Roman Werfel

Roman Karol Werfel (24 May 1906 in Lwów – 2003, United Kingdom), was a Polish Communist politician of Jewish descent,[1][2] active during the reign of Stalinism in the People's Republic of Poland.

He was an editor-in-chief of "Nowe Drogi", the leading organ of the Central Committee of the communist United Workers' Party (1952-1959), and from 1948 director of party publishing house Książka i Wiedza.

Roman Werfel took part in preparing the acts of indictment in practically all major political trials (Rzepecki, Mierzwa & Niepokolczycki, Puzak, Tatar, bishop Kaczmarek) and had this to say about the much-hated Communist secret police, the UB or Bezpieka: "There's one principle you have to stick to, in beating: Johnny has to be beaten by Johnny, and not by Moshe."

Following the onset of World War II he escaped to the Soviet Union, and actively connected with Nowe Widnokręgi, a Communists periodical published in Moscow.

In spring 1955 he was appointed chief editor of Trybuna Ludu, and removed from that position on 11 May 1956.