Alex Dancyg

Alex Dancyg
אלכס דנציג
Dancyg in 2018
Born(1948-07-21)21 July 1948
Died9 March 2024(2024-03-09) (aged 75)
NationalityIsraeli
Awards

Alexander Dancyg (Hebrew: אלכס דנציג; 21 July 1948 – 9 March 2024) was a Polish-born Israeli historian, Yad Vashem Institute contributor, farmer and an active advocate of Polish-Jewish dialogue. Dancyg was a member of Kibbutz Nir Oz and was kidnapped by Hamas militants, taken to the Gaza Strip during the Nir Oz attack and later killed in captivity during the Siege of Khan Yunis.