Gershon Dua-Bogen (Yiddish: גרשון דוא-באָגען; 1892 – February 12. 1948[1]), alias 'Admoni', was a Polish-Jewish communist leader. He was an active militant of the Communist Party of Poland (KPP) and of the Polish Workers' Party (PPR).[2] He emigrated to the British Mandate of Palestine and became the general secretary of the Socialist Workers Party. He was expelled from the territory by the British for his political activities.[3] During the Spanish Civil War, he served as a political commissar in the base of the International Brigades in Albacete.[4]

Gershon Dua-Bogen
Gershon Dua-Bogen's gravestone in Warsaw.
General Secretary of the Socialist Workers Party
Political commissar in the base of the International Brigades
Personal details
Born1892
Poland
Died12 February 1948
NationalityPolish-Jewish
Political partyCommunist Party of Poland, Polish Workers' Party
Other political
affiliations
Socialist Workers Party

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  1. ^ Authority file of the National Library of Israel.
  2. ^ Heller, Celia Stopnicka. On the Edge of Destruction: Jews of Poland between the Two World Wars. New York City: Columbia University Press, 1977. p. 357
  3. ^ "Milim Cultural :: Newsletter". Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2008-09-26.
  4. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-07. Retrieved 2008-09-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)