Aleksander Zelwerowicz
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Aleksander Zelwerowicz (14 August 1877 in Lublin
– 18 June 1955 in Warsaw
) was a Polish actor, director, theatre president and a teacher. He received the Order of Polonia Restituta and is one of the Polish Righteous among the Nations
.
Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy
is named after him.
He is buried at the Powązki Cemetery
.
Lublin
Lublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...
– 18 June 1955 in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
) was a Polish actor, director, theatre president and a teacher. He received the Order of Polonia Restituta and is one of the Polish Righteous among the Nations
Polish Righteous among the Nations
Polish citizens have the world's highest count of individuals awarded medals of Righteous among the Nations, given by the State of Israel to non-Jews who saved Jews from extermination during the Holocaust...
.
Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy
Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy
Aleksander Zelwerowicz State Theatre Academy is a public higher education institution in Warsaw, Poland. It's focus is on the theatre arts.It was originally founded in Łódź in 1946, and moved to Warsaw in 1949. It continues the tradition of the National Institute of Theatre Arts founded in Łódź...
is named after him.
He is buried at the Powązki Cemetery
Powazki Cemetery
Powązki Cemetery , also known as the Stare Powązki is a historic cemetery located in the Wola district, western part of Warsaw, Poland. It is the most famous cemetery in the city, and one of the oldest...
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