Marek Edelman (01/01/1919–02/10/2009)
A cardiologist, member of the Jewish Combat Organization and the Bund, he participated in two Warsaw uprisings and was awarded the Order of the White Eagle. He is believed to have been born on January 1, 1919, in Gomel. His parents, Feliks and Cecylia (née Percowska), were associated with the socialist community and the Bund party. After his father's death in the late 20s, the family moved to Warsaw, where Felicja served as secretary of the women's organization operating under the Bund […]