Adolf Rudnicki

Adolf Rudnicki, born Aron Hirschhorn (February 19, 1912, Żabno − November 14, 1990, Warsaw) was a Polish author and essayist, best known for his works about The Holocaust and the Jewish resistance in Poland during World War II.

His writing career began in 1930 when he published his short novel Death of the Operator in the current events journal Kurier Poranny [pl].

After a brief period of service in the Polish Army, he went to Lwów and joined the National Jewish Committee.

After the war, he published the novels The Golden Windows and The Merchant of Lodz, and the short story collection Epoch of the Ovens, all concerning the Holocaust and the Jewish resistance.

After 1953, he began writing essays on a wide range of topics which were ultimately collected in a series of volumes called the Blue Pages.