Zenon Friedwald

Ludwig Zenon Friedwald (Louis Fox, Zenon Frivald-Vardan, Wardan) (born 17 April 1906 in Lviv , died. 3 December 1976 in Tel Aviv ). Polish Jewish writer, artist, lyricist. Born in Lviv - Polish writer and artist of Jewish origin.^[1]

Wrote the lyrics for Ta ostatnia niedziela (The Last Sunday), Zakochany księżyc, and Zygmunt Białostocki's hit M'ken nisht tsvingen tsu keyn libe^[2]

September 1939 Friedwald, who worked at the Polish Ministry Of Military Affairs, was evacuated to Romania and later to Greece, Turkey, and finally Palestine. He became a key figure in post-war Polish-Jewish circles in Israel.^[3]

References

^ Tomasz Lerski: Encyklopedia Kultury Polskiej XX Wieku, Muzyka-Teatr-Film. Polskie Wydawnictwo Naukowo-Encyklopedyczne, 2008. ISBN 83-917189-9-9
^ Isaschar Fater, Jewish Music in Poland Between the Two World Wars, p. 255
^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXr3nIUG5i4|Biographical notes at youtube

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Date of birth	17 April 1906
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Date of death	3 December 1976
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