Special Commission of the Central Jewish Committee of Jews in Poland Centralny Komitet Żydów Polskich (CKŻP). Komisja Specjalna (Sygn. 303/XVIII)

Identifier
irn508310
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2001.44
  • RG-15.087M
Dates
1 Jan 1945 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn508310

Extent and Medium

1 microfilm reel, 35 mm

Creator(s)

  • Centralny Komitet Z?ydo?w Polskich. Komisja Specjalna.

Biographical History

The Centralny Komitet Żydów w Polsce, CKŻP (Central Committee of Jews in Poland) was the most prominent official Jewish institution in Poland following the Holocaust. CKŻP attended to the needs of Jews from fall 1944 until 1950. It sponsored a variety of programs, providing food, shelter, education, medical assistance, cultural activities, and employment services and vocational training. The CKŻP also supervised the repatriation of Jews from the Soviet Union and assisted with legal emigration. A government-funded body, it was supported financially by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.

Archival History

Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma

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 Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma (ŻIH), Sygn. 303/XVIII; File 1-67. United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection from ŻIH via the United States Holocaust Museum International Programs Division in May 2001.

Scope and Content

This collection documents the activities of the Special Commission of the Central Committee of Jews in Poland. It contains protocols; reports related to antisemitic incidents; statistical documents; correspondence; and civil defense plans for Jewish properties in Białystok, Częstochowa, Kraków, Opole, Sosnowiec, Szczecin, Zabrze, Otwock, and Wrocław. It also contains lists of individuals who collaborated with the Germans, the Jewish Committees in various cities, employees of Special Commissions, places for Jewish defense, and weapons held by the Special Commission.

System of Arrangement

The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved in the microfilmed reels.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma

Corporate Bodies

  • Central Committee of Polish Jews

Subjects

  • Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Poland--20th century--Registers.
  • Kraków (Poland)--Jewish property.
  • Jewish property--Poland--History--20th century.
  • Sosnowiec (Poland)--Jewish property.
  • Wrocław (Poland)--Jewish property.
  • Opole (Poland)--Jewish property.
  • Jews--Poland--Political activity--Registers.
  • Zabrze (Poland)--Jewish property.
  • Białystok (Poland)--Jewish property.
  • Jews--Poland--History--20th century--Registers.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Collaborationists--Poland--Registers.
  • Szczecin (Poland)--Jewish property.
  • Otwock (Poland)--Jewish property.
  • Częstochowa (Poland)--Jewish property.
  • Holocaust survivors--Poland--Politics and government--20th century.

Genre

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.

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