Given name: Mordechaj Family name: Anielewicz (10)

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commander of the Jewish Fighting Organization (ZOB), the leader of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

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Just before the war he graduated from a Laor gymnasium (junior high school) at Nalewki Street, active member of Haszomer Hacair- instructor and then commander of the unit. In 1939 went to Kolomyja on organizational business, later on was in Wilno. From January 1940 in Warsaw, was active in the underground in Haszomer Hacair and in He-Halutz - he was one of its leaders after the death of Josef Kaplan. In the summer of 1942 he organized self-defence groups in Silesian ghettos. From December 1942 he was a leader of the Jewish Fighting Organization (ZOB). In January 1943 he organized the first military action in the Warsaw Ghetto. Commander in the April Uprising. Died in a bunker at Mila Street No. 18.

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The head of the youth organization Haszomer Hacair in the ghetto. Leader of the ghetto uprising. He already took part in January fights in the ghetto in 1943. Was wounded. Miraculously escaped death. Died during the ghetto uprising. He was 24 years old.

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Commanded Fighting Organisation group during the fights in the ghetto. On 17 January 1943, his unit liberated an arrested attacker, Zandman. The unit under his command avoided being packed on the train. On 18 January 1943, he attacked the Germans with his bare hands. Most of the Jews who were to be deported escaped. Committed suicide on 8 May 1943 in the bunker at Mila Street No. 18.

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commander of the Jewish Fighting Organization (ZOB)

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member of Haszomer Hacair (left-Zionist scouting organisation) High Command, commandant of the Jewish Fighting Organisation (ZOB), member of the anti-Fascist block leadership, commander of the uprising

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Leader of the ghetto uprising. Together with other Jewish Fighting Organization (ZOB) leaders died by a suicidal bullet after the Germans had discovered the bunker at Mila Street No. 18.

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in October 1942 chosen the combat commander of the Jewish Fighting Organization (ZOB), the youngest leader of the uprising, killed in combat; although he was so young, he was a perfect organizer and instructor, he created 'fives', edited and spread underground newspaper 'Neged Hazerem'. He was respected by the elderly and liked by the young.

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Commander of the ghetto uprising. Since early years he was active in Socialist-Zionist organization 'Haszomer Hacair '. A member of the Jewish Fighting Organization (ZOB) High Command. He sends Helena Rufeisen-Schuepper from a bunker to the 'Aryan side'. Dies (committed suicide) together with other fighters in the bunker at Mila Street No. 18.

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In Wladka Meed's work, he is consequently spelled as Mordechai Anilewicz (without an 'e'), in the text and in the name index.

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Notes from the Warsaw Ghetto: the 'journal' of Emanuel Ringelblum; Emanuel Ringelblum’s work was edited and translated into English by Jacob Sloan, and published in New York by McGraw-Hill Book Company, cop. 1958 under the title Notes from the Warsaw Ghetto: the 'Journal' of Emanuel Ringelblum

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Wilner, Gusta; Wspomnienia z getta i aryjskiej strony Warszawy - Poswiecone pamieci mojego Brata, bojownika Arje ('Jurka') Wilnera, ktory polegl w walce o honor Narodu Zydowskiego; (Memoirs from the Ghetto and the 'Aryan Side' of Warsaw – to Remember my Brother, the Fighter Arje ('Jurek'), who Died to Defend the Honour of the Jewish People

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Rufeisen-Schuepper, Helena; Pozegnanie Milej 18. Wspomnienia laczniczki Zydowskiej Organizacji Bojowej (A Farewell in Mila Street No. 18. Memoirs of a Messenger of the Jewish Fighting Organisation)

(1) 154, 176, 206, 220, (2) 152,156,225, (3) 202-207, (4) str. 121,152,153,193,194, (5) 26, (6) [380p], (7) 74, (9) 75,76,81, (10) 109-112; 116-117