Jakub Lejkin was a Polish lawyer, deputy commander of the Jewish Ghetto Police subordinate to the Germans at the Warsaw Ghetto. He was the administrator from May to July 1942. Lejkin played a leading role in the deportation of local Jews to extermination camps.
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Jakub Lejkin was a Polish lawyer, deputy commander of the Jewish Ghetto Police subordinate to the Germans at the Warsaw Ghetto. He was the administrator from May to July 1942. Lejkin played a leading role in the deportation of local Jews to extermination camps. The Germans nicknamed him “little Napoleon” and adored his brutality.
Category
Lawyers
Type
Lawyer
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 1942 · aged 36
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