Born in Vilna, Lithuania, in 1915, Yitzhak Zuckerman became a member of the Zionist youth movement He-Chalutz Ha-Tsair. In 1936, he joined the movement headquarters and became one of its two Secretaries General.
When the war broke out in September, 1939, he left Warsaw and traveled east. In April, 1940, following the movement’s instructions, he crossed back over the border and returned to Nazi-occupied territories, settling in Warsaw and acting as a local and national youth movement leader. “Antek�, as he was called, set up underground networks throughout Poland, organized educational activities, and regularly visited the various ghettos. During his work he met a fellow activist, Zivia Lubetkin, who later became his wife.
After the German invasion of the USSR in the autumn, 1941, news of Jewish massacres spread. Antek knew that resistance had to be organized. He joined the Antifascist Bloc and attended the founding meetings of the ZOB, in July, 1942, calling for Jewish resistance. On December 22, 1942, he was wounded in Krakow during a German military action against the local Jewish organization. He managed to return to Warsaw, and helped lead the preparations of the April, 1943, uprising as the commander of one of the three sectors of the ghetto. As a representative of the ZOB, Antek was sent to the Polish side of the city, to secure contacts with the Polish underground fighting organizations, a mission which probably saved his life. While he was away, the final liquidation of the Warsaw Ghetto, and the uprising occurred. After the fall of the ghetto, Antek helped the survivors, hidden on the Aryan side, and kept in touch with partisans and Jewish labor camp inmates. He headed the Jewish Fighters Unit of the Polish uprising of August, 1944.
After the war he was active in social and welfare activities with the survivors, in the rebirth of the He-Chalutz movement, and in the organization of the exodus of the remnants of Polish Jewry to Israel in 1946-47. Zuckerman, together with his wife, Zivia Lubetkin, left Poland in 1947. They were among the founders of Kibbutz Lohamei Haghetaot and the Museum Beit Lohamei Haghetaot.
Yitzhak Zuckerman died in 1981, on his kibbutz, at the age of 66.
The younger daughter of Baruch (born in 1887 in Kurenitz) and Nina Zuckerman - who each had a profound influence on Zionism in America - and the sister of Avivah Zuckerman, a gifted, prize-winning poet, Hagana activist and later a world-renowned Hebrew University professor of parasitology.
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Yitzhak Zuckerman on a street on the "Aryan" side of Warsaw.. He was helped by
Rathajzer - Rotem Simcha (Kazik) and Siewierski Stefan
Surname Given Name Comments Town Source Year
TZUKERMAN A
Hanoshishok, Lith. Hamelitz #133 1900
TZUKERMAN Yesheyahu husband of Leah Lifshitz wed 12 Av Kursenai, Lith. Hamelitz # 181 1893
ZEGERMAN Bendet
Salantai, Lith. Hamelitz # 188 1898
ZEGERMAN Bendet
Salantai, Lith. Hamelitz #124 1900
ZEGERMAN Bendet
Salantai, Lith. Hamelitz #198 1900
ZEGERMAN Chaim Leib
Salantai, Lith. Hamelitz #134 1900
ZEGERMAN Toibe fiancee of Simcha Yafe of Zager engaged Salantai, Lith. Hamelitz #239 1899
ZEGERMANN Asher
Zagare, Lith. Hamelitz #167 1898
Surname Given Name Comments Town Source Year
TZUKERMANN Zalman
Kaunas, Lith. Hamaggid #17 1872
TZUKERMAN Heshil
Keidainiai, Lith Hamaggid 1872
TZUKERMAN Aharon Yitzchok
Krakes, Lith. Hamaggid #11 1872
Surname Given Name Father OccupationAddressTelephone # Year Page # Comments TownUyezdGubernia Publication Type
TSUKERMAN Khaim
Georgievsky Avenue 39 1915 295
VilniusVilniusVilnius Vsia Vilna (City Directory)
TSUKERMAN Leyz Yak Kavkazskaya Street 13 1915 295
VilniusVilniusVilnius Vsia Vilna (City Directory)
TSUKERMAN I
Sirotskaya Street 30 1915 295
VilniusVilniusVilnius Vsia Vilna (City Directory)
TSUKERMAN Leyz Berk Zavalnaya Street 66 1915 295
VilniusVilniusVilnius Vsia Vilna (City Directory)
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Name Nationality Visa Date Number
CUKERNAN, Abram-Wolf Polnisch 1 August 635
CUKIERMAN, Szaja Polnisch 1 August 657
CUKRMAN, Szymon Polnisch 1 August 714
CUKIERMAN, Izrael Polnisch 8 August 1542
CUKIERMAN, Szaja Polnisch 19 August 1944
Age / Year Born FatherMother Business / Profession AddressTelephone TownUyezdGuberniya Record / PublicationYear Serial #Page #ID #
CUKERMAN, Dina Found in Lithuania Akmene Siauliai Kaunas Lithuanian Holocaust Survivers Lists 1946
CUKERMANN, Perec Found in Germany Kaunas Kaunas Kaunas Lithuanian Holocaust Survivers Lists 1946
GREIS / CUKERMAN, Cira Found in Sweden Smorgon Oshmiany Vilnius Lithuanian Holocaust Survivers Lists 1946
