1794 September 17, THADDEUS (TADEUSZ) KOSCIUSZKO (Poland)
Praised the role played by Jews in his abortive revolt against Russia.
Singling out Warsaw's Jews he wrote, "(they showed) to the whole world
that when it comes to human rights they do not spare their blood". As part
of his revolt he granted Joseph Aronowicz and Berek Joselowicz (see 1765)
permission to form a Jewish legion. Five hundred men volunteered to a call
to arms issued in Yiddish, and fought in Praga, a suburb of Warsaw.
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