Jacob Shatzky
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Jacob Shatzky was a distinguished Jewish historian.
Shatsky was born in Warsaw
. He received a traditional Jewish education and went on to study at universities in Lemberg, Vienna, Berlin and Warsaw. He earned the Ph.D. from the University of Warsaw
in 1922 with a thesis on "The Jewish Question in the Kingdom of Poland During the Paskiewicz Era." Historians who studied under Shatsky include Lucy Dawidowicz
.
Shatzky enlisted in Pilsudski's Legion and fought with distinction in the First World War; he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He was sent by the Polish Foreign Ministry in 1918 to report on a pogrom in Vilna. He resigned form his post when it became clear that the government would not act to punish the perpetrators of the pogroms.
Shatzky emigrated to the United States in 1923. He served as Chief Librarian of the New York State Psychiatric Institute
from 1930 to 1956. He acquired the personal library of Sigmund Freud
for the collection.
Shatsky was born in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
. He received a traditional Jewish education and went on to study at universities in Lemberg, Vienna, Berlin and Warsaw. He earned the Ph.D. from the University of Warsaw
University of Warsaw
The University of Warsaw is the largest university in Poland and one of the most prestigious, ranked as best Polish university in 2010 and 2011...
in 1922 with a thesis on "The Jewish Question in the Kingdom of Poland During the Paskiewicz Era." Historians who studied under Shatsky include Lucy Dawidowicz
Lucy Dawidowicz
Lucy Schildkret Dawidowicz was an American historian and an author of books on modern Jewish history, in particular books on the Holocaust.-Life:...
.
Shatzky enlisted in Pilsudski's Legion and fought with distinction in the First World War; he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. He was sent by the Polish Foreign Ministry in 1918 to report on a pogrom in Vilna. He resigned form his post when it became clear that the government would not act to punish the perpetrators of the pogroms.
Shatzky emigrated to the United States in 1923. He served as Chief Librarian of the New York State Psychiatric Institute
New York State Psychiatric Institute
The New York State Psychiatric Institute, established in 1895 and located on Riverside Drive at the foot of Washington Heights, the far upper west side of Manhattan in New York City, was one of the first institutions in the United States to integrate teaching, research and therapeutic approaches to...
from 1930 to 1956. He acquired the personal library of Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud
Sigmund Freud , born Sigismund Schlomo Freud , was an Austrian neurologist who founded the discipline of psychoanalysis...
for the collection.
Books
- The Chmielnicki Massacres of 1648 (1938)
- Jewish Educational Policy in Poland from 1806-1866, (1943)
- The History of the Jews in Warsaw, (3 volumes, 1947-53).