Leon Feldhendler

Deceased Person

1910 – 1945

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Who was Leon Feldhendler?

Leon Feldhendler, was a Polish-Jewish resistance fighter known for his role in organizing the 1943 prisoner uprising at the Sobibor extermination camp together with Alexander Pechersky. Prior to his deportation to Sobibor, Feldhendler had been head of the Judenrat in his village of Żółkiewka, Lublin Voivodeship, in German-occupied Poland.

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Born
1910
Poland
Religion
  • Judaism
Nationality
  • Poland
Died
Apr 6, 1945
Lublin

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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