Rosa Luxemburg Is Assassinated
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Women’s Issues, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest, Crime
- Subcategories: Philosophers, Murder, Homicide, Execution, Assassination, Socialism, Socialists
- Curriculum: Women’s History, 20th & 21st Century European History, German History
- Geographical Location: Berlin
- Date: January 15, 1919
Article abstract: Rosa Luxemburg is assassinated, elevating her to the status of a martyr for socialism.
Summary of Event
The murder of Rosa Luxemburg in January, 1919, can best be understood in the context of her life, career, and political philosophy. Born in Zamose, Poland, on March 5, 1870, of Jewish parentage, handicapped by a limp at an early age, she left her home in Warsaw for Zurich, Switzerland, in 1889, and enrolled at the University. In Zurich she met Leo Jogiches, who throughout her life would be her confidant, her collaborator, and...
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