Еврейский антифашистский комитет

  • Jewish Anti-Fascist Committe
  • JAC
  • ЕАК
  • Yevreysky antifashistsky komitet
Identifier
006569
Dates
1942-1948
Type of Entity
Corporate Body

History

Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee was organized by the Jewish Bund leaders Henryk Erlich and Victor Alter, upon an initiative of Soviet authorities, in fall 1941. It was created to influence international public opinion and organize political and material support for the Soviet fight against Nazi Germany, particularly from the West. n January 1948, Solomon Mikhoels, the JAC chairman was killed in Minsk by Ministry of State Security agents.

Rules and Conventions

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