page_title: Frank Blaichman
hierarchical_section_title: Frank Blaichman
caption_attribution_description: English: Frank Blaichman (1922-2018) - was a Polish-Jewish leader of an armed organization during World War II. After WW II he has worked for the Polish communist secret police (Office of Public Security), as the temporary head of the Department of Prisons and Camps (Wydział Więzień i Obozów) in the Kielce's Voivode Office of Public Security (Wojewódzki Urząd Bezpieczeństwa Państwowego, WUBP)
context_page_description: Frank Blaichman, also known as Ephraim Blaichman, occasionally spelled Frank Bleichman, and in Polish Franek or Franciszek Blajchman, was a Polish-Jewish leader of a communist armed organization during World War II and a Holocaust survivor. In post-war communist Poland, Blaichman was the head of the Prison and Camps Department at the Security Office in Kielce. Shortly after the war he emigrated to the United States.
  Blaichman’s portrayal of his activities in communist resistance and security have been questioned and have given rise to several controversies in Poland.
context_section_description: Frank Blaichman (December 11, 1922 – December 27, 2018), also known as Ephraim Blaichman, occasionally spelled Frank Bleichman, and in Polish Franek or Franciszek Blajchman, was a Polish-Jewish leader of a communist armed organization during World War II and a Holocaust survivor. In post-war communist Poland, Blaichman was the head of the Prison and Camps Department at the Security Office in Kielce. Shortly after the war he emigrated to the United States.
  Blaichman’s portrayal of his activities in communist resistance and security have been questioned and have given rise to several controversies in Poland.
caption: Frank Blaichman in 1945.
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