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Jurek (other)
Jurek may refer to: * Jurek (given name) * Jurek (surname) * a ''nom de guerre'' of Izrael Chaim Wilner (1917–1943), Jewish resistance fighter in World War II Poland * ''nom de guerre'' of Jerzy Zborowski (1922–1944), World War II Polish resistance fighter See also * Jerzy Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "swift" in Polish. Peop ...
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Jurek (given Name)
Jurek is a Polish masculine given name, the most common diminutive form (hypocorism) of Jerzy Jerzy is the Polish version of the masculine given name George. The most common nickname for Jerzy is Jurek (), which may also be used as an official first name. Occasionally the nickname Jerzyk may be used, which means "swift" in Polish. Peop .... It may refer to: * Jurek Becker (1937–1997), Polish-born German writer, screenwriter and East German dissident * Jerzy Jurek Dybał (born 1977), Polish conductor and double-bassist * Jurek Martin (born 1942), British-born journalist * Jurek Wajdowicz (born 1951), Polish-born American artist, graphic designer, photographer and art director {{given name Polish masculine given names Masculine given names Hypocorisms ...
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Jurek (surname)
Jurek is the surname of: * Eszter Jurek (born 1936), Hungarian figure skater and coach * Kazimierz Jurek (born 1964), Polish ice hockey player * Marek Jurek (born 1960), Polish politician * Miroslav Jurek (born 1935), Czech long-distance runner * Richard Jurek, American author, numismatist and business executive * Scott Jurek (born 1973), American ultramarathoner, author and public speaker {{surname ...
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Izrael Chaim Wilner
Izrael Chaim Wilner, ''nom de guerre'' "Arie" and "Jurek" (November 14, 1917 – May 8, 1943) was a Jewish resistance fighter during World War II, member of the Jewish Fighting Organization's (ŻOB) leadership, a liaison between ŻOB and the Polish Home Army, a poet, and a participant in the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising. Early life Wilner came from a well-off family. Before the war he was an active member of the socialist-Zionist movement Hashomer Hatzair. During the war After the German invasion of Poland, Wilner, along with several other Jews, hid among the Dominican nuns in Wilno (now Vilnius). There, he met Henryk Grabowski (nom de guerre "Słonina", or " Salo" due to the fact that he ran a meat store), a courier for the Polish Home Army (AK). According to Marek Edelman, Jurek Wilner was the mother superior's favorite because he reminded her of her brother who had been taken by Germans for slave labor. While in hiding, they discussed various issues, including religion and Marxism ...
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Jerzy Zborowski
Jerzy Eugeniusz Zborowski (''nom de guerre'': Jeremi, Jurek, Jurek Kowalski, Kajman Okularnik, Jurek Żoliborski) was born on 26 July 1922 in Warsaw and died in September 1944 in Warsaw, Poland). Zborowski was a partisan during Operation Arsenal and the assassin of Franz Bürkl in 1943. He was a Polish Scoutmaster ( harcmistrz), scouting resistance activist, porucznik of the Armia Krajowa and commander of the Battalion Parasol during the Warsaw Uprising. He was wounded during the Uprising and captured by the Germans. His subsequent fate remains unknown, he is assumed to have been murdered by the Germans. Awards * Cross of Valour (''Krzyż Walecznych''), twice * Gold Cross of Merit with Swords (''Krzyż Zasługi z Mieczami'') * Silver Cross of Virtuti Militari The War Order of Virtuti Militari (Latin: ''"For Military Virtue"'', ) is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war. It was established in 1792 by the last King o ...
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