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Polish-Jewish writer and journalist ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) 1922 poster promoting Chana Blaksztejn for member of parliament of the Second Polish Republic Chana Blanksztejn (floruit 1920s) was a Polish-Jewish writer and journalist, predominantly active in Vilna (now Vilnius, Lithuania). Noted for her significant contributions in literature and journalism, Blanksztejn was also recognised for her zealous advocacy of women's suffrage . In the 1922 Polish legislative election , she entered as a candidate from the Jewish Democratic People's Block, a wing of the Folkspartei , although she did not secure a win.
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1922 poster promoting Chana Blaksztejn for member of parliament of the Second Polish Republic Chana Blaksztejn was a Polish-Jewish writer and journalist active in Vilna in the 1920s. Known for her fight for women's suffrage , she unsuccessfully ran in the 1922 Polish legislative election as a candidate of the Jewish Democratic People's Block ( ) of Folkspartei .
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Polish-Jewish writer and journalist 1922 poster promoting Chana Blaksztejn for member of parliament of the Second Polish Republic Chana Blanksztejn was a Polish-Jewish writer and journalist active in Vilna in the 1920s. Known for her fight for women's suffrage , she unsuccessfully ran in the 1922 Polish legislative election as a candidate of the Jewish Democratic People's Block ( ) of Folkspartei .
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polish-jewish writer and journalist active in vilna in the 1920s
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polish-jewish writer and journalist
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