ANIELEWICZ, MORDECAI — (1919–1943), commander of the Warsaw ghetto uprising. Anielewicz, who was born into a Jewish working class family in Wyszków, Poland, was for a short time a member of betar . He later joined Ha Shomer ha Ẓa ir and at the outbreak of World War II … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Anielewicz, Mordecai — ▪ Polish hero also spelled Mordechai Anilowitz born 1919, Wyszków, Poland died May 8, 1943, Warsaw hero and principal leader of armed Jewish resistance in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. Anielewicz was born into a working… … Universalium
Anielewicz, Mordecai — (1919–1943) Anielewicz was the commander of the Warsaw ghetto uprising in April 1943. Born into a poor family in the Warsaw slum, he joined a Zionist youth group where he excelled as an organizer and youth leader. Following the German invasion … Historical dictionary of the Holocaust
Mordecai (disambiguation) — Mordecai is one of the main personalities in the Book of Esther in the Hebrew Bible. Mordecai may also refer to: The Mordechai or Mordecai ben Hillel, major Talmudist and posek Kevin Fertig, an American professional wrestler who used the ring… … Wikipedia
Mordechaj Anielewicz — Infobox Military Person name=Mordechaj Anielewicz lived=1919 1943 placeofbirth=Wyszków, Second Polish Republic placeofdeath=Warsaw, General Government caption=Mordechaj Anielewicz nickname= Little Angel ( Aniołek ) allegiance=Jewish Combat… … Wikipedia
Mordechai Anielewicz — Mordechaj Anielewicz Mordechaj Anielewicz Nickname Little Angel (Aniołek) … Wikipedia
Zuckerman, Yitzhak — or Yitzhak Cukierman born 1915, Warsaw, Pol. died June 17, 1981, Tel Aviv, Israel Hero of Jewish resistance to the Nazis in World War II. Active in Zionist organizations in his native Warsaw, he urged the creation and arming of a Jewish defense… … Universalium
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising — (April 19–May 16, 1943) Revolt by Polish Jews under Nazi occupation against deportation to the Treblinka extermination camp. By July 1942 the Nazis had herded 500,000 Jews from surrounding areas into the ghetto in Warsaw. Though starvation killed … Universalium
holocaust — holocaustal, adj. holocaustic, adj. /hol euh kawst , hoh leuh /, n. 1. a great or complete devastation or destruction, esp. by fire. 2. a sacrifice completely consumed by fire; burnt offering. 3. (usually cap.) the systematic mass slaughter of… … Universalium
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