Aryeh Leon Kubowitzki Explained

Aryeh Leon Kubowitzki
Birth Date:2 November 1896
Birth Place:Kuršėnai, Russian Empire (now Lithuania)
Death Place:Jerusalem, Israel

Aryeh Leon Kubowitzki (2 November 1896 – 16 May 1966) was Israeli lawyer and diplomat.

Early life

Aryeh Leon Kubowitzki was born on 2 November 1896 in Kuršėnai, Russian Empire.[1]

Career

World Jewish Congress

Kubowitzki was one of the founders of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) in August 1936.

On 1 July 1944 Kubowitzki wrote to John W. Pehle opposing proposals to conduct aerial bombardment of the extermination camps on the grounds that "the first victims would be the Jews". Kubowitzki instead proposed that Soviet paratroopers and members of the Polish resistance be instructed to attack the installations.[2]

He served as the Secretary-General of the WJC from 1945 to 1948.

Diplomat

Kubowitzki made aliyah in 1948.

Kubowitzki served as the Israeli ambassador to Czechoslovakia, Poland, and several South American countries.

Retirement and death

Kubowitzki died on 16 May 1966 in Jerusalem, Israel.

Personal life

Kubowitzki was married to Myriam Goldstein-Kubovy (1897-1992).[3]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Aryeh Leon Kubovy. Encyclopedia Britannica. 2 May 2021. 8 February 1999.
  2. Druks. Herbert. 1981. The Allies and Jewish Leadership on the Question of Bombing Auschwitz. Tradition. 1. 19. 28–33. JSTOR.
  3. Web site: EHRI – Kubowitzki, Léon. live. 2 May 2021. European Holocaust Research Infrastructure. https://web.archive.org/web/20160321232401/https://portal.ehri-project.eu/virtual/be-ara-b-b-6-kubowitzki-leon . 2016-03-21 .