Jerzy Kluger Information
Jerzy Kluger (4 April 1921 – 31 December 2011) was a Polish Jewish businessman who lived in Rome. He was born in 1921 in Krakow and raised in Wadowice[1] where, as a small boy, he met and became a personal friend of Karol Wojtyła, later Archbishop of Kraków and eventually Pope John Paul II.[2]
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World War II military service
While fighting with the Polish army in Africa, Kluger met his future wife, Irene White, who was a driver for the British army. They were married in Egypt before Kluger fought at Monte Cassino, a key battle in the Italian campaign, in 1944. After the war, Kluger received an engineering degree from the University of Nottingham and worked in that field before moving to Rome in the 1950s.
Family
Predeceased by his daughter, Leslie Kluger, who died in 2011, Kluger was survived by his widow, a second daughter and a grandchild.
Death
Kluger died on 31 December 2011 in Rome of Alzheimer's disease, aged 90.
Literature
- Dowling, Gregory. Letter to a Jewish Friend - Jerzy Kluger. Hodder & Stoughton Religious, 1994, ISBN 0-340-61014-X, Jerzy Kluger (author), Pope John Paul II (author), Gian Franco Svidercoschi (editor)
- O'Brien, Darcy. The Hidden Pope - The Untold Story of a Lifelong Friendship That Is Challenging the Relationship between Catholics and Jews. The Personal Journey of John Paul II and Jerzy Kluger, Daybreak Books, New York, 1998. [ISBN 0-87596-478-8]
References
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| Name | Kluger, Jerzy |
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| Short description | Polish Jewish businessman |
| Date of birth | 4 April 1921 |
| Place of birth | Krakow, Poland |
| Date of death | 31 December 2011 |
| Place of death | Rome, Italy |
Categories:
- 1921 births
- 2011 deaths
- Polish businesspeople
- Polish emigrants to the United Kingdom
- Polish Jews
- People from Kraków
- Alumni of the University of Nottingham
- Deaths from Alzheimer's disease
- Disease-related deaths in Italy
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