SHUGARMAN, - Found in France Siauliai Siauliai Kaunas Lithuanian Holocaust Survivers Lists 1946
ZEGERMAN, Pinchas Salantai Telsiai Kaunas Neum David (Prenumeranten List) 1875
ZUCKERMAN, Abram Found in Germany Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Lithuanian Holocaust Survivers Lists 1946
ZUCKERMAN / WERSATZKAYA, Shifra Found in Germany Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Lithuanian Holocaust Survivers Lists 1946
ZUKERMAN, Izchok Found in Germany Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Lithuanian Holocaust Survivers Lists 1946
ZUKERMAN, Motel Found in Germany Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Lithuanian Holocaust Survivers Lists 1946
ZUKERMAN, Zak Found in Germany Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius Lithuanian Holocaust Survivers Lists 1946
Born Residencein Ghetto SourcePublicationPage TownUyezdGuberniya MonthYear
CUKERMAN, Abram 1898 Ligonines 13/29 - 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 157 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Abram 1904 Strasuno 12 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 329 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Abram 1910 Strasuno 12 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 332 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Bluma 1930 Strasuno 12 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 329 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Estera 1931 Ligonines 13/29 - 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 157 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Eta 1928 Strasuno 12 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 332 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Faitel 1918 Siauliu 6 - 3 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 375 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Fejga 1907 Strasuno 12 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 332 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Fruma 1913 Ligonines 13 - 7 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 155 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Hesia 1922 Strasuno 2 - 5 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 291 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
NameBorn Residencein Ghetto SourcePublicationPage TownUyezdGuberniya MonthYear
CUKERMAN, Josel 1916 Strasuno 12 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 329 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Juozas 1927 Pylimo 46 - 2 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 194 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Kusia 1932 Strasuno 12 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 329 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Malka 1934 Strasuno 12 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 329 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Masa 1918 Ligonines 13/29 - 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 157 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Mejse 1939 Strasuno 12 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 332 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Mozes 1926 Ligonines 13/29 - 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 157 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Nechama 1899 Pylimo 46 - 2 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 194 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Rochl 1908 Strasuno 12 - 3 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 334 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Samuel 1920 Strasuno 2 - 5 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 291 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
NameBorn Residencein Ghetto SourcePublicationPage TownUyezdGuberniya MonthYear
CUKERMAN, Sifra 1900 Ligonines 6 - 6 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 135 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Sima 1912 Strasuno 12 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 329 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Syfra 1909 Strasuno 12 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 329 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Zalmen 1904 Strasuno 12 - 3 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 334 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Zlata 1926 Strasuno 12 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 331 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKERMAN, Zlata 1932 Strasuno 12 - 3 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 334 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKIERMAN, Beniamin 1910 Strasuno 2 - 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 289 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKIERMAN, Chackiel 1902 Strasuno 5 - 6 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 297 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKIERMAN, Chana 1910 Strasuno 5 - 6 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 297 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKIERMAN, Chasia 1886 Rudninku 17 - 7 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 276 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
