Shlomo Shafir

Selimer Frenkel

Shlomo Shafir (1924–2013),[1] known as Selimar Frenkel until 1948, was an Israeli journalist and historian. His work included the underground Hebrew-language publication Nitzotz, circulated in the Kovno Ghetto and Dachau concentration camp; the Israeli Labor Party newspaper, Davar; and other Hebrew, German, and English language writings.[2]

During the Second World War, he was a prisoner in the Kovno Ghetto and was subsequently transferred first to Stutthof and then to Dachau concentration camp.[3] After World War II he emigrated to Israel. In the 1960s he was stationed in Washington D.C. as the US correspondent for the newspaper Davar. In later years he served as the foreign affairs editor of Davar and the editor of the journal of the World Jewish Congress, Gesher.[1]

  1. ^ a b Aderet, Ofer (2013-06-27). "A Journalist Who Kept the Spark Alive". Haaretz Magazine. Retrieved 2013-06-27.
  2. ^ Weinrib, Laura (2009). Nitzotz: The Spark of Resistance in Kovno Ghetto & Dachau-Kaufering Concentration Camp. Syracuse University Press. p. ix-x. ISBN 978-0815632337.
  3. ^ "Oral history interview with Shlomo Shafir". RG Number RG-50.120*0136; Accession Number 1995.A.1272.136. Archives of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Retrieved 26 May 2013.