Association of Polish Jews in France Association des Juifs polonais en France, Paris (Fond 45)

Identifier
irn611866
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1993.A.0085.1.57
  • RG-11.001M.57
Dates
1 Jan 1933 - 31 Dec 1940
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
  • French
  • German
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

1 microfilm reel (partial), 16 mm

982 digital images, JPEG

Creator(s)

Biographical History

The Association of Polish Jews in France was established in 1933. The organization’s goal was to unite Polish-Jewish immigrants to France. Task taken up by the association included providing materials and legal aid to polish Jewish immigrants and sponsoring Jewish soldiers who served in the Polish Army in France. The association published the weekly in Yiddish “Di vokh,” in 1939-1940.

Archival History

Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv

Acquisition

Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Source of acquisition is the Russian State Military Archive (Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv), Osobyi Archive, Fond 45. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in 1993.

Scope and Content

Correspondence with the Polish Emigrant Administration, name lists and bios of members, activity reports, account books, miscellaneous documents, speeches by leaders of the Polish Emigrant Government in France, including Gen. Sikorski and Ignacy Paderewski; a copy of the Jewish newspaper "Semen", and other printed materials. Note: USHMM Archives holds only selected records.

System of Arrangement

Fond 45 (1930-1940). Opis 1-1; Delo 1-17. Arranged in six series: 1. Activity reports, 1933-1940 [delo 1]; 2. Correspondence [delo 1-6]; 3. Name lists of members and membership applications [delo 7-10]; 4. Account books [delo 11-13]; 5. Miscellaneous documents [delo 14-16]; 6. Printed materials [delo 17]. Note: Location of digital images; Partial microfilm reel #206: Reel start-Image #982.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv

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This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.