Antek is a

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deminutive form of

Antoni Antoni is a Catalan, Polish, and Slovene given name and a surname used in the eastern part of Spain, Poland and Slovenia. As a Catalan given name it is a variant of the male names Anton and Antonio. As a Polish given name it is a variant of the fem ...

and Antonin that is used in

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and

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. ; Given name: * Antoni "Antek" Cierplikowski (1885–1976), hairdresser * ''Antek Rozpylacz'' ("Antek the Arsonist"), the

nom-de-guerre A pseudonym (; ) or alias () is a fictitious name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which differs from their original or true name (orthonym). This also differs from a new name that entirely or legally replaces an individua ...

of Antoni Szczęsny Godlewski (1923 in Warsaw – 1944, in Warsaw) * ''Antek'', the

of Yitzhak Zuckerman, one of the leaders of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (1915–1981) ; Family name: * (1900, Allenstein/Ostpreußen – 1973, Bielefeld) *

Samuel Antek Samuel Antek (May 1, 1909 – January 27, 1958) was a violinist in the NBC Symphony Orchestra under conductor Arturo Toscanini. He joined at the orchestra's inception in 1937 and played with it until its dissolution in 1954. Antek was also a cond ...

(died 1958), a violinist : Pseudonym *

Yitzhak Zuckerman Yitzhak Zuckerman ( pl, Icchak Cukierman; he, יצחק צוקרמן; 13 December 1915 – 17 June 1981), also known by his nom de guerre "Antek", was one of the leaders of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943 against Nazi Germany during World War ...

, a leader of the

Warsaw Ghetto uprising The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising; pl, powstanie w getcie warszawskim; german: link=no, Aufstand im Warschauer Ghetto was the 1943 act of Jewish resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto in German-occupied Poland during World War II to oppose Nazi Germany's ...

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