Meir Bosak

Meir Bosak (Hebrew: מאיר בוסאק‎; May 21, 1912 – November 20, 1992) was a Polish-Israeli historian, writer and poet.

Meir Bosak
Born(1912-05-21)May 21, 1912
Kraków, Poland
DiedNovember 20, 1992(1992-11-20) (aged 80)
Israel
OccupationHistorian, writer

Bosak was born in Kraków, Poland in 1912. As a youth, he studied in Warsaw. From 1929, Bosak began publishing articles in Polish and in Hebrew on the history of Polish Jewry. He also wrote essays on Hebrew literature as well as stories and poems. During World War II, Bosak first lived in the Kraków Ghetto and subsequently was sent to the Płaszów concentration camp. Bosak survived the war due to the efforts of Oskar Schindler.[1] Following the war, Bosak emigrated to Israel settling in Tel Aviv.[2]

Published works

Bosak's published works include:

  • Be-Nogah ha-Seneh (1933)
  • Ve-Attah Eini Ra'atekha (1957)
  • Ba-Rikkud ke-Neged ha-Levanah (1960)
  • Aḥar Esrim Shanah (1963)
  • Mul Ḥalal u-Demamah (1966)
  • Sulam ve-Rosho (1978)
  • Ẓamarot bi-Tefillah (1984)
  • Rak Demamah po Titpalal (1990)
  • Mul Sha'ar ha-Raḥamim (1995)
  • Shorashim ve-Ẓamarot (1990)

References
  1. "Meir Bosak, Poland". tst-massuah.scepia-sites.co.il.
  2. Ḥanani, Y. She-Ḥazah mi-Besaro (1989).
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