Plaque

Szmul Zygielbojm

Erection date: /5/1996

Inscription

Jewish workers' bund leader. Representative to the Polish parliament-in-exile. Szmul 'Artur' Zygielbojm, 1895 - 1943, took his life in protest at the world's indifference to Nazi extermination of the Jews. Lived nearby 1942 - 1943.
City of Westminster
Szmul Zygielbojm Memorial Committee

Site: Szmul Zygielbojm (1 memorial)

W2, Porchester Road

Wikipedia says "Every May, supporters of the Szmul Zygielbojm Memorial Committee gather at the memorial."

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