Joselewicz, Berek, 1760-1809

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Name (Latin)
Joselewicz, Berek, 1760-1809
Other forms of name
Berek Yoselevitsh, 1760-1809
Yoselevitsh, Berek, 1760-1809
Berek Joselewicz, 1760-1809
Josselowicz, Berek, 1760-1809
Berko Joselewicz, 1760-1809
Berek, son of Yosel, 1760-1809
Date of birth
1760
Date of death
1809
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q818982
Library of congress: n 85131824
Sources of Information
  • Bereḳ Yoseleṿiṭsh, 1909 or 1910
  • Ency. Judaica, c1972(Joselewicz, Berek (Berek, son of Yosel), c. 1770-1809; colonel of the Polish armed forces)
  • Przyborowski, W. Berek pod Kockiem [MI] 19--:p. 164 (Berek Joselewicz, 1760-1809)
  • RLIN, 9/27/96(hdg.: Berek Joselewicz, 1765-1809)
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Wikipedia description:

Berek Joselewicz (17 September 1764 – 15 May 1809) was a Polish Jewish colonel of the Polish Army during the Kościuszko Uprising. Joselewicz commanded the first Jewish military formation in modern history excluding Prince Potemkin's Israelovsky Regiment. He was also a merchant and financial agent of the Polish magnate Prince Massalski.

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