Guttman Landau | |
|---|---|
| President of the Judenrat in Chișinău | |
| In office August 1, 1941 – March 30, 1942 | |
| Preceded by | none |
| Succeeded by | none (Ghetto liquidated) |
| Member of Sfatul Țării | |
| In office c. December 1917 – c. August 1918 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Toby-Gutman Samuilovich Lando Товий-Гутман Самуилович Ландо 1877 or 1878 Russian Empire |
| Died | May 21, 1942 (aged 63–65) Chișinău, Bessarabia Governorate, Kingdom of Romania |
| Spouse | Sara Landau |
| Profession | Social activist, businessman, merchant |
Guttman Shmuel Landau (Russian: Товий-Гутман Самуилович Ландо, Toby-Gutman Samuilovich Lando, also known as Guttman Lando[1] or Gutman Landau; 1877 or 1878 – May 21, 1942) was a leader of the Bessarabian Jewish community, active in the Moldavian Democratic Republic and Romania. His social work was tied to the city of Chișinău, where he was also a civil servant and merchant. A member of the Moldavian Republic's legislature (Sfatul Țării) in 1918, he returned to prominence during World War II, designated by the antisemitic regime of Ion Antonescu as President of the Chișinău Judenrat, effectively answering for the Chișinău Ghetto. He was unable to prevent his constituents' deportation and indiscriminate killing in Transnistria Governorate, but was spared their fate until May 20, 1942. He committed suicide the following day; his wife attempted the same, but was rescued and survived the war.