Leon Feldhendler

Leon Feldhendler (Lejb Feldhendler) (1910 – 6 April 1945), was a Polish-Jewish resistance fighter known for his role in organizing the 1943 prisoner uprising at the Sobibor extermination camp together with Alexander Pechersky. Prior to his deportation to Sobibor, Feldhendler had been head of the Judenrat ("Jewish Council") in his village of Żółkiewka, Lublin Voivodeship, in German-occupied Poland.

Personal facts

Birth dateJanuary 01, 1910
Birth place
Poland
Nationality
Poland
Religion
Jews
Date of deathApril 06, 1945
Place of death
Poland , Lublin
Known for
Sobibór extermination camp

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