Leon Kasman, pseudonyms "Adam," "Bolek," "Janowski," "Zygmunt" (born 28 October 1905 in

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; died 12 July 1984 in Warsaw) was a Polish communist journalist and politician of Jewish descent. Head of the propaganda and agitation department of the Central Committee of the

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. He was a first editor-in-chief of the ''

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'' daily, deputy to the

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of the

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. As a result of the conflicts within the communist party, Kasman resigned from this function in December 1953. He was among the “

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" faction in PZPR. Leon Kasman died in 1984 and was buried at the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kasman, Leon 1905 births 1984 deaths Politicians from Łódź People from Piotrków Governorate Jews from the Russian Empire Jewish Polish politicians Communist Party of Poland politicians Polish Workers' Party politicians Polish United Workers' Party members Members of the Polish Sejm 1952–1956 Members of the Polish Sejm 1961–1965 Members of the Polish Sejm 1965–1969 Recipients of the Order of the Banner of Work Burials at Powązki Military Cemetery 20th-century Polish journalists

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