Dora Kacnelson
Dora Kacnelson (born April 19, 1921 in Białystok , Poland ; † July 1, 2003 in Berlin ) was a Polish-Jewish literary scholar and journalist .
Life
Kacnelson received his doctorate from the State University in Saint Petersburg on the work of the Polish national poet Adam Mickiewicz . She lived most of her life in the western Ukrainian city of Drohobycz and taught at the Pedagogical University there as a literature professor. In her academic work she researched the revolting efforts of the Poles during the time of the Polish partitions (1772-1918).
She came to Berlin in 2000 for health reasons, where she advocated the Christian-Jewish dialogue. Kacnelson is buried in the Jewish cemetery in Berlin-Weißensee . Her archives were brought to Poland for research, including documents, manuscripts, incontinence prints and several book manuscripts.
Works (selection)
- Skazani za lekturę Mickiewicza , Norbertinum Publishing House, 2001, ISBN 837222000X
- Poezja Mickiewicza wśród powstańców: wiek XIX , Universitas Publishing House, 1999, ISBN 8370527272
- with Józef Sobkiewicz, Krzysztof Gębura: Rok 1863 na Polesiu Kijowskim: pamiętnik Józefa Sobkiewicza , Akademia Podlaska, 2000, ISBN 8370511090
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kacnelson, Dora |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish-Jewish literary scholar and journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 19, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Białystok , Poland |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 1, 2003 |
| Place of death | Berlin |