Memorabilia - Jozek
Journalist, second son, born in 1909, in Rzedzin. A few documents, including a book and copies of articles written for a daily newspaper have survived.Memorabilia - Jozek
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Above cover page from Jozek's book. "Dead End: The Economic Agony of the Jews in Poland"
Page dedicating the book to his mother"To my mother, with deepest love and respect"
The back cover.
In 1937 Jozek worked for the "Nowy Dziennik" (New Daily) journal. He wrote several articles under the pen name Vir.These have been translated by Vlad Drobot.
Josek_article1.pdfThis article deals with the idea of populating the outer regions of Poland with “true Poles” since it was felt, apparently, that the south and east of Poland was not “Polish” enough. This satirical article suggests that perhaps, rather then resettling the Poles to those regions, Jewish tailors and shoemakers should be encouraged to move to Warsaw, thus creating an equilibrium.
Josek_article2.pdfThis article ridicules the demands by Polish restauranteurs to “nationalize Polish commerce”, and "only support Polish dining establishments”. It scoffs at the suggestion that liquor licences should only be awarded to Christians.
Josek_article3.pdfThis is a commentary of the then current decision of the Bank of Poland to lower the interest rate by half a percent.
The history of Josef Djament written by Stefan
Josef Diament was born on the 1st of June 1909 in Rzedzin near Tarnow. From 1912 until 1939 he lived in Krakow, where he finished the 8th grade of the primary school, and the secondary business school. In 1937 he got his certificate of adulthood (tr: matura) as an external student from the State Gymnasium #6 in Krakow (Podgorze).
During the years 1925-28 he worked in offices of various companies.Around 1927 he started self studies of economics and began publishing in the Krakow's "Nowy Dziennik" . Around 1930 he became the editor of the business section, and then, probably the vice editor of the entire publication. He cooperated with Krakow's "Ilustrowany Kuryer Codzienny". Lwow's "Chwila", Warsaw's "Nasz Przeglad", Krakow's "Gazeta Handlowa" and other publications. Around 1937 he published a brochure, "W Slepej Uliczce (Blind Alley) " about the economical extermination of Jews in Poland. I believe he was a member of the Krakow Pulaski Society of Economics. From October 1939 on, he was in Lwow, where he began studies in the Higher School of Economics. In 1941, probably in September (perhaps on the anniversary of the death of Petlura), he was murdered on a street in Lwow.
Translated by Vladimir Drobot
During the years 1925-28 he worked in offices of various companies.Around 1927 he started self studies of economics and began publishing in the Krakow's "Nowy Dziennik" . Around 1930 he became the editor of the business section, and then, probably the vice editor of the entire publication. He cooperated with Krakow's "Ilustrowany Kuryer Codzienny". Lwow's "Chwila", Warsaw's "Nasz Przeglad", Krakow's "Gazeta Handlowa" and other publications. Around 1937 he published a brochure, "W Slepej Uliczce (Blind Alley) " about the economical extermination of Jews in Poland. I believe he was a member of the Krakow Pulaski Society of Economics. From October 1939 on, he was in Lwow, where he began studies in the Higher School of Economics. In 1941, probably in September (perhaps on the anniversary of the death of Petlura), he was murdered on a street in Lwow.
Translated by Vladimir Drobot
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