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- Menachem Begin was an Israeli politician, founder of Likud and the sixth Prime Minister of Israel. Before the creation of the state of Israel, he was the leader of the Zionist militant group Irgun, the Revisionist breakaway from the larger Jewish paramilitary organization Haganah. He proclaimed a revolt, on 1 February 1944, against the British mandatory government, which was opposed by the Jewish Agency. As head of the Irgun, he targeted the British in Palestine. Later, the Irgun fought the Arabs during the 1947-48 Civil War in Mandatory Palestine and its chief Begin was also noted as "leader of the notorious terrorist organization" by the British government and banned from entering the United Kingdom.
- Nina Andrycz was born on 11 November 1912 in Brzesc, Poland, Russian Empire [now Brest, Belarus]. She was an actress, known for Uczta Baltazara (1954), Horror w Wesolych Bagniskach (1995) and And a Warm Heart (2008). She was married to Józef Cyrankiewicz. She died on 31 January 2014 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.
- Music Department
- Composer
- Soundtrack
Composer ("The Emperor Jones") and pianist, educated at the Vienna Conservatory (Master Class), and a student of F. E. Koch. He came to the USA in 1885 and made his debut as pianist with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Berlin in 1912. From there and through 1919 he continued giving concert tours throughout Europe and the USA. Between 1931 and 1933 he was chairman of the composition department at the Chicago Musical College. His leadership positions included the presidency of the International Society of Contemporary Music, and he was a co-founder of the League of Composers and a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters.- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Alexander Ramati was born in 1920 in Brzesc, Poleskie, Poland [now Brest, Belarus]. He was a writer and producer, known for Sands of Beersheba (1964), And the Violins Stopped Playing (1988) and Beyond the Mountains (1967). He was married to Didi Ramati. He died on 18 February 2006 in Montreux, Switzerland.- Cinematographer
- Director
- Writer
Jerzy Lipman was born on 10 April 1922 in Brzesc, Poleskie, Poland [now Brest, Belarus]. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Das falsche Gewicht (1971), Knife in the Water (1962) and Gangsterzy i filantropi (1963). He died on 10 November 1983 in London, England, UK.- David Dubinsky was born on 22 February 1892 in Brzesc, Poland, Russian Empire [now Brest, Belarus]. He died on 17 September 1982 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Aleksandr Kurs was born on 2 March 1892 in Brzesc, Poland, Russian Empire [now Brest, Belarus]. He was a writer, known for The Great Consoler (1933), Vasha znakomaya (1927) and Kotofei Kotofeevich Cat (1937). He died on 30 December 1937.
- Writer
- Music Department
- Additional Crew
Tadeusz Konczyc was born in 1880 in Brzesc, Poland, Russian Empire [now Brest, Belarus]. He was a writer, known for Policmajster Tagiejew (1929), Ty, co w Ostrej swiecisz Bramie (1937) and Ulica (1932). He was married to Aldona Jasinska. He died on 18 June 1943 in Wycinki Osowskie, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Janina Morska was born on 29 September 1893 in Brzesc Kujawski, Warsaw Governorate, Congress Poland, Russian Empire [now Brzesc Kujawski, Kujawsko-Pomorskie, Poland]. She was married to Michal Znicz and Eugeniusz Magnuszewski. She died on 31 March 1966 in Katowice, Katowickie, Polish People's Republic.
- Aleksander Benczak was born on 25 January 1923 in Brzesc, Poleskie, Poland [now Brest, Belarus]. He was an actor, known for Zaczarowany rower (1955), Zagrozenie (1976) and Palec bozy (1973). He died on 25 May 2010 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland.
- Janusz Kapuscinski was born on 19 October 1943 in Brzesc, Poleskie, Poland [now Brest, Belarus]. He is an actor, known for Zerwane cumy (1979) and Penelopy (1989).
- Actor
- Director
Romuald Szejd was born on 7 April 1938 in Brzesc, Poleskie, Poland [now Brest, Belarus]. He was an actor and director, known for Television Theater (1953), Czerwone berety (1963) and Kochaj i rób co chcesz (1998). He died on 3 September 2019 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Roman Bartosiewicz was born on 5 August 1938 in Brzesc, Poleskie, Poland [now Brest, Belarus]. He was an actor, known for O-Bi, O-Ba: The End of Civilization (1985), Tulipan (1986) and Gdzie jest general... (1964). He died on 2 November 2019.
- Jan Lebenstein was born on 5 January 1930 in Brzesc, Poleskie, Poland [now Brest, Belarus]. He died on 28 May 1999 in Paris, France.
- Wladyslaw Badowski was born on 19 May 1907 in Brzesc, Poland, Russian Empire [now Brest, Belarus]. He was an actor, known for Dancing w kwaterze Hitlera (1968), Ranny w lesie (1964) and Najwazniejszy dzien zycia (1974). He died on 3 May 1980 in Olsztyn, Warminsko-Mazurskie, Poland.
- Eugeniusz Szatkowski was born on 6 August 1920 in Brzesc, Poleskie, Poland [now Brest, Belarus]. He was an actor, known for The Dead Cast a Shadow (1979), Blisko, coraz blizej (1983) and Operacja Himmler (1979). He died on 14 February 2000 in Katowice, Slaskie, Poland.
- Cinematographer
Ryszard Golc was born on 31 March 1927 in Brzesc, Poleskie, Poland [now Brest, Belarus]. He was a cinematographer, known for Miedzy wrzesniem a majem (1969), Slowo honoru (1953) and Troche inny swiat (1960). He died on 19 September 2005.