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Meier Teich
Dr. jur. Meier Teich (1890-1975) was Bukovinian Jewish and later Israeli lawyer, Zionist activist, and publicist. During the Shoah, he was the leading Jewish figure of the Sharhorod ghetto.[1]
Meier Teich | |
|---|---|
| Citizenship | Romania Israel |
| Education | Doctor juris |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna University of Czernowitz |
| Occupation | Lawyer Journalist |
| Known for | Ghetto leader |
| Political party | Jewish Party (Romania) |
| Movement | Zionism |
Early life and career
Teich was born on January 6, 1890, in Susceava, at the time part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. As a 17-year-old, he became active in the Zionist movement as co-founder of the local Poale Zion in the Bukovina.[2]
After finishing school Teich went on to study law at the University of Vienna and the University of Czernowitz. Having been awarded a doctorate in law in 1913, he practiced in Susceava, Vienna, and Bukarest. In the inter-war period, he gained a profile as a community leader in his home town's community, serving as member of the city council and as vice-mayor.[2] He also wrote as a Zionist journalist for various Jewish newspapers and attended the World Jewish Congress in 1929.[3]
During the Shoah
By the 1940s, Teich was known as a local community leader. When in 1941[1]
Following the liberation of the ghetto, Teich and other Jewish leaders were accused of various crimes and tried by the Soviet occupiers.[4]
Later Life and Death
In 1950, Teich arrived in Israel. He continued to write for numerous papers, including Yediot Hadashot and Davar.[2] In the 1950s, Teich also contributed to anthologies and monographs to Yad Vashem, documenting his knowledge of the local Jewish administration in Sharhorod.[5]
Teich died in Tel-Aviv in October 1975.
References
- ^ a b Ploscariu, Iemima D. (2019-01-01). "Institutions for survival: The Shargorod ghetto during the Holocaust in Romanian Transnistria". Nationalities Papers. 47 (1): 121–135. doi:10.1017/nps.2018.16. ISSN 0090-5992.
- ^ a b c F., M. (November 1975). "In Trauer um Dr. Meier Teich, s.A." Die Stimme. pp. 1–2. Retrieved 2024-03-18.
- ^ Resolutions of the 16th Zionist Congress, Zurich July 28th to August 11th 1929. With a Summary Report of the Proceedings (PDF). London: Central Office of the World Zionist Organisation. 1929.
- ^ Schneider, Wolfgang (2019-02-01). "From the ghetto to the Gulag, from the ghetto to Israel: Soviet collaboration trials against the Shargorod ghetto's Jewish Council". Journal of Modern European History. 17 (1): 83–97. doi:10.1177/1611894418820266. ISSN 1611-8944.
- ^ "Ghetto Shargorod in Yad Vashem Studies, Volume II". Yad Vashem Store. Retrieved 2024-03-18.