Marian Fuks (28 September 1914 – 23 October 2022) was a Polish historian specializing in the history of

Polish Jews The history of the Jews in Poland dates back at least 1,000 years. For centuries, Poland was home to the largest and most significant Jews, Jewish community in the world. Poland was a principal center of Jewish culture, because of the long pe ...

Warsaw Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at ...

. He was director of the

Jewish Historical Institute The Jewish Historical Institute ( or ''ŻIH''; ), also known as the Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute, is a public cultural and research institution in Warsaw, Poland, chiefly dealing with the history of Jews in Poland and Jewish cul ...

in the years 1968–1969 and 1971–1973 and one of the oldest men in Poland.Żydowski Instytut Historyczny w Polsce (ŻIH)
Fuks died on 23 October 2022, at the age of 108.

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A MEETING WITH PROF. MARIAN FUKS AND WITH JOSEPH MALOVANY
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