NameBorn Residencein Ghetto SourcePublicationPage TownUyezdGuberniya MonthYear
CUKIERMAN, Elias 1897 Strasuno 5 - 5 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 297 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKIERMAN, Gita 1909 Ligonines 9 - 8 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 143 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKIERMAN, Lejba 1934 Strasuno 5 - 6 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 297 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKIERMAN, Mowsa 1893 Ligonines 9 - 8 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 143 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKIERMAN, Rachela 1911 Strasuno 2 - 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 289 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKIERMAN, Raisa 1941 Ligonines 9 - 8 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 143 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKIERMAN, Rocha 1926 Strasuno 5 - 5 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 297 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKIERMAN, Samuel 1928 Strasuno 5 - 5 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 297 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKIERMAN, Sergej 1940 Strasuno 2 - 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 289 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
CUKIERMAN, Suzanna 1897 Strasuno 5 - 5 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 297 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
NameBorn Residencein Ghetto SourcePublicationPage TownUyezdGuberniya MonthYear
ZUKERMAN, Calel 1906 Rudninku 19/21 - 1 Vilna Gaon State Museum of Lithuania Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners Volume 1 265 Vilnius Vilnius Vilnius May 1942
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TSUKERMAN, Vulf Moysey 48 69 on last rev list; height 2/6, dark ruddy hair, grey eyes, long nose, Passport 7 January 1875 Ariogala Kaunas Kaunas KRA/I-61/2/5985 1
TSUKERMAN, Leyzer Abel witness of the will made in Kaunas Court Files on Inheritance 1879 Ukmerge Ukmerge Kaunas KRA/I-78/2/5252 53
TSUKERMAN, Orel Wulf 69 owns a house Municipal Electors 1906 Josvainiai Kaunas Kaunas KRA/I-49/1/24899 5 10
TSUKERMAN, Orel Wulf according to the last revision 1adult male in family Candle Taxpayers (Debtors) 1909 / 1910 Josvainiai Kaunas Kaunas KRA/I-61/3/496 6
TSUKERMAN, Geshel Borukh well-to-do Taxpayers 1870 Kedainiai Kaunas Kaunas KRA/I-61/2/4203 55 65
ZEGERMAN, Abram Leyb well-to-do; taxes=0.08 rubles, wife is Brayna Candle Taxpayers 13 May 1846 Salantai Telsiai Kaunas KRA/I-49/1/1381 6 1204
ZEGERMAN, Pinkhus well-to-do; merchant; 3 in family Box Taxpayers 1892 Skoudas Telsiai Kaunas KRA/I-49/1/17526 1 158
ZEGERMAN, Osher well-to-do; merchant; 3 in family Box Taxpayers 1892 Skoudas Telsiai Kaunas KRA/I-49/1/17526 2 158
ZEGERMAN, Fayvel poor; lives in Riga Box Taxpayers 1877 Kraziai Raseiniai Kaunas KRA/I-49/1/12938 566
ZEGERMAN, Fayvel poor; 1 person in household Box Taxpayers 26 November 1885 Kraziai Raseiniai Kaunas KRA/I-49/1/14655 206 99
NameBorn FatherAge CommentsType of Record DayMonthYear TownUyezdGuberniya Archive/Fond/Inventory/FileRecord #Page #
ZEGERMAN, Osher Rabbi Electors 23 February 1904 Zagare (New) Siauliai Kaunas KRA/I-49/1/21815 233 81
ZEGERMAN, Chaim Abram has house Taxpayers 1877 Salantai Telsiai Kaunas KRA/I-49/1/12938 52 123
ZEGERMAN, Bendet Chaim no real estate Taxpayers 1877 Salantai Telsiai Kaunas KRA/I-49/1/12938 53 123
ZEGERMAN, Pinkhus Abram no real estate Taxpayers 1877 Salantai Telsiai Kaunas KRA/I-49/1/12938 54 123
ZEYGERMAN, Fayvel Movsha son of the deceased, lives in Riga, refused to accept the legacy Court Files on Inheritance 1875 Kraziai Raseiniai Kaunas KRA/I-78/1/2733 152
ZEYGERMAN, Abel well-to-do; lives in Vilnius Box Taxpayers 1877 Taurage Raseiniai Kaunas KRA/I-49/1/12938 27 596
ZEYGERMAN, Khatskel well-to-do; lives in Vilnius Box Taxpayers 1877 Taurage Raseiniai Kaunas KRA/I-49/1/12938 28 596
ZEYGERMAN, Khatskel poor; lives in Vilnius Box Taxpayers 1877 Taurage Raseiniai Kaunas KRA/I-49/1/12938 109 597
