Abraham Ozjasz Thon  – a rabbi, politician, activist, publicist, speaker and most importantly, a Zionist, was born on 13th February 1870 in Lviv.Thon came from a poor orthodox family. From a very young age he stood out with his intelligence and hard work.  Thon was the son of a well-known Talmudist – Uri Wolf Salat. At the age of 17, Abraham Ozjasz Thon received an unofficial rabbi title from his father. Between 1888–1891 he was a student of the 2nd National Gymnasium in Lviv. He continued his education at the  Frederick William University in Berlin, in the Department of Philosophy.    Thon achieved a PhD title in Philosophy in 1895.  Concurrently, he was studying at the Hochschule für die Wissenschaft des Judentums. It is very challenging to describe…

Mojżesz Deutscher, a senator of the Republic of Poland between 1922-1927, a son of Saul, was born in Cracow on 13th February 1878. Deutscher was one of the founders of  Stronnictwo Żydów Niezawisłych (A Party of Independent Jews). Since 1919, he was also a member of The Orthodox Agudas Israel Organisation –  a local executive member in Cracow and a central executive member in Warsaw. Deutscher was a publisher of the ”Krakauer Tagblatt” and ”Der Jud” newspapers,  an editor at a weekly magazine –  ”Das Wochenblatt”. What is more, Deutscher owned a printing house in Cracow and was a director of both Konsum ”Israel” and a Warsaw editorial copartnership, „Israel”.  One of the most active members of the Jewish Religious Community in Cracow. Thanks to his efforts,…