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Mark Dvorzhetski
מרק דבורז'צקי
Born(1908-05-03)3 May 1908
Lithuania, Russian Empire
Died15 March 1975(1975-03-15) (aged 66)
Israel
OccupationSocial historian, physician
LanguageHebrew
CitizenshipIsraeli
Notable awardsIsrael Prize (1953)

Mark Dvorzhetski (Hebrew: מרק דבורז'צקי; 3 May 1908 – 15 March 1975) was an Israeli physician, historian and Holocaust survivor.

Biography

Mark Dvortzhetski was born in Lithuania (at the time part of the Russian Empire). He immigrated to Israel after World War II. He authored a number of books on the Holocaust, in particular with reference to the Baltic States and the medical profession.

Awards and recognition

  • In 1953, Dvorzhetski was awarded the Israel Prize, for social sciences,[1] the inaugural year of the prize.

Published works

  • Between the Pieces - an autobiography
  • Jerusalem of Lithuania in Revolt and in the Holocaust – History of the Vilna Ghetto and the Resistance Movement
  • Europe without Children: Nazi Plans for Biological Destruction
  • The Jewish Camps in Estonia
  • Hirshke Glik, Paris 1966 [2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Israel Prize recipients in 1953 (in Hebrew)". Israel Prize Official Site. Archived from the original on 24 January 2010. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Music from the Holocaust Archived 2011-05-14 at the Wayback Machine


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