Oshmiany,Oshmiany,Vilnius
TSUKERMAN Sender Movsha Head of Household 34 26
Petit Bourgeois 14 May 1858 229288359 Revision List
LVIA/515/25/182
TSUKERMAN Chaya Wife 39 Petit Bourgeois Solsk Oshmiany
TSUKERMAN Iosel Gershen Head of Household 33 25 Moved? 1889
1 May 1858 4924047 Revision List LVIA/515/25/182
TSUKERMAN Hena Abel Wife 25 Moved? 1889
TSUKERMAN Chana Iosel Daughter 2
Ariogala Kaunas Kaunas
TSUKERMAN Itsko Movsha Head of Household 26
tailor; from Panevezys. 1852 12964569 in 1850 Craftsmen
KRA/I-61/2/1739
Ariogala Kaunas Kaunas
TSUKERMAN Itska Vulf Head of Household 42 December 1868 14769 Military list KRA/I-61/1/1398
TSUKERMAN Movsha Shloma Bentsel Relative 13
TownUyezdGuberniya Surname Given Name Father Relationship Age ThisAge Last Reason LeftYear Comments Date PageRegistrationFormer Registration Publication TypeArchive / Fond etc Grinkiskis Kaunas Kaunas
TSUKERMAN Zelman Iosel Relative 30 December 1868 8828
Military list
KRA/I-61/1/1398
YAKOBZON Meer Shmuel Yankel Relative 34
ZALK Shmuel David Head of Household 43
Grinkiskis
Kaunas
Kaunas
TSUKERMAN Beyle Ester Zelman Daughter 9
1874
521
Family List
KRA/I-61/2/5518
TSUKERMAN Chaim Iosel Zelman Son 5
TSUKERMAN Dveyre Wife 30
TSUKERMAN Movsha Wolf Zelman Son 2
TSUKERMAN Taube Mindel Zelman Daughter 4
TSUKERMAN Zelman Iosel Head of Household 36 20 in 1858
TownUyezdGuberniya Surname Given Name Father Relationship Age ThisAge Last Reason LeftYear Comments Date PageRegistrationFormer Registration Publication TypeArchive / Fond etc Josvainiai
Kaunas
Kaunas
TSUKERMAN Orel Itsko Wulf Head of Household 40 1874 212
Family List
KRA/I-61/2/5528
TSUKERMAN Rive Gitlia Wife 38
TSUKERMAN Berel Hatskel Son 3
TSUKERMAN Hatskel Wulf Head of Household 24
TSUKERMAN Idel Hatskel Son 1
TSUKERMAN Taube Wife 23
Kedainiai
Kaunas
Kaunas
TSUKERMAN Alter Geshel Son
3 1874
875
Family List
KRA/I-61/1/1626b
TSUKERMAN Chaya Sora Geshel Daughter
16
TSUKERMAN Eyda Rivka Geshel Daughter
8
TSUKERMAN Geshel Borukh Head of Household
42 35
TSUKERMAN Leah
Wife
33
TSUKERMAN Mendel Geshel Son
1
TownUyezdGuberniya Surname Given Name Father Relationship Age ThisAge Last Reason LeftYear Comments Date PageRegistrationFormer Registration Publication TypeArchive / Fond etc
Seda
Telsiai
Kaunas
ZEGERMAN Chaim Pinkhus
Temporary registered as a merchant of 2nd Guild
January
1890
365
Telsiai District Merchants
KRA/I-106/1/6098
Josvainiai
Kaunas
Kaunas
SHORENZON Kogos Shakhno Iosel
38
included in 1868
December
1868
7543793
Military
KRA/I-61/1/1399
Josvainiai
Kaunas
Kaunas
STEYNBAKH Leyzer Izrael Head of Household
18
included in 1868
December
1868
76453119
Military
KRA/I-61/1/1399
Josvainiai
Kaunas
Kaunas
TSUKERMAN Aron Itsik Wulf Head of Household
34
included in 1868
December
1868
7543793
Military
KRA/I-61/1/1399
Josvainiai
Kaunas
Kaunas
TSUKERMAN Hatskel Wulf
18
included in 1868
December
1868
76453119
Military
KRA/I-61/1/1399
Kedainiai
Kaunas
Kaunas
TSUKERMAN Gesel Borukh Head of Household
37 35
December
1868
83518191
Military
KRA/I-61/1/1399
Kraziai
Raseiniai
Kaunas
ZEGERMAN Fayvel Movsha Head of Household
46
profession: a watch maker; height: 2 arshins 4 vershoks; hair: slightly gray; eyebrows: dark; eyes: brown; nose: average; mouth: average; chin: average; face: bearded. Passport received by: himself
1887
133
Passports Issuance Book
KRA/I-219/1/1
ZEGERMAN Chaya Sora
Wife
43
ZEGERMAN Movsha Fayvel Son
15
ZEGERMAN Itsyk Fayvel Son
2 months
ZEGERMAN Rivka Fayvel Daughter
ZEGERMAN Rochel Fayvel Daughter
21
TownUyezdGuberniya Surname Given Name Father Relationship Age ThisAge Last Reason LeftYear Comments Date PageRegistrationFormer Registration Publication TypeArchive / Fond etc
Vilnius
Vilnius
Vilnius
TSUKERMAN Notel Iudel Head of Household
80
Died 1853
15
May
1858
639179876
Revision List
LVIA/515/26/180
TSUKERMAN Shevel Iudel Notel Son
14 6
TSUKERMAN Ginda Shevel Wife
48
#zkr-5:Pinchas Zukerman
Zukerman was born in Tel Aviv in 1948, the same year as the creation of the state of Israel. He began studying music with his father, a self-taught Klezmer musician, starting with the recorder, then the clarinet. He was soon playing the violin with teacher Ilona Feher. A few years later the young prodigy was heard by the two most famous musicians of the time, Isaac Stern and Pablo Casals, who helped make it possible for him to attend the renowned Juilliard School in New York. Young Zukerman landed in New York in 1962, taking the Big Apple in his stride. He studied under Ivan Galamian, a hard taskmaster. But "Pinky," as his friends called him, undaunted by his teacher's technical demands and less than warm personality, progressed rapidly, and by 1967 had won first prize in the 25th Leventritt Competition.
"Practise, practise, practise!" says Zukerman by way of explaining the secret of his success. "They've yet to invent a pill. Even if technology evolves, a musician must work every day. I practiced a half hour this morning before coming to the office because I don't like playing out of tune. Would you like to listen to someone playing out of tune? Of course not! Mediocrity is a disease. It's not dangerous if just one person is infected, but the virus spreads. Be very wary of it!"
The maestro's sensitivity and ability to focus intensely complement his technical brilliance. When asked was he nervous before playing by the students of the Lycée Jules Verne in Paris and the Lycée Paul Claudel in Ottawa, his reply was, "Adrenaline flows and you feel in control, but you are always apprehensive because whenever you go on the stage you are vulnerable. The minute vulnerability leaves, I'll close the (violin) case. That's it"
Zukerman's gift as a chamber player on both violin and viola have endured over the years. He plays regularly with Daniel Barenboï m, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Itzhak Perlman, with the Tokyo and Orion String Quartets, Yefim Bronfman, Lynn Harrell, and his favourite partner, pianist Marc Neikrug, with whom he has done a number of recordings on both violin and viola. Some of these musicians have become friends and appear regularly as guest soloists with the National Arts Centre Orchestra
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Buck Henry
Henry in 1978
Born
Henry Zuckerman
December 9, 1930
New York City, U.S.
Died
January 8, 2020 (aged 89)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Education
Dartmouth College
Occupation
Screenwriter, actor, director, comedian, producer
Years active
1961–2015
Spouse(s)
Sally Zuckerman
Irene Ramp[1]
Buck Henry (born Henry Zuckerman;[1] December 9, 1930 – January 8, 2020) was an American actor, screenwriter, and director. He was twice nominated for an Academy Award, for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Graduate (1967) and for Best Director for Heaven Can Wait (1978) alongside Warren Beatty. His long career began on television with work on shows with Steve Allen in The New Steve Allen Show (1961). He went on to co-create Get Smart (1965-1970) with Mel Brooks, and hosted Saturday Night Live 10 times from 1976 to 1980. He later guest starred in such popular shows as Murphy Brown, Hot in Cleveland, Will & Grace, and 30 Rock.
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Henry was born in New York City. His mother was Ruth Taylor (January 13, 1905 – April 12, 1984), a silent film actress and star of the original version of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. His father was Paul Steinberg Zuckerman (April 15, 1899 – December 3, 1965), an Air Force brigadier general and stockbroker.[2][3][4] Though he was nicknamed Buck from childhood, he did not officially change his name to Buck Henry until the 1970s; both his birth name and nickname came from his grandfather.[1] Henry was from a Jewish background.[5]
Henry attended The Choate School, then all-boys (now Choate Rosemary Hall). At 15 years old, he made his professional acting debut in a Broadway production of Life with Father, which later toured theaters in Brooklyn, Long Island, and the Bronx. Henry earned a bachelor's degree in English literature and a senior fellowship in writing at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, where he wrote for the university humor magazine, the Dartmouth Jack-O-Lantern,[6] and met movie director Bob Rafelson.
Following graduation, he enlisted in the Army during the Korean War. Instead of engaging in combat, however, he served in West Germany first as a helicopter mechanic[7] and then transferred to Special Services, where he toured with the Seventh Army Repertory Company, performing in a play he both wrote and directed.[6]
Career[edit]
Acting and writing[edit]
Henry joined the improvisational comedy group the Premise, whose ranks included George Segal and Theodore J. Flicker,[7] performing in the West Village in Manhattan. This helped lead him into a television career.[6]
From 1959 to 1962, as part of an elaborate hoax by comedian Alan Abel, he made public appearances as G. Clifford Prout, the quietly outraged president of the Society for Indecency to Naked Animals,[8] who presented his point of view on talk shows.[9] The character of Prout wished to clothe all animals in order to prevent their 'indecency', using slogans such as "A nude horse is a rude horse". Henry played the character with deadpan sincerity. He was often presented as an eccentric, but was otherwise taken seriously by the broadcasters who interviewed him. "Prout" received many letters of support from TV viewers, and even some unsolicited monetary donations, all of which were invariably returned, as neither Henry nor Abel (who had no intention of following through on the Society's stated aims) wanted to be accused of raising money fraudulently.[10][11]
Henry became a cast member on The New Steve Allen Show (1961) and the US version of That Was the Week That Was (1964–1965).[1]
He was a co-creator and writer for the secret agent comedy television series Get Smart (1965–1970), with noted comedian Mel Brooks.[6] The show lasted for five seasons and 138 episodes and won numerous Emmy Awards. Two TV projects created by Henry had short runs: Captain Nice (1967) with William Daniels as a reluctant superhero, and Quark (1978), with Richard Benjamin in command of a garbage scow in outer space.[1]
Henry shared an Oscar nomination with Calder Willingham for their screenplay for The Graduate (1967), in which he also appeared in a supporting role as a hotel concierge. Henry's cameo in The Player (1992) had him (playing himself) pitching a 25-years-later sequel to the film, which Henry later claimed led to real-life interest in such a project from some studios.[12]
His many other writing credits included the sex farce Candy (1968), the romantic comedies The Owl and the Pussycat (1970) and What's Up, Doc? (1972), the satire Catch-22 (1970), the thriller The Day of the Dolphin (1973), the comedy Protocol (1984), and the dark crime dramedy To Die For (1995).[6] In several of these, such as Candy and Catch-22, he also appeared as an actor.[6] In 1997, Henry was the recipient of the Austin Film Festival's Distinguished Screenwriter Award.[13]
Overall, Henry appeared in more than 40 films including a lead role in Taking Off (1971) and supporting roles in The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976), Gloria (1980), Eating Raoul (1982), Aria (1987), Tune in Tomorrow (1990), Defending Your Life (1991), Short Cuts (1993), and Grumpy Old Men (1993).[6]
He co-directed Heaven Can Wait (1978),[14] the remake of Here Comes Mr. Jordan, with the movie's star Warren Beatty and appeared in the film as an officious angel, reprising the character originally played by Edward Everett Horton.[citation needed] Henry received a second shared Oscar nomination, this time for Best Director.[15]
Later in his career, Henry became known for guest-starring and recurring roles on television. He appeared in an episode of Murphy Brown ("My Dinner With Einstein", 1989) as Dr. Victor Rudman, a fractal scientist who dated Murphy. He appeared on the television show Will & Grace in 2005.[citation needed] In 2007, he made two guest appearances on The Daily Show as a contributor, billed as the show's "Senior Senior Correspondent".[citation needed] He has also appeared as Liz Lemon's father, Dick Lemon, in the 30 Rock episodes "Ludachristmas" (December 13, 2007) and "Gentleman's Intermission" (November 4, 2010).[1] In 2011, he appeared in a multi-episode arc of Hot in Cleveland as Elka's groom.[1]
His Broadway credits included the 2002 revival of Morning's at Seven. Off-Broadway in July 2009, he starred opposite Holland Taylor in Mother, a play by Lisa Ebersole.[16]
Saturday Night Live[edit]
Henry hosted NBC's Saturday Night Live 10 times between 1976 and 1980, making him the show's most frequent host during its initial five-year run.[1] It became a tradition during these years for Henry to host the final show of each season, beginning with the 1976-1977 season. Henry's frequent host record would be broken when Steve Martin made his 11th appearance as host of the show on the finale episode of the 1988-1989 season.[17] During the October 30, 1976, episode, Buck Henry was injured in the forehead by John Belushi's katana in the samurai sketch.[1] Henry's head began to bleed and he was forced to wear a large bandage on his forehead for the rest of the show. As a gag, the members of the SNL cast each wore a bandage on their foreheads as well.
Recurring characters on SNL
• Howard, a sadistic stunt coordinator[citation needed]
• Marshall DiLaMuca, father of Bill Murray's character Todd in The Nerds sketches[citation needed]
• Mr. Dantley, the straight man and frequent customer to Samurai Futaba's (John Belushi) many businesses.[citation needed]
• Uncle Roy, a single, pedophilic babysitter. The two skits, written by Rosie Shuster and Anne Beatts,[18] remain controversial.[19]
Celebrity impersonations on SNL
• Charles Lindbergh[citation needed]
• John Dean[citation needed]
• Ron Nessen[citation needed]
Death[edit]
Henry died of a heart attack at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on January 8, 2020, at age 89.[15][7]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Source: Turner Classic Movies[6]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1959
The Bridge
Voice, English version
1964
The Troublemaker
T.R. Kingston
Also writer
1967
The Graduate
Desk Clerk
Also writer
1968
The Secret War of Harry Frigg
Stockade Commandant
1968
Candy
Mental Patient
Also writer
1970
Catch-22
Lieutenant Colonel Korn
Also writer
1970
The Owl and the Pussycat
Bookstore Man
Uncredited
Also writer
1971
Taking Off
Larry Tyne
1971
Is There Sex After Death?
Dr. Louise Manos
1973
The Day of the Dolphin
Women's Club Man
Uncredited
Also writer
1976
The Man Who Fell to Earth
Oliver Farnsworth
1977
The Absent-Minded Waiter
Bernie Cates
Short
1978
Heaven Can Wait
The Escort
Also writer/director
1979
Old Boyfriends
Art Kopple
1980
Gloria
Jack Dawn
1980
First Family
Father Sandstone / TV Anchorman
Also writer / director
1981
Strong Medicine
1982
Eating Raoul
Mr. Leech
1987
Aria
Preston
(segment "Rigoletto")
1989
Rude Awakening
Lloyd Stool
1990
Tune In Tomorrow
Father Serafim
1991
Defending Your Life
Dick Stanley
1991
The Linguini Incident
Cecil
1991
Shakespeare's Plan 12 from Outer Space
The Priest
1992
The Player
Himself
1992
The Lounge People
Lewis Louis
1993
Short Cuts
Gordon Johnson
1993
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues
Dr. Dreyfus
1993
Grumpy Old Men
Snyder
1995
To Die For
H. Finlaysson
Also writer
1997
The Real Blonde
Dr. Leuter
1998
1999
Mr. Goldman
1998
I'm Losing You
Phillip Dagrom
1998
Curtain Call
Charles Van Allsburg
1998
The Man Who Counted
George Postlewait
Short
1999
Breakfast of Champions
Fred T. Barry
2000
Lisa Picard is Famous
Himself
2001
Town & Country
Suttler
Also writer
2001
Serendipity
Himself
Uncredited
2004
The Last Shot
Lonnie Bosco
2011
A Bird of the Air
Duncan Weber
2013
Streetcar
Sheriff
Short
2015
Kiss Kiss Fingerbang
Cat Owner
Short
Television[edit]
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Year
Title
Role
Notes
1961
The New Steve Allen Show
Regular
5 episodes
1964–1965
That Was the Week That Was
Himself
1975
The Owl and the Pussycat
Felix Sherman
TV pilot
1976–1980, 1989
Saturday Night Live
Host/Himself
17 episodes
1976
That Was the Year That Was - 1976
News Reporter
TV Movie
1978
Quark
Dignitary
1 episode
Uncredited
1984
The New Show
Regular
9 episodes
1985
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Walter Lang
1 episode
1987–1988
Falcon Crest
Foster Glenn
3 episodes
1989
Murphy Brown
Victor Rudman
Episode: "My Dinner With Einstein"
1989
Trying Times
Man on TV
1 episode
1992
Keep the Change
Smitty
TV Movie
1992
Tales from the Crypt
George
1 episode
1992
Eek! The Cat
Cupid (voice)
1 episode
1992
Mastergate
Clay Fielder
TV Movie
1995
Harrison Bergeron
TV Producer
TV Movie
1999
Dilbert
Dadbert (voice)
1 episode
2005
Will & Grace
Leonard
1 episode
2007
The Daily Show
Contributor
2 episodes
2007–2010
30 Rock
Dick Lemon
2 episodes
2011
Hot in Cleveland
Fred
3 episodes
2012
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Mr. Morton
1 episode
2013
Franklin & Bash
Judge Henry Dinsdale
2 episodes
Writing credits[edit]
Film[edit]
Source: Turner Classic Movies[6]
• The Troublemaker (1964) (with Theodore J. Flicker)
• The Graduate (1967) (with Calder Willingham)
• Candy (1968)
• Catch-22 (1970)
• The Owl and the Pussycat (1970)
• Is There Sex After Death? (1971) (Uncredited)
• What's Up, Doc? (1972) (with Peter Bogdanovich, Robert Benton and David Newman)
• The Day of the Dolphin (1973)
• Heaven Can Wait (1978)
• First Family (1980)
• Protocol (1984)
• To Die For (1995)
• Town & Country (2001)
• The Humbling (2014) (with Michal Zebede)
Television[edit]
• That Was the Week That Was (1964) (3 episodes)
• Captain Nice (1967) (2 episodes) (creator)
• Get Smart (1965–1970) (co-creator)
• Quark (1978) (7 episodes)
• The New Show (1984) (TV) (5 episodes)
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1985) (1 episode "Wake Me When I'm Dead")
• Trying Times (1989) (TV) (director)
• Tales from the Crypt (1992) (1 episode)
• Great Railway Journeys (1996) (1 episode)
• Dilbert (2000) (1 episode)
Directing credits[edit]
• I Miss Sonja Henie (1971) (Short film)
• Heaven Can Wait (1978) (with Warren Beatty)
• First Family (1980)[6]
• Trying Times (1989) (TV) (director)
References[edit]
1 ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i Weber, Bruce (January 9, 2020). "Buck Henry, Who Helped Create 'Get Smart' and Adapt 'The Graduate,' Dies at 89". The New York Times. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
2 ^ "Buck Henry Biography". Filmreference.com. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
3 ^ "That Old Feeling: Sweet Smells". TIME. March 21, 2002. Retrieved September 21,2010.
4 ^ "Paul S. Zuckerman, Broker Here, Was 66". New York Times. December 4, 1065. p. 31. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
5 ^ Tampa Jewish Federation: "Jews in the News: Carrie Fisher, Norman Lear and Stephen Tobolowsky" retrieved March 18, 2017
6 ^ Jump up to:a b c d e f g h i j "Overview for Buck Henry". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
7 ^ Jump up to:a b c Barnes, Mike (January 8, 2020). "Buck Henry, Fun-Loving Screenwriter and Actor, Dies at 89". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
8 ^ "One Man's Mission To Clothe Nude Animals For Decency's Sake". Ripley's Believe It or Not!. May 29, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
9 ^ Crockett, Zachary (March 16, 2016). "The Hoaxster Who Revealed Sad Truths About America". Priceonomics. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
10 ^ Sheridan, Tim (April 29, 2004). "Naked Animals and Sacred Cows: Buck Henry: The Unabridged Interview". stopsmilingonline.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
11 ^ "Buck Henry (RIP) & The Society for Indecency to Naked Animals (SINA)". The WOW Report. January 9, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
12 ^ Myers, Scott (October 27, 2016). "Great Scene: "The Player"". Medium. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
13 ^ Deborah, Deborah (January 9, 2020). "Buck Henry Bio, Age, Saturday Night Live, Net Worth, Wife and Death". informationcradle.com. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
14 ^ "Buck Henry, Screenwriter And Actor Famous For 'The Graduate' And TV Comedy, Dies At 89". NPR.org. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
15 ^ Jump up to:a b Pedersen, Erik (January 8, 2020). "Buck Henry Dies: 'The Graduate' Writer, 'Get Smart' Co-Creator & Early 'SNL' Favorite Was 89". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
16 ^ "Buck Henry and Holland Taylor Cast in Lisa Ebersole's play, Mother". Playbill.com. May 11, 2009. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved September 21,2010.
17 ^ As of 2017, Alec Baldwin is the most frequent male host in SNL history with 17 episodes from 1990-on.
18 ^ "Al Franken And Uncle Roy". The American Conservative.
19 ^ "Saturday Night Live: 15 Most Controversial Sketches Of All Time". ScreenRant. May 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
External links[edit]
• Buck Henry on IMDb
• Buck Henry at the TCM Movie Database
• Buck Henry at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television
#zkr-7:
Paul Steinberg Zuckerman
Gender:
Male
Birth:
April 15, 1899
New York, New York County, New York, United States
Death:
December 03, 1965 (66)
Houston, Harris County, Texas, United States (Arteriosclerotic Heart Disease)
Place of Burial:
Arlington National Cemetery, Sec: 7, Site: 10363-A, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States
Immediate Family:
Son of Henry Zuckerman and Anna G. Zuckerman
Husband of Agnes E Zuckerman and Ruth A Zuckerman
Father of Buck Henry
Brother of Nellie Zuckerman and James Harvey (Harris) Zuckerman