Person in history
Simcha Rotem
Simcha Rotem, last survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (born 1924)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2018 · December 22
- Known as
- resistance fighter. Citizenship: Poland
Their story
Who they were
Simcha Rotem, last survivor of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (born 1924)
Early life
Early life Rotem was born in 1924 in Warsaw , Poland. [ 1 ] He experienced antisemitism early in his life and was a member of the Akiva Zionist youth movement. [ 2 ] ^ Associated Press (23 December 2018). "Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Fighter Simcha Rotem Dies at 94" . The New York Times . ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 23 December 2018 . ^ "Oral history interview with Simcha Rotem – Collections Search – United States Holocaust Memorial Museum" . collections.ushmm.org . Retrieved 27 December 2018 .
Path and career
Awards / honours: Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland and Grand Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta.
Why this date
Simcha Rotem appears on our December 22 calendar for 2018 as a death entry.
Sources
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Questions about Simcha Rotem
When did Simcha Rotem die?
December 22 2018.
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