Anna Feingold
Anna Feingold († 1940 in Lipowice ) was the only woman who ever chaired a Jewish council in the part of Poland occupied by German troops during World War II .
After the attack on Poland by the Wehrmacht and their withdrawal from some Polish areas due to the Molotow-Ribbentrop Pact , the city of Przemyśl was divided into a half occupied by German and one by Soviet troops. The river San formed the demarcation line. The vast majority of the Jewish population was on the Soviet side. Only a few, it is assumed that there were around 60 Jews, lived crammed together in two houses on the side occupied by the Wehrmacht in the Zasanie district. The Gestapo forced the few people to set up a Judenrat in the spring of 1940. This should implement anti-Jewish measures more easily. One of the measures to be enforced was the wearing of armbands.
Anna Feingold, about whom no further information is available, became chairwoman of the council. She was the only woman who ever held such an office in the part of Poland occupied by German troops.
The exact fate of Anna Feingold is not completely clear. It is believed that she was shot in Lipowice before the mass deportations began.
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| SURNAME | Feingold, Anna |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | only woman who ever presided over a Jewish council in the part of Poland occupied by German troops during the Second World War |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 19th century or 20th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1940 |
| Place of death | Lipo jokes |