Jakob Edelstein
Jewish elder of the Theresienstadt Ghetto (1903–1944) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jakob Edelstein (AKA Yacov, Yaakov, Jakub Edelstein or Edlstein; 25 July 1903 – 20 June 1944) was a Czechoslovak Zionist, social democrat and the first Jewish Elder in the Theresienstadt ghetto. He was murdered in Auschwitz-Birkenau.
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Jakob Edelstein | |
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Jewish elder of the Theresienstadt Ghetto | |
In office 4 December 1941 – January 1943 | |
Preceded by | None |
Succeeded by | Paul Eppstein |
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Born | Jakob Edelstein 25 July 1903 Horodenka, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria, Austria-Hungary |
Died | 20 June 1944(1944-06-20) (aged 40) Auschwitz-Birkenau, German-occupied Poland |
Nationality | Czechoslovak |
Spouse | Miriam Edelstein nee Olinerova |
Children | Ariah Edelstein |
Parent(s) | Motl and Mattil Edelstein |
Residence(s) | Prague I, Waldhauserova 12 |
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