Bernard Kutas collection
Extent and Medium
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Creator(s)
- Bernard Kutas
Biographical History
Bernard Kutas was a resistance fighter in France during the German occupation of that country in World War II. Known by the code name of "Burstein," he was one of the leaders of the resistance group "L'Union de la Jeunesse Juive."
Archival History
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Bernard Kutas
Bernard Kutas donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012.
Scope and Content
Consists of mimeographed documents and resistance tracts issued between 1943-1944 by various groups involved in the resistance movement in France. Includes tracts distributed by "Francs-tireurs et partisans--main d'oeuvre immigrée" (FTP-MOI), "Le Mouvement National Contre le Racisme," "Radio France," "L'Humanite," "L'Avant Garde," "L'Union de la Jeunesse Juive," "Le Comité Central du Parti Communiste Francais," and other resistance groups. Also includes a document used to assist resistance groups in identifying facets of the German occupation forces.
System of Arrangement
Collection is organized by resistance group, and therein chronological.
People
- Kutas, Bernard.
Corporate Bodies
- France. Snipers and Partisans (FTPF)
Subjects
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France.
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground literature--France.
- Communist -- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Children -- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Communist parties.
- Radio Broadcasting
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements.
- World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance--France.
- Resistance groups (ushmm)
- Jewish committees (ushmm)
- France.
Genre
- Document