Talk:Raphael Lemkin

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[edit] death

He died at 59. That seems rather young. Please explain why. Redwolf24 9 July 2005 00:16 (UTC)

Explained. Heart attack. Halibutt 21:39, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
Why only seven people attented his funeral?DarkGhost89 12:09, 15 December 2006 (UTC)
Perhaps it might have something to do with the fact that his broader definition of genocide had not found favour with the 'powers that be'. One has to read between the lines as to why the UN Convention on Genocide limited its definition to 'physical' acts and ignored the more insidious 'psychological' techniques, which Lemkin quite rightly identified. Not many of the signatories to the Convention would have escaped the 'psychological' net either then, or now! -- TGG 13:09, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] other

Corrected some spelling. (IchBin 06:52, 1 January 2006 (UTC))

Struck "Polish-occupied Ukraine (Today Lviv, Ukraine)" from Early life and education. Beyond the fact Lvov was legally conceeded in the Polish-Ukrainiam war, the history of the city of Lwow are not relevant to Lemkin. (Labattblueboy 5 April 2006 (UTC))

You should consult Ward Churchills book "a little matter of genocide" to see how he describes Lemkin's quest as a failure, the UN under the influence of the US stripped Lemkin's original definition down. I don't have time to write about it, however I just thought you'd be interested.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Roadcollective (talk • contribs)

[edit] injury in defense of Warsaw

The beginning of the World War II section currently states During the Polish Defensive War of 1939 Lemkin joined the Polish Army and defended Warsaw during the siege of that city, where he was injured by a bullet to the hip, afterward evading capture by the Germans. I'm in the middle of "A Problem from Hell" and it mentions nothing about actual fighting or an injury and Lemkin appears do nothing but fleeing. Can someone source this information? Thanks, BT 15:34, 29 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Nobel nominations

Preserving this deleted material -- surely there must be a record of it somewhere, as a Wikipedia editor is unlikely to have made it up. Should be re-added when sourced:

For his work on international law and the prevention of war crimes, Lemkin was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1956, 1958 and 1959. Although he was never awarded the Nobel Prize, he did receive a number of other awards,

Dybryd 01:08, 4 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Name

Wouldn't his first name by birth be Rafał? Did he adopt Rafael or Raphael later in life, or is "Raphael" simply an Anglicization of his real name? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 206.57.121.14 (talk) 19:10, 30 May 2008 (UTC)