Ludwig Czech Explained

Ludwig Czech
Party:SDAPÖ
DSAP
Birth Date:14 February 1870
Birth Place:Lviv, Austria-Hungary
Death Place:Theresienstadt, Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia

Ludwig Czech (14 February 1870 – 20 August 1942) was a German-speaking Jewish Czech member of the German Social Democratic Workers' Party in the Czechoslovak Republic who actively participated in the Czechoslovak politics of the so-called First Republic. He was a Minister of Social Care (1929–1934). Minister of Public Affairs (1934–1935), Minister of Public Health and Physical Training (1935–1938).[1] [2] He died in the Theresienstadt Ghetto in 1942, officially having died of pneumonia, heart failure, and edema of the lungs.[3]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.porges.net/JewishHistoryOfCzechRepub.html Jewish History of the Czech Republic
  2. http://www.zob.cz/?q=cs/historie_zob Jewish Community of Brno web page
  3. Web site: Czech Ludwig: Death certificate, Ghetto Terezin . 8 October 2021 . holocaust.cz.