Friedmann, Franz (* 1897)

Identifier
PERSON.ITI.2456494
Type of Entity
Person

History

Born 1897 in Sedlec. Died 1945 in Prague. One of the leading figure of the Prague´s Zionist community. Specialist in Jewish sociology, editor of Zionist weekly Jewish News (Židovské zprávy). From summer 1943 till 1945 chairman of the Council of the Elders in Prague. He was not deported due to his (so-called) mixed marriage with Hana Silvanová.