Joseph (Józef, Iosif) Cukierman (Zukermann)[1] (Gródek, Austria-Hungary, 28 March 1899 – Castres, France, 18 November 1940) was a Polish-born French chess master.
[2] In early 1920s, Cukierman lived in Białystok, where he won a chess club championship in 1926.
[3] In 1928, he tied for 2nd-3rd with Leon Schwartzmann, behind Abraham Baratz, in the 4th Paris City Championship.
In 1938, Cukierman took 3rd, behind José Raúl Capablanca and Nicolas Rossolimo, in Paris.
[5] According to Alexander Alekhine, during World War II, he allegedly committed suicide in 1941.