Zemach Shabad
Zemach Shabad (Hebrew: שאבאד צמח, Polish: Cemach Szabad, Russian: Цемах Шабад, Tsemakh Shabad) (February 5, 1864, Vilnius, Russian Empire (now Lithuania) — January 20, 1935, Vilnius) was a Jewish doctor and social and political activist.[1] He was a member of the Senate (parliament) of the Second Polish Republic (1928) and a co-founder and vice-president of the YIVO (Institute for Jewish Research).
He was one of the originators of the volkist movement, which eventually turned into the Folkspartei (Jewish People's Party).[2]
In 2007, Zemach Shabad was honored with a monument in Vilnius, reflecting the fact[1] that he was the prototype of Doctor Aybolit, a good doctor from a poem for children by Korney Chukovsky.
Family
- Regina Weinreich, daughter[1]
- Max Weinreich, husband of Regina
- Uriel Weinreich, grandson, an American linguist[1]
- Gabriel Weinreich , grandson, expert in musical acoustics[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Zemach Shabad, a Jewish Doctor Aybolit" (Russian)
- ↑ Zalkin, Mordechai (2010), "Szabad, Tsemaḥ", YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe, retrieved 2013-12-30
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