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Isaak Robinsohn

Isaak Robinsohn was a well-known radiologist, born in the town of Brody in 1874. His father ran a bookshop and, as a result, Isaak was surrounded by...
Radiologist Brody

Iuliu (Yehuda) Barasch

Born in Brody in 1815, Julius Barasch received a traditional religious education, but after meeting two famous maskillim, Hirsh Mendel and Izkhak...
Scientist Brody

Chajes Hirsch Perez

Hirsch Perez Chajes was a theologian, orientalist, and one of the leaders of the Zionist movement. He was born in Brody in 1876.After graduating from...
Theologian Brody

Alfred Landau

Alfred Landau was a famous folklorist and philologist. Born in Brody in 1850, into the family of a famous rabbi, Landau studied in a gymnasium in...
Folklorist Brody

Josef Sigall

Josef Sigall was a painter, born in Brody in 1891. Having graduated from the gymnasium in Lviv in 1909, he moved to Vienna, where he gained his art...
Painter Brody

Leo Landau

 Leo Landau was a well-known stage director and actor, who appeared under the stage name Lenkhart. Born in Brody in 1878, Landau became famous...
Director Brody

Shmuel Yosef Agnon

Shmuel Yosef Agnon (Hebrew: שמואל יוסף עגנון‎)  was a Nobel Prize laureate writer and was one of the central figures of modern Hebrew...
Author Buchach

Lee Strasberg

Lee Strasberg  was born Israel Strassberg Budzanów, Austria-Hungary (today in Ukraine). He  was an American actor, director and acting...
Filmmaker Budaniv