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Irena Klepfisz
Irena Klepfisz (born April 17, 1941) is a Jewish lesbian author, academic and activist. Early life Klepfisz was born in the Warsaw Ghetto on April 17, 1941,"Irena Klepfisz" uthor biography In: ''Jewish American Literature: A Norton Anthology''. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2001. Edited by Jules Chametzky, et al. . p. 1081. the daughter of Michał Klepfisz, a member of the Jewish Labour Bund (Yiddish: der algemeyner yidisher arbeter bund), and his wife, Rose Klepfisz (née Shoshana Perczykow; 1914-2016). In late April 1943, when she had just turned two years old, her father was killed on the second day of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (Yiddish: varshever geto oyfshtand). Earlier in 1943, Klepfisz's father had smuggled Irena and her mother out of the ghetto; Irena was placed in a Catholic orphanage, while her mother, using false papers, worked as a maid for a Polish family. After the uprising, her mother retrieved her from the orphanage and fled with her into the Polish countrysi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is an intergovernmental organization mandated to facilitate cooperation, advance knowledge, and promote the adoption and sustainable use of renewable energy Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are naturally replenished on a human timescale. It includes sources such as sunlight, wind, the movement of water, and geothermal heat. Although most renewable energy .... It is the first international organisation to focus exclusively on renewable energy, addressing needs in both industrialised and developing countries. It was founded in 2009 and its statute entered into force on 8 July 2010. The agency is headquartered in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. The Director-General of IRENA is Francesco La Camera, a national of Italy. IRENA is an official United Nations observer. History The first suggestions for an international renewable agency is based on the 1980 Brandt Report activities. NGOs and indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
