L. L. Zamenhof in Poland, the United Kingdom, France, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Spain (mostly in Catalonia), Italy, Israel, Belgium and Brazil. There are Zamenhof Hills in Hungary and Brazil, and a Zamenhof Island in the Danube. In some Israeli cities, street signs identify Esperanto's creator and give his birth and death dates, but refer to him solely by his Jewish name Eliezer (a variant of which, El'azar, is the origin of Lazarus). Zamenhof is honored as a deity by the Japanese religion Oomoto, which encourages the use of Esperanto among its followers. Also, a genus of lichen has been named "Zamenhofia" in
Ludwik Starski Ludwik Starski Ludwik Starski (born Ludwik Kałuszyner, 1 March 1903 in Łódź – died 29 February 1984 in Warsaw) was a Polish Jewish lyricist, sound engineer and screenwriter of the twentieth century. He was the father of the cinematographer Allan Starski, who often worked with movie director Andrzej Wajda. Ludwik worked with Eugeniusz Bodo, Władysław Szpilman and with Tadeusz Sygietyński. Before the Second World War he was a journalist with the newspaper "Express Wieczorny Ilustrowany (The Evening Express)". He was also a lyricist of songs for cabarets, cafés and theater, including theater "Qui Pro Quo, Gong, Morskie Oko, Perskie Oko,