Marek Edelman

thumb|Marek Edelman in 2009 Marek Edelman (1919 or 1922 – 2 October 2009) was a Jewish-Polish political and social activist and cardiologist. Before World War II, he was a General Jewish Labour Bund activist. During the war he co-founded the Jewish Combat Organization. He took part in the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, becoming its leader after the death of Mordechaj Anielewicz. Sourced To be a Jew means always being with the oppressed and never the oppressors. A True Mensch - Obituary to Marek Edelman by David Rosenberg Man is evil, by nature man is a beast. People have to be educated from childhood, from kindergarten, that there should be no hatred. "Warsaw Ghetto uprising leader Marek Edelman dies at 90". The Daily Telegraph. 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-10-04. 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. "Warsaw Ghetto uprising leader Marek Edelman dies at 90". The Daily Telegraph. 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-10-04. External links Category:Social activists Category:Cardiologists Category:Jews Category:People from Poland Category:2009 deaths