Abraham Léon
Abram Leon (born in 1918 in Warsaw as Abraham Wejnstok ; died 7. October 1944 in Auschwitz ) was a Jewish communist .
Léon grew up in Belgium and became a leading member of the Zionist youth movement Hashomer Hatzair . In 1940 he broke with Zionism and joined the Belgian section of the Trotskyist Fourth International . Actively involved in underground work in Belgian factories and in anti-fascist propaganda among German soldiers, Léon was arrested in June 1944 and deported to Auschwitz. There he was murdered a little later in the gas chamber .
Works
- Jewish question and capitalism. Historical-materialist analysis of the role of the Jews in history up to the establishment of the State of Israel. Training text on the economic history of Europe. Trikont, Munich 1971. New edition as:
- The Jewish question. A Marxist representation . Arbeiterpresse Verlag, 1995, ISBN 3-88634-064-3 .
literature
- Matthias Vetter: Léon, Abraham , in: Handbuch des Antisemitismus , Volume 2/2, 2009, p. 473
Web links
- Literature by and about Abraham Léon in the catalog of the German National Library
- Abraham Léon in the Marxists Internet Archive
- French short biography
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Léon, Abraham |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wejnstok, Abraham; Leon, Abram |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Jewish communist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1918 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Warsaw |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 7, 1944 |
| Place of death | Auschwitz |