Abraham Icek Tuschinski

Abraham Icek Tuschinski (Polish spelling: Tuszyński) (Brzeziny (near Łódź), 14 May 1886 – Auschwitz, 17 September 1942) was a Dutch businessman of Jewish Polish descent who ordered the construction of the Tuschinski Theater, a famed cinema in Amsterdam.

His crowning achievement, the Tuschinski Theater, opened its doors in Amsterdam on 28 October 1921.

The unique design of this building was a mix of three modern styles: Amsterdamse School, Art Deco and Jugendstil.

The elaborate exterior and opulent, richly decorated interior were restored to their former glory in the period 1998–2002.

[3] On 1 July 1942 he was transported to the Westerbork concentration camp in the northeast of the Netherlands, and from there to Auschwitz, where he was murdered.