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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Identifier
000009
Type of Entity
Person

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