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Marek Edelman
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Marek Edelman was a Polish politician, cardiologist, trade unionist, and author. Born in Gomel, he was a member of the Jewish Combat Organization, the Komitet Obrony Robotników, and Solidarity. He also belonged to the General Jewish Labour Bund in Lithuania, Poland and Russia. Edelman participated in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising and the 1939 Invasion of Poland. He received the Commander of the Legion of Honour.
He worked in Warsaw and Łódź, where he was educated at the Medical University of Łódź. Edelman spoke Polish, Yiddish, German, and French. His written works include *Le-haḳdim et Elohim*, *Ṿe-haytah gam ahavah be-Geṭo*, *Strażnik*, and *Prosto się mówi, jak się wie*. He was married to Alina Margolis-Edelman.
Edelman died in Warsaw on 2 October 2009. He was buried in the Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1921
- Died
- 2009
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Le-haḳdim et Elohim
- Edelman
- Ṿe-haytah gam ahavah be-Geṭo
- Strażnik
- Prosto się mówi, jak się wie
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 38
- Total plays
- 1,004
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Academic profile · OpenAlex
- Works
- 10
- Cited by
- 36
Research areas
Most cited works
- Shielding the Flame: An Intimate Conversation with Dr. Marek Edelman, the Last Surviving Leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising1986 · 27 cit
- The Ghetto Fights1946 · 7 cit
- In memoriam - Marek Edelman2009 · 1 cit
- Getto walczy : (udział Bundu w obronie getta warszawskiego) / Marek Edelman.1983 · 1 cit
- Mémoires du ghetto de Varsovie : un dirigeant de l'insurrection raconte1983 · 0 cit
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 354 diseases and injuries for 195 countries and territories, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 10,989x
- MDS clinical diagnostic criteria for Parkinson's disease
· 2015 · cited 7,002x
- Global, regional, and national age-sex-specific mortality for 282 causes of death in 195 countries and territories, 1980–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
· 2018 · cited 6,183x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 328 diseases and injuries for 195 countries, 1990–2016: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2016
· 2017 · cited 6,171x
- Global, regional, and national incidence, prevalence, and years lived with disability for 310 diseases and injuries, 1990–2015: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2015
· 2016 · cited 5,699x
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Quotes
- “To be a Jew means always being with the oppressed and never the oppressors.”
- “Man is evil, by nature man is a beast. People have to be educated from childhood, from kindergarten, that there should be no hatred.”
- “The Bundists did not wait for the Messiah, nor did they plan to leave for Palestine. They believed that Poland was their country and they fought for a just, socialist Poland, in which each nationality would have its own cultural autonomy, and in which minorities' rights would be guaranteed.”
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Key facts
- Born
- 1919 or 1922, Homel , Ukrainian People's Republic , or Warsaw , Poland
- Died
- ( 2009-10-02 ) October 2, 2009 (aged 90 or 87), Warsaw, Poland
- Buried
- Jewish Cemetery, Warsaw
- Allegiance
- General Jewish Labour Bund , Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa , Armia Ludowa
- Service years
- 1942–1944
- Rank
- Deputy commander ( ŻOB )
- Conflicts
- World War II Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Warsaw Uprising
- Awards
- French Legion of Honor , Order of the White Eagle , Yale University , honorary doctorate
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marek
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Place of birth
- Gomel
- Place of death
- Warsaw
- Spouse
- Alina Margolis-Edelman
- Occupation
- politician
- Position held
- member of parliament
- Educated at
- Medical University of Łódź
- Political party
- General Jewish Labour Bund in Lithuania, Poland and Russia
- Languages spoken
- French
- Religion
- irreligion
- Conflict
- Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
- Military rank
- podporuchik
- Image
- Marek Edelman - Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.jpg
- Work location
- Łódź
- Significant event
- 1939 Invasion of Poland
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- date of death
- 2009-10-02
- Commons category
- Marek Edelman
- date of birth
- 1919-01-01
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- place of burial
- Okopowa Street Jewish Cemetery
- Commons gallery
- Marek Edelman
- member of
- Solidarity
- name in native language
- Marek Edelman
- Commons Creator page
- Marek Edelman
- P8168
- division of property
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Encyclopedic overview
Marek Edelman (Yiddish: מאַרעק עדעלמאַן; 1919 or 1922 – October 2, 2009) was a Polish political and social activist and cardiologist. As a Jew, Edelman was the last surviving leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Long before his death, he was the last one to stay in the Polish People's Republic despite harassment by the Polish United Workers' Party authorities.
Before World War II, he was a General Jewish Labour Bund activist. During the war he co-founded the Jewish Combat Organization (ŻOB). He took part in the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, becoming its leader after the death of Mordechaj Anielewicz. He also took part in the 1944 Warsaw Uprising.
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