Selected personal files of the beneficiaries of the Fundacja Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie (FPNP) Teczki osobowe beneficjentów Fundacji Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie (FPNP)
Extent and Medium
110,283 digital images, JPEG
Creator(s)
- Fundacja Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie
Biographical History
Foundation Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie (FPNP) was established on November 27, 1991 per initiative of the government of the Republic of Poland. The Foundation collected approximately one million applications submitted by individuals, who sought compensation for their forced labor for Third Reich during the German occupation of Poland. These applications usually quote detailed information about condition of work and indicate geographical locations, and also are supported by testimonies of witnesses, original photographs and documents.
Archival History
Fundacja Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie
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 Fundacja Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie, Poland. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in 2015.
Scope and Content
This collection contains copies of 20,534 personal files of those assisted by the Fundacja Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie (FPNP). These files often contain beneficiary’s application (with individual call number) which details the places and conditions of work (forced labor); statements; accounts or testimonies; letters from the period of occupation and/or other documents (most often copies) in support of a claim; doctor’s certificates; notarized copies of archival documents; photographs; certificates from various institutions; and correspondence with the Foundation.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Fundacja Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie
Corporate Bodies
- Foundation for Polish-German Reconciliation
Subjects
- Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
- Polish people--Crimes against--Poland--20th century--Registers.
- World War, 1914-1918--Prisoners and prisons, Polish.
- Concentration camp inmates--Poland--History--20th century.
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland--History--20th century.
Genre
- Correspondence.
- Document
- Photographs.
- Registers.
- Certificates.
Copies
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United States Holocaust Memorial Museum holds copies of Holocaust-relevant archives from Fundacja Polsko-Niemieckie Pojednanie