Urke Nachalnik
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Urke Nachalnik (June, 1897 – November 11, 1939).
Itzchak Baruch Farbarowicz, better known by his literary name Urke Nachalnik, a Yeshiva boy who was born to a well to do Jewish family in Wizna
, (a village near the town of Łomża, Poland
), became a criminal and then a self made author and ended his life heroically on November 11 of 1939 as a leader of a small underground unit that fought the German invaders. His books and stories were published in several languages, and made into theater plays and newspaper serial stories. Likewise, numerous books and articles about Polish gangsters have included sections about Urke Nachalnik.
Itzchak Baruch Farbarowicz, better known by his literary name Urke Nachalnik, a Yeshiva boy who was born to a well to do Jewish family in Wizna
Wizna
Wizna is a village in Łomża County of Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. The Biebrza River flows through town. Wizna is also known for the battle of Wizna which took place in its vicinity during the 1939 Invasion of Poland. At present, farming and food production are the primary...
, (a village near the town of Łomża, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
), became a criminal and then a self made author and ended his life heroically on November 11 of 1939 as a leader of a small underground unit that fought the German invaders. His books and stories were published in several languages, and made into theater plays and newspaper serial stories. Likewise, numerous books and articles about Polish gangsters have included sections about Urke Nachalnik.
External links
- Wizna Web Page
- Urke Nachalnik Famous Polish gangster, turned noted author, who was born in Wizna