Mordechai Anielewicz
Leader of the anti-Nazi Jewish Combat Organization
Who was Mordechai Anielewicz?
Mordechai Anielewicz lived from January 1, 1919 to May 8, 1943.
Career and public life
Mordechai Anielewicz (Hebrew: מרדכי אנילביץ'; 1919 – 8 May 1943) was the Polish leader of the Jewish Combat Organization (Polish: Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa, ŻOB) during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising; the largest Jewish resistance movement during the Second World War. Anielewicz inspired further rebellions in both ghettos and extermination camps with his leadership. Mordechai Anielewicz was the Polish leader of the Jewish Combat Organization during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising; the largest Jewish resistance movement during the Second World War.
Historical significance
His character was engraved as a symbol of courage and sacrifice, and was a major figure of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust.