Roza Pomerantz-Meltzer (Polish: Róża Pomerantz-Meltzer; November 5, 1880 – October 19, 1934) was a Polish writer and novelist based in Lviv. In 1922 she became the first Jewish woman to be elected to the Sejm, the Parliament of Poland as a member of the Committee of United National Jewish Parties. A strong promoter of Zionism, she was an influential member of local Jewish women's organizations, especially the Koło Kobiet Żydowskich (Jewish Women's Circle). She contributed to a number of local and foreign journals, writing in both German and Polish, and participated in international congresses.
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5 November 1880
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19 October 1934 (aged 53)
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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