Szmul Zygielbojm Politician

Szmul Zygielbojm (Polish: [ˈʂmul zɨˈɡʲɛlbɔjm]; Yiddish: שמואל זיגלבוים; February 21, 1895 – May 11, 1943) was a Jewish-Polish socialist politician, leader of the Bund, and a member of the National Council of the Polish government in exile. He committed suicide to protest the indifference of the Allied governments in the face of the Holocaust.

Personal facts

Birth date	February 21, 1895
Birth place	Russian Empire , Borowica Lublin Voivodeship
Nationality	Poland
Date of death	May 12, 1943
Place of death	England , London , United Kingdom