of Arts recipient, children's books…Polish-Jewish, Jewish American, Polish-American
Maurice Bernard Sendak (born June 10, 1928) is an American writer and illustrator of children's literature who is best known for his book "Where...
Marcel Reich-Ranicki

Marcel Reich-Ranicki

male, 89 years old
die zeit, frankfurter allgemeine zeitung, Literary critic, Jewish person, German, Gruppe 47…Polish-Jewish, polish
Marcel Reich-Ranicki (born 2 June, 1920) is a famous German literary critic, and a member of the literary group Gruppe 47 of German and...

Adam Czerniaków

male, deceased (1942)
German, Judenrat, World War II ghettos, suicide by poison, Polish-Jewish, Treblinka extermination camp…JewishPolish history, Jewish person, polish, Jewish Council
Adam Czerniaków was a Polish-Jewish engineer and senator, born in Warsaw, Poland. He committed suicide in the Warsaw Ghetto on July 23, 1942. He s...
Eli Wallach

Eli Wallach

male, 93 years old (Brooklyn, New York, United States)
American, character actor, BAFTA winner, Emmy Award winner, television actor, American military personnel of World War II…Polish-Jewish, Jewish American, Polish Jew, Jewish
Eli Herschel Wallach (born December 7, 1915) is an American film, TV and stage actor.
Lisa Appignanesi

Lisa Appignanesi

female, 63 years old
Canadian women writer, Losing the Dead A Family Memoir, Free Expression is No Offence, Charles Taylor Prize, Dreams of Innocence, Commonwealth Prize…Polish-Jewish, polish, Jewish person, Jewish
Lisa Appignanesi is a writer and novelist of Polish-Jewish origin. She was raised in Paris, France and in Montreal, Canada. She graduated from...

Isaac Erter

male, deceased (1851)
ukrainian, Galician, Jewish person, Austrian Empire, satirist, medicine…polish, Polish-Jewish
Isaac Erter ("Yitzhak Erter") was a Polish-Jewish satirist; born 1792 at Janischok, Galicia; died 1851 at Brody. The first part of his life was...