The first biography in English of Arthur Zygielbaum, the Polish Jewish labor leader who tried to alert the Allies to what was to become known as the Holocaust, has been published by the Workmen’s Circle in Montreal.
“Faithful Unto Death: The Story of Arthur Zygielbaum,” is written by Montreal playright Aviva Ravel and represents a collation of existing Yiddish materials on Zygielbaum, including his personal memoirs and poetry. Proceeds from the sale of the book will go towards the building of a monument to Zygielbaum in the predominantly Jewish Montreal suburb of Cote St-Luc.
The Jewish Labor Bund, the Jewish Community Federation of Greater Montreal and the Workmen’s Circle in New York assisted in the publication of the book. Zygielbaum committed suicide in 1943 while serving as a representative in the Polish government-in-exile in London, (By Janice Arnold).
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