Aleksander Zelwerowicz (14 August 1877 in Lublin – 18 June 1955 in

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) was a Polish actor, director, theatre president and a teacher. He received the

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and is one of the

Polish Righteous among the Nations The citizens of Poland have the world's highest count of individuals who have been recognized by Yad Vashem of Jerusalem as the Polish Righteous Among the Nations, for saving Jews from extermination during the Holocaust in World War II. There ...

.Aleksander Zelwerowicz
- his activity to save Jews' lives during the

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, at

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website

Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy The Aleksander Zelwerowicz National Academy of Dramatic Art in Warsaw ( pl, Akademia Teatralna im. Aleksandra Zelwerowicza) is a public higher education institution in Warsaw, Poland. Its focus is on the theatre arts. It is headquartered in the C ...

is named after him. He is buried at the

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Selected filmography

* '' Obrona Częstochowy'' (1913) * '' Ochrana warszawska i jej tajemnice'' (1916) * '' Huragan'' (1928) * '' Księżna Łowicka'' (1932) * '' Dzieje grzechu'' (1933) * ''

Serce matki Serce matki ( Polish for ''Mother's Heart'') is a 1938 Polish melodrama film directed by Michał Waszyński. Cast * Stanisława Angel-Engelówna as Maria * Irena Malkiewicz as Elżbieta Borzęcka * Lidia Wysocka as Lusia * Ina Benita as Hank ...

'' (1938) * '' Wrzos'' (1938) * ''

Doctor Murek ''Doktór Murek'' (English: ''Doctor Murek'') is a 1939 Cinema of Poland, Polish drama film directed by Juliusz Gardan. It is based on two novels by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz. Cast * Franciszek Brodniewicz - doctor Franciszek Murek * Nora Ney (a ...

'' (1939) * ''

The Three Hearts ''The Three Hearts'' (Polish: ''Trzy serca'') is a 1939 Polish romantic comedy film directed by Michał Waszyński and starring Jerzy Pichelski, Aleksander Żabczyński and Elżbieta Barszczewska. It was based on a novel by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mos ...

'' (1939)

External links

* Olga Katafiasz
Legendy polskiego teatru - Aleksander Zelwerowicz
Dziennik Teatralny, 25 July 2001

References

1877 births 1955 deaths Actors from Lublin People from Lublin Governorate Polish theatre directors Polish male stage actors Polish male film actors Polish male silent film actors 19th-century Polish male actors 20th-century Polish male actors Polish Righteous Among the Nations Recipients of the Order of Polonia Restituta (1944–1989) Burials at Powązki Cemetery {{Poland-actor-stub