# Alex Kurzem

> Alex (Uldis) Kurzem was an Australian pensioner originally from the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic, and a centre-point of a long-standing controversy regarding his Holocaust memoir which has led to a financial windfall in the early 21st century. He was the subject of a television documentary and a best-selling book by his son, translated into 13 languages; both entitled The Mascot.

*Australian jew (1936–2022)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/alex-kurzem

## Identity
- **Born:** 1936
- **Died:** 2022-01-31
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 49.9 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 6.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 25.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Алекс Курзем](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81_%D0%9A%D1%83%D1%80%D0%B7%D0%B5%D0%BC)
- [Ільля Гальперын](https://be_x_old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%86%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BB%D1%8F_%D0%93%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BF%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%8B%D0%BD)
- [Alex Kurzem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Kurzem)
- [Alex Kurzem](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Kurzem)
- [אלכס קורזם](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%9C%D7%9B%D7%A1_%D7%A7%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%96%D7%9D)
- [Ilja Galperin](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilja_Galperin)
- [Alex Kurzem](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Kurzem)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q726615)

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