Adam Czerniaków
Adam Czerniaków | |
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Adam Czerniaków (before 1939) | |
| Born | 30 November 1880 |
| Died | 23 July 1942 (aged 61) |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, politician |
Adam Czerniaków (30 November 1880 – 23 July 1942) was a Polish engineer and senator who was head of the Warsaw Ghetto Jewish Council (Judenrat) during World War II. He committed suicide on 23 July 1942 by swallowing a cyanide pill, a day after the commencement of mass extermination of Jews known as the Grossaktion Warsaw.