Aleksander Zelwerowicz (14 August 1877 in

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– 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

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.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 is named after him. He is buried at the

Powązki Cemetery Powązki Cemetery (; pl, Cmentarz Powązkowski), also known as Stare Powązki ( en, Old Powązki), is a historic necropolis located in Wola district, in the western part of Warsaw, Poland. It is the most famous cemetery in the city and one of t ...

Selected filmography

* '' Obrona Częstochowy'' (1913) * '' Ochrana warszawska i jej tajemnice'' (1916) * ''

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'' (1928) * '' Księżna Łowicka'' (1932) * ''

Dzieje grzechu ''The Story of Sin'' ( pl, Dzieje grzechu) is a 1975 Polish drama film directed by Walerian Borowczyk based on the novel ''Dzieje grzechu'' by Stefan Żeromski. It was entered into the 1975 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Grażyna Długołęcka ...

'' (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 Hanka ...

'' (1938) * '' Wrzos'' (1938) * '' Doctor Murek'' (1939) * '' The Three Hearts'' (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