Anielewicz Mordecai
- Anielewicz, Mordecai, 1919-1943
- Anilevits, Mordekhai, 1919-1943
- Anilevitch, Mordechai, 1919-1943
- Anielewicz, Mordchaj, 1919-1943
- אניליביץ׳, מרדכי, 1919־1943
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Dates of Existence
01/01/1919
08/05/1943
History
Principal leader of armed Jewish resistance in the Warsaw ghetto during World War II. Active in a pro-Soviet group of young Zionists, Hashomer Hatzair. Set up an underground newspaper, Neged Hazerem (“Against the Stream”), and organized cultural and educational activities. Commanded the armed resistance organisation Jewish Fighting Organization (Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa; ŻOB).
Places
Wyszków, Poland
Sources
Encyclopedia Britannica