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Berek Joselewicz

Berek Joselewicz

Military officer
Berek Joselewicz was a Polish Jewish colonel of the Polish Army during the Kościuszko Uprising. Joselewicz commanded the first Jewish military formation in modern history excluding Prince Potemkin's Israelovsky Regiment. He was also a merchant and... Wikipedia
Born: September 17, 1764, Kretinga, Lithuania
Died: May 5, 1809 (age 44 years), Kock, Poland
Children: Josef Berkowicz