Editing Jakub Berman (section)

{{Short description|Polish politician (1901–1984)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name                = Jakub Berman
| image               = Jakub Berman.jpg
| smallimage          = 
| caption             =
| order               = [[Deputy Prime Minister of Poland]]
| term_start          = 18 March 1954
| term_end            = 4 May 1956 
| birth_date          = {{birth date|1901|12|23|df=y}}
| birth_place         = [[Warsaw]], [[Congress Poland]], [[Russian Empire]]
| death_date          = {{death date and age|1984|4|10|1901|12|23|df=y}}
| death_place         = Warsaw, [[Polish People's Republic]]
| party               = [[Polish United Workers' Party]]
| spouse              = Gustawa Berman
| children            = 1
| profession          = [[Lawyer]]
| resting_place       = [[Powązki Military Cemetery]], Warsaw
}}

'''Jakub Berman''' (23 December 1901 – 10 April 1984) was a Polish [[Communism|communist]] politician. An activist during the [[Second Polish Republic]], in post-war [[History of Poland (1945–1989)|communist Poland]] he was a member of the [[Politburo]] of the [[Polish Workers' Party]] (PPR) and then of the [[Polish United Workers' Party]] (PZPR). From 1948, he was considered the second most powerful politician in Poland after President [[Bolesław Bierut]], until he was removed from power in 1956, following Bierut's death.

Alongside Bierut, Berman was responsible for party oversight of the [[Stalinism|Stalinist]] [[Ministry of Public Security (Poland)|Ministry of Public Security]], commonly known as the "UB". Under Berman's leadership, 200,000 people were imprisoned for alleged political crimes, and 6000 were executed.<ref name="hoover.org">{{cite web | url=https://www.hoover.org/news/jakub-bermans-papers-received-hoover-institution-archives | title=Jakub Berman's Papers Received at the Hoover Institution Archives }}</ref> Berman also oversaw Poland's cultural affairs.