Itzhak Katzenelson (Hebrew: יצחק קצנלסון, Yiddish: (יצחק קאַצ(ע)נעלסאָן(זון; also transcribed as Icchak-Lejb Kacenelson, Jizchak Katzenelson; Yitzhok Katznelson) (1 July 1886 – 1 May 1944) was a Polish Jewish teacher, poet and dramatist. He was born in 1886 in Karelichy near Minsk, and was murdered on 1 May 1944 in Auschwitz.[1]
Soon after his birth Katzenelson's family moved to Łódź, Poland, where he grew up. He worked as a teacher, founding a school, and as a dramatist in both Yiddish and Hebrew, starting a theatre group which toured Poland and Lithuania. Following the German invasion of Poland in 1939 he and his family fled to Warsaw, where they got trapped in the Ghetto. There he ran an underground school for Jewish children. His wife and two of his sons were deported to the Treblinka extermination camp and murdered there.
Katzenelson participated in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, starting on 19 April 1943. To save his life, friends supplied him and his surviving son with forged Honduran passports. They managed to leave the ghetto but later ended up in Germans hands as part of the Hotel Polski affair. He was deported to a detention camp in Vittel, France, where the Nazis held American and British citizens and nationals of other Allied and neutral countries, for possible later prisoner exchange.
In Vittel, Katzenelson wrote Dos lid funem oysgehargetn yidishn folk ("Song of the Murdered Jewish People"). He put the manuscript in bottles and buried them under a tree, from where it was recovered after the war. A copy was sewn into the handle of a suitcase and later taken to Israel.
In late April 1944, Itzhak Katzenelson and his son Zvi were sent on a transport to the Auschwitz concentration camp, where they were murdered on 1 May 1944.
Legacy
The Ghetto Fighters' HouseHolocaust and Jewish Resistance Heritage Museum in Israel, is named in his memory. "The Song of the Murdered Jewish People" has been translated into numerous languages and published as an individual volume.
Published works
Vittel Diary (22.v.43 – 16.9.43), Israel: Ghetto Fighters' House, 1964. Translated from the Hebrew by Dr. Myer Cohen; includes biographical notes and appendix of terms and place names.
Le Chant du peuple juif assassiné, France: Bibliothèque Medem, 2005. Yiddish-French edition, French translation by Batia Baum, introduction by Rachel Ertel [fr].
Nine poems by Yitzkhok Katznelson in Yiddish and English at Poetry in Hell
Itzhak Katzenelson genealogy Geni Family Tree
excerpt from The Song of the Murdered Jewish People
poem
(in Yiddish)Dos lid funem oysgehargetn Yidishn folkPdf
(in Yiddish)Yitshak Katsenelson zayn lebn un shafn Biography by his sister Pdf
(in German) Katzenelson.de. Website of translator Helmut Homfeld
(in German) Schmidt, Andreas (1997). "Verstumme nicht!: Die Anstiftung zum Dialog in Jizchak Katzenelsons 'Großem Gesang vom ausgerotteten jüdischen Volk'". www.buber.de
(in Yiddish)Yitskhok Katzenelson at Maison de la culture yiddish-Bibliothèque Medem
Free version in Yiddish (with Hebrew letters) of Dos lid funem oysgehargetn yidishn folk
January 17, 2023
itzhak, katzenelson, mathematician, yitzhak, katznelson, hebrew, יצחק, קצנלסון, yiddish, יצחק, קא, נעלסא, זון, also, transcribed, icchak, lejb, kacenelson, jizchak, katzenelson, yitzhok, katznelson, july, 1886, 1944, polish, jewish, teacher, poet, dramatist, b. For the mathematician see Yitzhak Katznelson Itzhak Katzenelson Hebrew יצחק קצנלסון Yiddish יצחק קא צ ע נעלסא ן זון also transcribed as Icchak Lejb Kacenelson Jizchak Katzenelson Yitzhok Katznelson 1 July 1886 1 May 1944 was a Polish Jewish teacher poet and dramatist He was born in 1886 in Karelichy near Minsk and was murdered on 1 May 1944 in Auschwitz 1 Itzhak KatzenelsonBorn 1886 07 01 1 July 1886Karelichy Grodno Governorate Russian EmpireDied1 May 1944 1944 05 01 aged 57 Auschwitz Birkenau German occupied PolandNationalityPolishSignature Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Published works 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditSoon after his birth Katzenelson s family moved to Lodz Poland where he grew up He worked as a teacher founding a school and as a dramatist in both Yiddish and Hebrew starting a theatre group which toured Poland and Lithuania Following the German invasion of Poland in 1939 he and his family fled to Warsaw where they got trapped in the Ghetto There he ran an underground school for Jewish children His wife and two of his sons were deported to the Treblinka extermination camp and murdered there Katzenelson participated in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising starting on 19 April 1943 To save his life friends supplied him and his surviving son with forged Honduran passports They managed to leave the ghetto but later ended up in Germans hands as part of the Hotel Polski affair He was deported to a detention camp in Vittel France where the Nazis held American and British citizens and nationals of other Allied and neutral countries for possible later prisoner exchange In Vittel Katzenelson wrote Dos lid funem oysgehargetn yidishn folk Song of the Murdered Jewish People He put the manuscript in bottles and buried them under a tree from where it was recovered after the war A copy was sewn into the handle of a suitcase and later taken to Israel In late April 1944 Itzhak Katzenelson and his son Zvi were sent on a transport to the Auschwitz concentration camp where they were murdered on 1 May 1944 Legacy EditThe Ghetto Fighters House Holocaust and Jewish Resistance Heritage Museum in Israel is named in his memory The Song of the Murdered Jewish People has been translated into numerous languages and published as an individual volume Published works EditVittel Diary 22 v 43 16 9 43 Israel Ghetto Fighters House 1964 Translated from the Hebrew by Dr Myer Cohen includes biographical notes and appendix of terms and place names Le Chant du peuple juif assassine France Bibliotheque Medem 2005 Yiddish French edition French translation by Batia Baum introduction by Rachel Ertel fr References Edit Gilbert Martin 2002 The Routledge Atlas of the Holocaust Psychology Press p 10 ISBN 978 0 415 28145 4 External links EditNine poems by Yitzkhok Katznelson in Yiddish and English at Poetry in Hell Itzhak Katzenelson genealogy Geni Family Tree excerpt from The Song of the Murdered Jewish People I had a dream poem in Yiddish Dos lid funem oysgehargetn Yidishn folk Pdf in Yiddish Yitshak Katsenelson zayn lebn un shafn Biography by his sister Pdf in German Katzenelson de Website of translator Helmut Homfeld in German Schmidt Andreas 1997 Verstumme nicht Die Anstiftung zum Dialog in Jizchak Katzenelsons Grossem Gesang vom ausgerotteten judischen Volk www buber de in Yiddish Yitskhok Katzenelson at Maison de la culture yiddish Bibliotheque Medem Free version in Yiddish with Hebrew letters of Dos lid funem oysgehargetn yidishn folk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Itzhak Katzenelson amp oldid 1130093802, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
