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- 1 2 "Zvi Henryk Zimmerman". Skala Research Group. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- 1 2 Zimmermann, Henryk Zvi. "Dr. Slawik - Was He a Polish Raoul Wallenberg?" . Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ↑ "A Documentary to memoralize the heroic life of Dr. Henryk Slawik: The Polish Raoul Wallenberg, in the making". New Cracow Friendship Society Newsletter. Nov./Dec. 2002 (235). Archived from the original on 2012-03-27. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ↑ "רשומות ילקוט הפרסומים" (PDF). www.nevo.co.il. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ↑ "Eichmann trial - The District Court Sessions". The Nizkor Project. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
- ↑ "Unsung Hero". Warsaw Voice. 2004-01-28. Archived from the original on 2009-07-19. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
External links
- Zvi Zimmerman on the Knesset website
- Zimmermann, Henryk Zvi (2004-01-28). "There Are Good People..." Warsaw Voice. Retrieved 2008-05-20.
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