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Tadeusz Jakubowicz, Chairman of the Jewish community in Kraków, passes away

18.11.2024 14:35
A Holocaust survivor born in 1939, who endured World War II by hiding with his family in the forest, has died at the age of 85. 
Tadeusz Jakubowicz, Chairman of the Jewish Community in Kraków, during the ceremony and Memory March on the 80th anniversary of the liquidation of the ghetto, archival photo from 2023.
Tadeusz Jakubowicz, Chairman of the Jewish Community in Kraków, during the ceremony and Memory March on the 80th anniversary of the liquidation of the ghetto, archival photo from 2023. PAP/Łukasz Gągulski

His death was announced on Monday, November 18, 2024. The Jewish community in Kraków, in southern Poland, mourned the loss of this remarkable figure who dedicated his life to the Jewish community.

"He was a Holocaust survivor, a devoted member of the Jewish Community in Kraków, a friend of Israel, and a great man. He was also a nature lover, a car enthusiast, and a fan of the Cracovia football club. Known for his sharp tongue and witty remarks," the community said in a statement, quoted by the Polish state news agency PAP.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at the Jewish Cemetery on Miodowa Street in Kraków.

Condolences were expressed via social media by, among others, the Ambassador of Israel to Poland, Jacov Livne.

"This is a great loss for the Jewish community in Kraków, as well as for the entire city," said Kraków's Mayor, Aleksander Miszalski, through social media.

Source: PAP/X/@YacovLivne/@Miszalski_

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