(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)
An important document of Jewish history in Poland during the Napoleonic period was found by Dr. I. Schipper, Polish-Jewish historian and member of Parliament.
Dr. Schipper found documentary evidence to the effect that a certain Polish Jew named Kempner assisted Napoleon greatly in his conquest of Warsaw. Kempner later became a member of Napoleon’s general staff. The document bears the handwriting of Napoleon.
The majority of Kempner’s descendants have embraced Catholicism and changed their name to Kempinsky.
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