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1. Chaim Heller

   Person · 1888–1960 · Hebraist · Białystok · 9 sources

   (1879–1960), rabbi and biblical scholar. Born in Białystok, Ḥayim Heller earned a doctorate from the University of Würzburg in Germany and was appointed rabbi of Łomża in 1912, a position that he resigned from within mon…

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2. L. L. Zamenhof

   Person · 1859-12-15–1917-04-14 · Arzt, inventor · Białystok · 8 sources

   (1859–1917), ophthalmologist, linguist, and inventor of Esperanto. Ludwik Zamenhof was born in the Polish border city of Białystok. Both his father, Markus, and his grandfather worked as foreign-language instructors. Zam…

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3. Schlomo Kaplansky

   Person · 1884–1950 · Politiker, Sozialist, Zionist · Białystok · 8 sources

   Zionistischer Politiker, Sozialist, Führer der Poale-Zion-Bewegung; 1932-1950 Leiter des Technion in Haifa

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4. Abraham Hirsch Eisenstadt

   Person · 1813–1868 · Rabbi, Rabbiner · Białystok · 7 sources

   Nach seiner Grabinschrift war er aus „Utian“ (wohl Lesefehler für „Utitz“, d. i. Votice/Wotitz in Zentralböhmen) gebürtig und übte an einem unbekannten Ort das Rabbineramt aus.

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5. Szoszkies, Henryk J.

   Person · 1891–1964 · Białystok · 7 sources

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6. Goldberg, Naḥman Avraham

   Person · 1815-08-04–1876-05-19 · Editor, Rabbi, Rabbiner · Białystok · 6 sources

   Verheiratet mit Henriette Eger (1824-1891), Tochter des Benjamin Wolf Eger und Enkelin des Oberrb. Akiba Eger. Um 1847 Rb. in Ostpreußen. Als Nachfolger seines Vaters Jakob Moses G. Stiftsrb. an der Jechiel-Walich-Klaus …

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7. Jacob Pat

   Person · 1890-07-19–1966-04-25 · Białystok · 6 sources

   Aktivist d. Allg. Jüd. Arbeiterbundes in Litauen, Polen u. Russland

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8. Maxim Maximowitsch Litwinow

   Person · 1876-07-16–1951-12-31 · Beglaubigungsschreiben, Diplomat, Politiker · Białystok · 6 sources

   (1876–1951), revolutionary, Communist Party activist, and Soviet diplomat. Born to a Jewish merchant family in Białystok, Maksim Litvinov (also known as Meir-Henekh Moiseevich Wallach) received a traditional Jewish educa…

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9. O. Rapoport

   Person · 1895–1971 · Literaturkritiker, Schriftsteller, Übersetzer · Białystok · 6 sources

   (1895–1971), Yiddish-language literary critic, journalist, and translator. Born in Białystok and educated by tutors, Yoshue Rapoport mastered several European languages and gained a broad knowledge of literature. His con…

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10. Puah Rakovsky

    Person · 1865–1955 · Feministin, Lehrerin · Białystok · 6 sources

    (1865–1955), educator, Zionist, and feminist. Puah Rakovsky was born in Białystok, the oldest of 15 children, into a traditional Jewish family. Although most Jewish girls of her time received little Jewish education, her…

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11. Segalowitsch, Sussman

    Person · 1884–1949 · Schriftsteller · Białystok · 6 sources

    (1884–1949), writer and poet. Born in Białystok, where his father was an unsuccessful merchant and the family frequently suffered deprivation, Zusman Segalovitsh received his education in heder and from private tutors. B…

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12. Chaim Tykocinski

    Person · 1862–1942 · Historiker, Privatlehrer · Białystok · 5 sources

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13. Dsiga Wertow

    Person · 1896-01-02–1954-02-12 · Drehbuchautor, Filmregisseur, Regisseur · Białystok · 5 sources

    (1896–1954), documentary film director and film theoretician. The most radical of Soviet montage theorists and father of cinéma verité was born Dovid (later Denis) Kaufman, the son of a Białystok bookseller and a rabbi’s…

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14. Fuchs, Salomon

    Person · 1862–1895 · Herausgeber, Journalist, Rabbiner · Białystok · 5 sources

    Founded (with others) the 'Beit Yisrael' Association for spreading Hebrew and its Literature; published articles in the journal 'Ha'Magid' and also edited it; expert in Medieval Hebrew literature

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15. Haleṿi, Naftali Herts

    Person · 1852–1902 · Rabbiner · Białystok · 5 sources

    wanderte 1884 nach Erez Israel ein; erster ashkenazischer Rabbiner in Jaffa, Gegner der säkulären Strömungen in der ersten ʿAliyah

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16. Hermann Friedmann

    Person · 1873-04-11–1957-05-25 · Historiker, Jurist, Philologe · Białystok · 5 sources

    Mitbegründer des Club 1943; Mitbegründer und Präsident des dt. PEN-Zentrums; Literaturwissenschaftler; Großbritannien; z1934 (Sf)

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17. Julius Perlis

    Person · 1880–1913 · Jurist, Schachspieler, chess player · Białystok · 5 sources

    Sterbeort: Verunglückt in den Ennstaler Alpen (Hochtor-Ostgrat)

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18. Kahan, Salomón

    Person · 1896–1965 · Essayist, Journalist, Musikkritiker · Białystok · 5 sources

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19. Khayele Grober

    Person · 1898–1978 · Schauspielerin · Białystok · 5 sources

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20. Leo Wiener

    Person · 1862–1939 · Historiker, Linguist, Slawist · Białystok · 5 sources

    Amerikan. Linguist, Historiker und Übersetzer poln.-jüd. Herkunft, in Russland geb., in die USA ausgewandert

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