In Memoriam: Michał Sobelman
We are saddened to hear of the death of Michał Sobelman, Polish-Israeli historian and translator. He left Poland due to the antisemitic campaign launched in March 1968, but later returned in 1992 and became spokesperson for the Israeli embassy in Warsaw. Sobelman conducted 13 interviews for the Fortunoff Archive, among them one with Roma survivor Krystyna Gil.
May his memory be a blessing.
More about Sobelman’s remarkable life and impact (in Polish):
You can listen to Sobelman interviewing three witnesses, Helena Balicka Kozłowska, Henryk Prajs, and Władysława Zawistowska, all of which are part of our critical edition series:
https://editions.fortunoff.library.yale.edu/essay/hvt-3171