Mordechai Anielewicz

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Mordechai Anielewicz
Nickname(s)	"Little Angel" (Aniołek)
Born	1919 (1919) Wyszków, Second Polish Republic
Died	8 May 1943(1943-05-08) (aged 23–24) Warsaw, German-occupied Poland
Allegiance	ŻOB
Rank	Commander
Unit	Zob main unit
Commands held	start Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
Battles/wars	World War II Warsaw Ghetto uprising †
Awards	Cross of Valor (Poland) Cross of Grunwald

Mordechai Anielewicz (Hebrew: מרדכי אנילביץ'; 1919 – 8 May 1943) was the leader of the Jewish Combat Organization (Polish: Żydowska Organizacja Bojowa, ŻOB) during the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising; the largest Jewish resistance movement during the Second World War. Anielewicz inspired further rebellions in both ghettos and extermination camps with his leadership. His character was engraved as a symbol of courage and sacrifice, and was a major figure of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust.