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Sholem Schwarzbard

Russian-born Moldovan-French Yiddish poet of Jewish descent and anarchist (1886-1938)
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Sholem Schwarzbard
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Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[23]
Date of birth
August 18, 1886
Date of death
March 3, 1938
Place of birth
Izmail, Smolensk, Balta[10][11]
Place of death
Cape Town
Country of citizenship
Russian Empire, France, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[13][14][15][16]
Occupation
poet, writer, anarchist, robber, ensurance agent, clockmaker, military personnel, thief, intelligence officer, spy[17][18][19][20][21]
Award received
Croix de guerre 1914–1918[22]
Cause of death
myocardial infarction[30]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Yiddish, Ukrainian, French, Russian, Hebrew, Romanian[51][52][53][54][55][56]
Allegiance
France, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[45][46][47]
Archives at
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research[29]
Described by source
Encyclopaedia Judaica[50]
Family name
Schwartzbard[38]
Given name
Samuil, Shalom, Samuel[39][40][41]
Manner of death
natural causes[49]
Military branch
Foreign Legion, Red Guards, Red Army, Cheka, Joint State Political Directorate[24][25][26][27][28]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject Ukraine
Participated in conflict
World War I, Russian Civil War, Battle of the Somme, Second Battle of Artois, Russian Revolution of 1905, Romanian military intervention in Bessarabia, Bender Uprising[31][32][33][34][35][36][37]
Place of burial
Avihayil[12]
Political ideology
anarchism[48]
Pseudonym
Бал-Халоймес, Sholem[42][43]
Significant event
Schwartzbard trial[44]
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Writing language
Yiddish
🏷️ Also known as
en Sholem Schwarzbard en Samuel Schwarzbard en Samuil Isaakovich Shvartsburd en Scholem Schwarzbard en Sholom Schwartzbard da Samuel Schwarzbard da Samuil Isaakovich Shvartsburd da Samuel Schwartzbard da Sholem Schwartzbard de Schwartzbard de Scholom Schwartzbard he הנוקם he שוורצברד he שלום שווארצבארד he שלום שוורצבארד he שלום שוורצבורד he שלום שוורצברד pl Szlomo Schwarzbard pl Szolem-Szmuel Szwarcbard pl Szolem Szwarcbard
🔖 Identifiers · 28
ISNI
000000007853939X
VIAF cluster ID
72196721
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr91011917
GND ID
119094541
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
112128205, 161998472
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10668716
DDB person (GND) ID
119094541
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119094541
FAST ID
284939
FES digital collections entity ID
385095
FranceArchives agent ID
289541303
Freebase ID
/m/02cfhw
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IdRef ID
142807532
J9U entity ID
987007267729805171
Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
14775
JudaicaLink person (GND) ID
119094541
Maitron ID
155598, 130814
NUKAT ID
n2018110256
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*123393;=BH
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810600949805606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX5142280
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
297296116
Open Library ID
OL5769701A
RERO ID (legacy)
A017681538
Rodovid ID
1037853
SBN author ID
PAVV088006
WikiTree person ID
Schwartz-6699
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJrRbDFgGmM4gRBjFCPYT3

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 10
writer, poet, military personnel, clockmaker, thief, spy, anarchist, intelligence officer +2 more
Participated in conflict 7
World War I, Russian Civil War, Russian Revolution of 1905, Battle of the Somme, Second Battle of Artois, Bender Uprising, Romanian military intervention in Bessarabia
Languages spoken, written or signed 6
French, Russian, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Romanian, Yiddish
Military branch 5
Red Army, Cheka, Foreign Legion, Red Guards, Joint State Political Directorate
Country of citizenship 4
France, Russian Empire, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
Allegiance 3
France, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic
Place of birth 3
Smolensk, Izmail, Balta
Described by source 2
Encyclopaedia Judaica, Shorter Jewish Encyclopedia
Archives at 1
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
Award received 1
Croix de guerre 1914–1918
Cause of death 1
myocardial infarction
Given name 1
Samuel
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
WikiProject Ukraine
Place of burial 1
Avihayil
Place of death 1
Cape Town
Political ideology 1
anarchism
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant event 1
Schwartzbard trial
Writing language 1
Yiddish
← Defendant 1
Schwartzbard trial
← Killed by 1
Symon Petliura
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Summary

Sholem Schwarzbard was born on August 18, 1886[1], in Izmail[2]. He died on March 3, 1938[3], in Cape Town[4]. He worked as a poet[5], writer[6], anarchist[7], robber[8], and ensurance agent[9].

FAQs

Where was Sholem Schwarzbard born?

Sholem Schwarzbard's place of birth was Izmail[2].

Where did Sholem Schwarzbard die?

Sholem Schwarzbard passed away in Cape Town[4].

What did Sholem Schwarzbard do for work?

Sholem Schwarzbard worked as a poet[5], writer[6], anarchist[7], robber[8], and ensurance agent[9].

What awards did Sholem Schwarzbard receive?

Honors received include Croix de guerre 1914–1918[22].

Related Entities

France Russian Empire Symon Petliura Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

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