Herman Lieberman

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Sketch of Lieberman at the Brest trials
Sketch of Lieberman at the Brest trials

Herman Lieberman (4 January 1870, Drohobycz – 21 October 1941, London) was a Polish lawyer and socialist politician.

He was born into a Jewish family in Galicia, then part of Austro-Hungary. In 1907-1914 and 1917-1918, he was a member of parliament in Vienna.

He was a Legionnnaire in World War I, and a leader of the Polish Socialist Party (PPS). In January 1919 he became a member of the Polish Sejm (parliament). After the May 1926 Coup d'État, he became an opponent of Józef Piłsudski. Because of his prosecution in the Brest trials, he emigrated to France.

During World War II, he cooperated with Władysław Sikorski. In September 3 – October 20, 1941, Lieberman was minister of justice in the Polish government-in-exile in London, England.

Herman Lieberman was posthumously awarded Poland's highest decoration in 1941, the Order of the White Eagle, in recognition of his exceptional service in the interests of Poland.

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