Finds Important Document of Napoleonic Period

(Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

An important document of Jewish history in Poland during the Napoleonic period was found by Dr. I. Schipper, Polish-Jewish historian and member of Parliament.

Dr. Schipper found documentary evidence to the effect that a certain Polish Jew named Kempner assisted Napoleon greatly in his conquest of Warsaw. Kempner later became a member of Napoleon’s general staff. The document bears the handwriting of Napoleon.

The majority of Kempner’s descendants have embraced Catholicism and changed their name to Kempinsky.