Joseph Kissmann
Joseph Kissmann | |
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| Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania | |
| In office 1932–1933 | |
| President of the Jewish Labor Bund of Romania | |
| In office 1930–1937 | |
| Preceded by | Iacob Pistiner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 13, 1889 Paltinossa, Duchy of Bukovina, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | December 31, 1967 (aged 78) New York City, United States |
| Party | General Jewish Labour Bund in Romania |
| Other political affiliations | Romanian Social Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Occupation | Lawyer, journalist, political activist, historian |
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Joseph "Iosif" Kissmann (July 13, 1889 – December 31, 1967) was a Romanian Jewish lawyer, journalist, and socialist leader. He served as president of the Jewish Labor Bund of Romania from 1930 to 1937, representing the party in the Romanian Parliament. He was active in socialist circles in Central and Eastern Europe and worked as a legal representative for Jewish communities in the Austro-Hungarian Empire and then, during the interwar period, Romania. He published works about the history of Romanian Jewry in Romanian, English, German and Yiddish.