1. Jakub Wygodzki was one of the most prominent Jewish activists in Vilnius.
14 Facts About Jakub Wygodzki
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Jakub Wygodzki died in the Lukiskes Prison during the first months of the German occupation of Lithuania during World War II.
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Jakub Wygodzki's family moved to Vilnius in 1860 where his father was a merchant, supplying the local garrison of the Imperial Russian Army with clothes.
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Jakub Wygodzki was the eldest of seven brothers and received traditional Jewish education at a cheder.
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Jakub Wygodzki studied at Marijampole Gymnasium and Imperial Military Medical Academy in Saint Petersburg.
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Jakub Wygodzki was arrested for anti-Tsarist activities and involvement with a revolutionary group.
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Jakub Wygodzki published medical articles in Russian and German journals.
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Jakub Wygodzki was one of the first Zionist activist in Vilnius and chaired their organization.
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Jakub Wygodzki supported Lithuanian independence and, together with Nachmanas Rachmilevicius and Simon Rosenbaum, was co-opted to the Council of Lithuania on December 11,1918.
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In 1919, when Poland captured Vilnius, Jakub Wygodzki was chairman of the Jewish community in the city.
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Jakub Wygodzki opposed the Zeligowski's Mutiny and the Republic of Central Lithuania and urged people to boycott the elections in 1922.
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Jakub Wygodzki was a member of the Vilnius Council from 1919 to 1929.
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Jakub Wygodzki contributed to the press, publishing his articles in Tsayt, Vilner Tog, Haynt, Nasz Przeglad, and others.
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Jakub Wygodzki published three books of his memoirs: In shturm on the German occupation during World War I; In gehenom on his imprisonment by the Germans; and In Sambatyon on his activities in the Sejm.