Józef Berkowicz

Józef Berkowicz
Józef Berkowicz, Lieutenant Colonel, son of Berek Joselewicz.

Józef Berkowicz also known as Joseph Berkovitz[1] or Berkowitz[2] (born in 1789 in Praga, died in 1846 in Liverpool) was a Polish military officer[3] of Jewish origin, the only son of Berek Joselewicz.[4][5][6]

He took part in the 1809 Battle of Kock, Napoleon's invasion of Russia in 1812[7][8] and in the 1830 November Uprising against the Russian Empire.[9][10] On 21 December 1830 he issued a call to the Polish Jews to support the fight for Polish independence.[11][12] Berkowicz was an organizer of the Jewish unit of the National Guard, composed of 850 Jewish volunteers.[13][14][15] According to Guesnet François of Potsdam University, only 100 Jewish volunteers responded to his appeal.[16] Berkowicz was wounded on various occasions and earned two military awards for valor.[citation needed]

From 1832 to 1836 Berkowicz lived in exile in France, and in 1837 he settled permanently in England, where he died ten years later.[17]

He is the author of the novel "Stanislaus, or, the Polish Lancer, in the Suite of Napoleon, from the Island of Elbe", published in 1846 in the UK.[18][19]

See also

References

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  6. ^ Dynner, Glenn (2014). Yankel's Tavern: Jews, Liquor, and Life in the Kingdom of Poland. OUP USA. ISBN 9780199988518.
  7. ^ Sokol, Stanley S.; Kissane, Sharon F. Mrotek; Abramowicz, Alfred L. (1992). The Polish Biographical Dictionary: Profiles of Nearly 900 Poles who Have Made Lasting Contributions to World Civilization. Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. p. 38. ISBN 9780865162457. Josef Berkowicz.
  8. ^ Wigoder, Geoffrey (1974). Everyman's Judaica: An Encyclopedic Dictionary. Keter Publishing House Jerusalem. p. 81. ISBN 9780706514124.
  9. ^ Hoffman, Eva (2007-10-09). Shtetl. PublicAffairs. ISBN 9780786732852.
  10. ^ Getter, Norbert; Schall, Jakub; Schipper, Zygmunt (1939). Żydzi bojownicy o niepodległość Polski: 1918-1939 : reprint (in Polish). Rada Ochrony Pamięci Walk i Męczeństwa. ISBN 9788391666333.
  11. ^ Tenenbaum, Joseph (2016-01-18). Underground, The Story of A People. Pickle Partners Publishing. ISBN 9781786257963.
  12. ^ Penslar, Derek J. (2013-10-06). Jews and the Military: A History. Princeton University Press. ISBN 9781400848577.
  13. ^ Dynner, Glenn (2014). Yankel's Tavern: Jews, Liquor, and Life in the Kingdom of Poland. OUP USA. ISBN 9780199988518.
  14. ^ Zeszyty historyczne (in Polish). Instytut Literacki. 1977.
  15. ^ Leftwich, Joseph (1938). What Will Happen to the Jews?. Robert Anscombe.
  16. ^ "YIVO | Berkowicz, Yosef". www.yivoencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  17. ^ Szczepański, Janusz (2005). Społeczność żydowska Mazowsza w XIX-XX wieku (in Polish). Wyższa Szkoła Humanistyczna im. Aleksandra Gieysztora. ISBN 9788389709172.
  18. ^ Berkovitz, Joseph (1846). Stanislausor, The Polish lancer, in the suite of Napoleon, from the Island of Elba ... London: J.W.Feel. hdl:2027/yul.11794007_000_00.
  19. ^ Berkowicz, Jósef (1846). Stanislaus Or the Polish Lancer in the Suite of Napoleon from Island of Elba. J.W. Peel.


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