# Joseph Harmatz

> Joseph Harmatz was a Lithuanian Jew who fought as a partisan during World War II. After the war, he joined Nakam and plotted acts of revenge that were aimed at killing Nazis and other Germans to avenge Jewish deaths during the Holocaust. After emigrating to Israel, he headed World ORT, a Jewish non-profit organization that promotes education and training in communities around the world.

*Lithuanian Jewish partisan and philanthropist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/joseph-harmatz

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Executive ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q131524))
- **Category:** Executives
- **Country:** Lithuania
- **Born:** 1925-01-23
- **Died:** 2016-09-22
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Joseph Harmatz was a Lithuanian Jew who fought as a partisan during World War II. After the war, he joined Nakam and plotted acts of revenge that were aimed at killing Nazis and other Germans to avenge Jewish deaths during the Holocaust. After emigrating to Israel, he headed World ORT, a Jewish non-profit organization that promotes education and training in communities around the world.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 39.6
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
- [Joseph Harmatz](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Harmatz)
- [יוסף חרמץ](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%99%D7%95%D7%A1%D7%A3_%D7%97%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%A5)
- [Joseph Harmatz](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Harmatz)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27506012)

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