About Saul Amsterdam
Lived 1898 – 1937 (aged 39). Saul Amsterdam was a politician.
Saul Amsterdam (, 17 March 1898, Nowy Sącz – 1 November 1937), also known as Gustaw Henrykowski, was a Polish communist activist, a lawyer by profession. Initially, a member of the Poale Zion 1918–1921, and from 1923, a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Poland (KPP). Between 1933 and 1934 Amsterdam was a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the KPP. He also was a journalist and involved in the activities of the Communist International.
Amsterdam was executed in the Great Purge in Moscow in 1937.
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Polish communist politician (1898–1937)
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Saul Amsterdam was born on 17 March 1898 in Nowy Sącz.
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Saul Amsterdam died on 1 November 1937 in Moscow.
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Saul Amsterdam was a politician.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Saul Amsterdam. https://biography.guide/saul-amsterdam/
MLA: "Saul Amsterdam." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/saul-amsterdam/.
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