Frank Blaichman
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Frank Blaichman (11 December 1922 – 27 December 2018), also known as Ephraim Blaichman, occasionally spelled Frank Bleichman, and in Polish Franek or Franciszek Blajchman, was a Polish-Jewish leader of a communist armed organization during World War II and a Holocaust survivor.[1] In post-war communist Poland, Blaichman was the head of the Prison and Camps Department at the Security Office in Kielce.
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Frank Blaichman | |
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Born | Franek Blajchman (1922-12-11)11 December 1922 |
Died | 27 December 2018(2018-12-27) (aged 96) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
Nationality (legal) | Polish-American |
Other names | Ephraim Blaichman, Frank Bleichman |
Known for | Jewish partisan, Head of the Prison and Camps Department at the Security Office in Kielce, memoir author |
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Blaichman’s portrayal of his activities in communist resistance and security have been questioned and have given rise to several controversies in Poland.[2][3][4]