While in Leipzig, Germany, before World War II, Brzeziński became involved in efforts to rescue European Jews from Nazi concentration camps. In 1978, his efforts on behalf of the Jewish people were recognized by Prime Minister of IsraelMenachem Begin.
Brzeziński was consul-general in Montreal from 1938 until the Communist takeover of Poland at the end of World War II. He served as president of the Canadian Polish Congress from 1952 to 1962, and in 1975 helped create the World Polish Congress. Until his retirement, he worked for the Quebec Ministry of Culture, setting up French-language centres in small towns.
tadeusz, brzeziński, february, 1896, january, 1990, polish, diplomat, consular, official, father, zbigniew, brzezinski, president, jimmy, carter, national, security, adviser, contents, life, career, also, archives, references, sources, external, linkslife, car. Tadeusz Brzezinski February 21 1896 January 7 1990 was a Polish diplomat and consular official He was the father of Zbigniew Brzezinski President Jimmy Carter s national security adviser Tadeusz Brzezinski Contents 1 Life and career 2 See also 2 1 Archives 3 References 4 Sources 5 External linksLife and career EditBrzezinski was born in the town of Zloczow in what was then the Austro Hungarian Empire today Zolochiv Lviv Oblast Ukraine the son of Zofia Woroniecka and Kazimierz Brzezinski 1 He received his university education in Lwow now Lviv and in Vienna As a volunteer in the Polish independence movement from 1918 to 1920 Brzezinski saw action in the Battle of Lwow during the Polish Ukrainian War and against Soviet forces in the final Warsaw campaign of 1920 He entered the diplomatic consular service of the new Polish Republic serving in Essen Germany Lille France Leipzig Germany Kharkov in the Soviet Ukraine during the Great Purge on 1 November 1936 16 December 1937 and Montreal where he lived after the Communist takeover in Poland after World War II While in Leipzig Germany before World War II Brzezinski became involved in efforts to rescue European Jews from Nazi concentration camps In 1978 his efforts on behalf of the Jewish people were recognized by Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin Brzezinski was consul general in Montreal from 1938 until the Communist takeover of Poland at the end of World War II He served as president of the Canadian Polish Congress from 1952 to 1962 and in 1975 helped create the World Polish Congress Until his retirement he worked for the Quebec Ministry of Culture setting up French language centres in small towns Brzezinski died of pneumonia in Montreal at the age of 93 He was survived by his two sons Zbigniew Brzezinski President Jimmy Carter s national security advisor and Lech Brzezinski an engineer also living in Montreal 2 3 4 5 His grandsons are foreign policy expert Ian Brzezinski lawyer and US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski and journalist Matthew Brzezinski His granddaughter Mika Brzezinski is a political commentator and host of Morning Joe See also EditArchives Edit There is a Tadeusz Brzezinski fonds at Library and Archives Canada 6 The archival reference number is R3920 References Edit Ulica im Tadeusza Brzezinskiego w Montrealu Kronika Montrealska Tadeusz Brzezinski Former Polish Consul General Los Angeles Times 1990 01 13 Retrieved 2011 08 15 Saxon Wolfgang 1990 01 09 Tadeusz Brzezinski Ex Polish Diplomat Dies at 93 in Canada The New York Times Retrieved 2011 08 15 Frankiewicz Jozef 1999 Zbigniew Brzezinski i jego zwiazki z Przemyslem Przemysl San Set ISBN 83 911659 0 6 Brzezinski Mark 2006 Mein Grossvater Konsul Tadeusz Brzezinski Polen in Leipzig damals heute Leipzig Europa Haus Leipzig e V ISBN 3 933312 12 4 Retrieved 2011 08 15 Tadeusz Brzezinski fonds description at Library and Archives Canada Retrieved November 15 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Sources EditAleksandra Ziolkowska Boehm Dreams and Reality Toronto 1984 ISBN 0 9691756 0 4 Aleksandra Ziolkowska Boehm Kanada Kanada Warsaw 1986 ISBN 83 7021 006 6 Aleksandra Ziolkowska Boehm Untold Stories of Polish Heroes From World War II Hamilton Books Rowman amp Littlefield 2018 ISBN 978 0 7618 6983 2External links EditPhoto of Zbigniew standing with Tadeusz Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tadeusz Brzezinski amp oldid 1122659332, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
