Gershon Dua-Bogen
Polish politician (1892–1948)
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Gershon Dua-Bogen (Yiddish: גרשון דוא-באָגען; 1892 – February 12. 1948[1]), alias 'Admoni', was a Polish-Jewish communist leader. He was an active militant of the Communist Party of Poland (KPP) and of the Polish Workers' Party (PPR).[2] He emigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine and became the general secretary of the Socialist Workers Party. He was expelled from the territory by the British for his political activities.[3] During the Spanish Civil War, he served as a political commissar in the base of the International Brigades in Albacete.[4] He died in a car crash near Oświęcim in 1948.
Gershon Dua-Bogen | |
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 Gershon Dua-Bogen's gravestone in Warsaw. | |
| General Secretary of the Socialist Workers Party | |
| Political commissar in the base of the International Brigades | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 May 1892 |
| Died | 12 February 1948 (aged 55) |
| Party | Communist Party of Poland, Polish Workers' Party |
Other political affiliations | Socialist Workers Party |
| Nickname | 'Admoni' |
Bibliography
- Dua-Bogen, Gershon, and Mirski, Michal. אויף די שפורן פון גבורה, Oyf di shpurn fun gvure. Steven Spielberg digital Yiddish library, no. 07087. Amherst: National Yiddish Book Center, 2000. (in Yiddish)
