Henryk Hochman (1879 or 1881 – 1942 or 1943) Henryk Herszel Hochman (born 1879 or 1881 in Lublin – died 1942 or 1943 in Baczków near Bochnia) was a Polish Jewish sculptor from the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. He honed his craft under the tutelage of Paweł Rosen in Warsaw, Konstanty Laszczka during his studies at Kraków (1900–1906), and Auguste Rodin in France, absorbing the stylistic principles of the Impressionist master. Hochman’s artistic journey was tragically cut short by the horrors of the Holocaust, leaving behind a legacy marked by both remarkable creativity and profound loss. Ea…