Mordechai Anielewicz
Mordechai Anielewicz | |
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| Nickname | "Little Angel" (Aniołek) |
| Born | 1919 |
| Died | 8 May 1943 (aged 23–24) |
| Allegiance | ŻOB |
| Rank | Commander |
| Unit | ŻOB main unit |
| Commands | start Warsaw Ghetto Uprising |
| Conflicts | World War II |
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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. His character was engraved as a symbol of courage and sacrifice, and was a major figure of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust.