Polish jews

Explore the rich history and cultural heritage of Polish Jews. Discover their contributions, traditions, and stories that have shaped Poland's diverse identity.
Bolesław Leśmian with daughter Wanda in one of the Warsaw's cafés, photograph from the book Świat utracony. Żydzi polscy. Fotografie z lat 1918-1939 (Lost World: Polish Jews – Photographs from 1918-1939), publ. Boni Libri Reading, People, Poet, Polish People, Poland, Survivor, Polish Government, Polish Jews, Greats

Rising lyricist, poet, composer and translator, who regularly worked alongside his brother Władysław Szpilman. Renowned for his tangos, all written under the pseudonym Henryk Herold, which were sung by acclaimed interwar performers and also featured in films. Wrote in Polish, English and German. Born 1st March 1915 in Sosnowiec, died around 1942 or 1943 in Treblinka.

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Beowulf Boritt
Dow Ber Meisels was Chief Rabbi of Kraków and then Warsaw in the mid-19th-C. He encouraged Jews to support agitation against Russian rule. He symbolises the developing identity of a "Pole of Mosaic faith" - being both Jewish and Polish. Ulica Meiselsa in Kraków takes his name. People, Rabbi, Portrait, Art, Dow, Chief Rabbi, Greats, Chabad, Central

Dow Ber Meisels was Chief Rabbi of Kraków and then Warsaw in the mid-19th-C. He encouraged Jews to support agitation against Russian rule. He symbolises the developing identity of a "Pole of Mosaic faith" - being both Jewish and Polish. Ulica Meiselsa in Kraków takes his name.

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Mordechai Hecht