Alfred Fiderkiewicz

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Alfred

Alfred Jan Fiderkiewicz (2 August 1886 – 8 June 1972) was a Polish activist of the labor movement, socialist politician, physician, diplomat and Auschwitz survivor.

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Biography Fiderkiewicz was born in to a peasant family. His family moved to the United States where he worked as a laborer. Fiderkiewicz studied at the Boston University and was also active in the trade union movement. He returned to Poland in 1922 where he was then elected as deputy to the Sejm for the Kalisz district representing the Polish People's Party "Wyzwolenie". In 1924, he was a founding member of the Independent Peasants' Party, and served as the chairman of its Main Board in the years 1924–1927. At the same time, from 1925 he was active in the Communist Party of Poland. In 1926, he was a candidate of the KKP and the Independent Peasants Party for the president of the Republic of Poland. In 1927, he was imprisoned in Pawiak for several months. In 1928, he was arrested by the police for a short period and left for Gdańsk, and then for two months to the USSR. After returning to Poland, he practiced as a doctor in Milanówek (until 1943). His house was a place of contacts and illegal meetings of KPP members. In the late 1930s, he was delegated to be active in the democratic movement, he…Citește mai mult