Aladar Abraham Pollak

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Aladar Polak, pen name Radala, was born in Zemun in 1890. His parents were Philip Polak and Fani Herzl. Her father was brother to Theodore Herzl’s father.(must be grandfather , Angelique) Aladar graduated from the Zemun gymnasium, and completed his law studies in Zagreb. Early on while still in gymnasium he began to write in his 16thyear under the pen name Radala. Under the same pseudonym he wrote articles for the Vienna press. He wrote stories and poetry, translated the works of Max Nordaun, a well known philosopher of socialism and a Zionist.

As an admirer of Zionism he believed that Jews should have an active and challenging standpoint. He opposed the fatalistic view that no matter what, fate would take its course. He felt deeply for the tragedies Jews were experiencing at the time.

Edition from which documents have been used:

Danilo Fogel: Jewish community in Zemun 1739 – 1945, Zemun, 2007. un, a)??e??