Urke Nachalnik

Urke Nachalnik ( _yi. אורקע נאכאלניק) (June, 1897 – November 11, 1939).

Itzchak Baruch Farbarowicz, better known by his literary name Urke Nachalnik, a Yeshiva boy who was born to a well to do Jewish family in Wizna, (a village near the town of Łomża, Poland), became a criminal and then a self made author and ended his life heroically in November 11 of 1939 as a leader of a small underground unit that fought the German invaders. His books and stories were published in several languages, and made into theater plays and newspaper serial stories. Likewise, numerous books and articles about Polish gangsters have included sections about Urke Nachalnik.

External links

* [http://www.wizna.com Wizna Web Page]
* [http://www.wizna.com/urke1.htm Urke Nachalnik] Famous Polish gangster, turned noted author, who was born in Wizna