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Mordechai Schwarcz
Mordechai Schwarcz (; December 16, 1914 – August 16, 1938), usually spelt Schwartz, was a Czechoslovakia-born Jewish police officer in Mandatory Palestine, who was executed for the murder of a fellow police officer who was an Arab. Schwarcz was the only Jew to be executed by British Mandate authorities for the murder of a Palestinian, albeit another eight Jews were executed for terrorist activities. Two other Jews, also condemned for terrorism, killed themselves a few hours before their scheduled executions. Biography Schwarcz was born in Komárno, then in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, to a Jewish family, one of 14 children. Over the objections of his parents he made aliyah in 1933. He joined the Palestine Police Force, and like most Jewish police officers, also joined the Haganah. Schwarcz was one of the policemen stationed at the High Commissioner's summer camp in Atlit (modern town), Atlit to guard against bandits during the 1936–1939 Arab revolt in Palestine. On the night o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Komárno
Komárno (, , ), colloquially also called ''Révkomárom'', ''Öregkomárom'', ''Észak-Komárom'' in Hungarian language, Hungarian, is a town in Slovakia at the confluence of the Danube and the Váh rivers. Historically it was formed by the "old town" on the left bank of Danube, present day Komárno in Slovakia, and by a "new town" on the right bank, present day Komárom in Hungary, which were historically one administrative unit. Following World War I and the Treaty of Trianon, the border of the newly created Czechoslovakia cut the historical, unified town in half, creating two new independent towns in two countries. Komárno and Komárom are connected by the Elisabeth Bridge, which used to be an official border crossing between Slovakia and Hungary until border checks were lifted due to the Schengen Area rules. In 2020, a new road bridge was opened. Komárno is Slovakia's principal port on the Danube. It is also the center of the Hungarians in Slovakia, Hungarian community in S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
