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Bernard Goldstein (Warsaw Uprising)
Bernard Goldstein (Yiddish: בערנאַרד גאָלדשטיין) (1959–1889), sometimes called "חבֿר בערנאַרד“ (romanized: "Khaver Bernard", translated: "Comrade Bernard"), was a Polish Jewish socialist, union organizer, and leader of the General Jewish Labour Bund in Poland prior to World War II. During the war, he was active in the Warsaw Ghetto, helping smuggle in arms in preparation for the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. After Poland's liberation from German occupation, he emigrated to the United States and wrote his autobiography, ''Five Years in the Warsaw Ghetto'' (Yiddish: פֿינף יאָר אין וואַרשעווע געטאָ) (originally titled ''The Stars Bear Witness''). Life In the late years of Imperial Russia, Goldstein's political activities landed him in Siberian exile and Russian prisons.Marvin Zuckerman, foreword to a translation of Goldstein's story "Fat Yosl", ''Pakn Treger'' (Yiddish Book Center, Amherst), Issue No. 78, Fall 2018, p.41. Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shedlits
Siedlce [] ( yi, שעדליץ ) is a city in eastern Poland with 77,354 inhabitants (). Situated in the Masovian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously the city was the capital of a separate Siedlce Voivodeship (1975–1998). The city is situated between two small rivers, the Muchawka and the Helenka, and lies along the European route E30, around east of Warsaw. It is the fourth largest city of the Voivodeship, and the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Siedlce. Siedlce is a local educational, cultural and business center. History The city, which is a part of the historical province of Lesser Poland, was most probably founded some time before the 15th century, and was first mentioned as ''Siedlecz'' in a document issued in 1448. In 1503, local szlachta, nobleman Daniel Siedlecki erected a new village of the same name nearby, together with a church. In 1547 the town was granted Magdeburg rights by King Sigismund the Old. Siedlce as an urban center was created after a merger of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
