Guide to the Territorial Collection, Poland, 1939-1945 RG 116. Poland 2

Processed by Solomon Krystal. Edited by Rivka Schiller, 2007

Collection rearranged with the assistance of a grant from the Conference of Jewish Materials Claims Against Germany (New York) and the Fondation pour la Memoire de la Shoah, Paris. Finding aid edited, encoded and posted online thanks to a grant from the Gruss Lipper Family Foundation.

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
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Electronic finding aid was converted to EAD version 2002 by Yakov Sklyar in January 2007. Description is in English.

Collection Overview

Title: Guide to the Territorial Collection, Poland, 1939-1945 RG 116. Poland 2

ID: RG 116. Poland-2

Extent: 4.3 Linear Feet

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged topically and according to locality in 229 numbered folders, with towns and cities appearing according to their Polish names (e.g., Rzeszow—as opposed to Reyshe in Yiddish).

There are 10 series in this collection:

Languages: Polish, Russian, Yiddish, German, English, French, Hebrew, Swedish, Danish

Abstract

The Territorial Collection, Poland 2 is comprised of documents that were amassed at the YIVO in New York City. The collection is of mixed provenance and is fragmentary in nature, consisting of miscellaneous materials dating back to World War II and its immediate aftermath. The Territorial Collection Poland 2 is a portion of the greater Territorial Collection (RG 116), which incorporates materials that are relevant to over 42 different countries and geographical regions. The overarching theme of the collection Poland 2 is the annihilation of the Jewish life in Poland under the Nazi rule. Chronologically, the Territorial Collection Poland 2 follows the Territorial Collection Poland 1, which pertains to pre-World War II Poland; and precedes the Territorial Collection Poland 3, which pertains to post-World War II Poland.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection includes texts of German decrees and anti-Jewish laws; press articles written after the war about the fate of the Polish Jewry; materials relating to communities, ghettos and concentration camps; materials on Jewish resistance; records of war crimes trials of 1946-1950; letters from Nazi-occupied Poland sent abroad; texts of poems and songs written in the ghettos. The latter part of the collection contains materials pertaining to Holocaust memorial observances and commemoration meetings. A large section pertains to Warsaw and the Warsaw ghetto uprising. Files on communities contain personal documents and correspondence.

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions:

Open to researchers.

For more information, contact:

Chief Archivist

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research

Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street

New York, NY 10011

email: archives@yivo.cjh.org

Acquisition Method: Various donors.

Preferred Citation: Published citations should read as follows:Identification of item, date (if known); YIVO Archives; Territorial Collection, Poland, 2; RG 116-Poland 2; folder number.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

Series 1: Series I: German Anti-Jewish Decrees in Poland, 1939-1944,
Series 2: Series II: Warsaw Ghetto, 1939-1944,
Series 3: Series III: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of April 19th 1943, 1942-1948,
Series 4: Series IV: Jewish Communities Under the German Rule, 1938-1967,
Series 5: Series V: Concentration and Death Camps, 1939-1965,
Series 6: Series VI: War Crime Trials, 1944-1949, 1955, 1964, 1978,
Series 7: Series VII: Eyewitness Accounts of Survivors, 1939-1958,
Series 8: Series VIII: Holocaust Memorial Observances After World War II, 1944-1973,
Series 9: Series IX: Newspaper Clippings, 1939-1969,
Series 10: Series X: Miscellaneous, 1939-1973,
All

Series VIII: Holocaust Memorial Observances After World War II 1944-1973

Language of Material: Polish , Yiddish , French , Hebrew , English , Swedish

Folder 178: 1944: The Board of Deputees of British Jews to the World Jewish Congress, 4/3/1944.
A speech by William Edlin, 3/31/1944.
A civic mass meeting: “A Tribute to the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto” on 6/7/1944-Jewish Community Council of Detroit.
Newspaper clippings
Folder 179: 1945-1946: General Jewish Defense: Committee in Paris-meeting for the 2nd annual day of remembrance for the Warsaw ghetto uprising, 4/19/1945 (Yiddish).
Memorial-Lodge 400 and 860 of the Jewish People’s Fraternal Order, 4/19/1945 (English).
Memorial meeting, 4/18/1945 - American Federation for Polish Jews (English).
Announcements concerning the anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, Warsaw, 4/1945 (Polish).
Invitation to a commemorative program for the third anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising to be held on 4/19/1946 (Polish).
Stamp issued on the occasion of the Warsaw ghetto uprising’s second anniversary (Yiddish, French).
“A Meeting to Remember”-“Remember the Warsaw Ghetto,” 4/23/1946 (English).
“Uroczysta academia poswiecona trzeciej rocznicy...,” “Wolna Polska” 5/15/1946 (Polish).; Language of Material: Yiddish , English , Polish
Folder 180: 1947: Yizkor meeting organized by Poale Zion, 5/14/1947.
Program Dedication of the site of the American Memorial to the Heroes of the Battle of the Warsaw Ghetto (admission tickets), 10/17/1947.
Warsaw Ghetto Memorial Program-organized by Hashomer Hazair
American Memorial to Six Million Jews of Europe, New York City, 10/19/1947.
“On the Occasion of the Fourth Annual Remembrance Day of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising,” “Dos Naye Lebn” no. 31 (109).
Ghetto Uprising,” “Dos Naye Lebn” no. 31 (109). · “Jewish Youth Helps Build a Memorial Monument in Warsaw…,” “Morgn frayheyt,” Sunday, 10/26/1947.
“The Day of Remembrance for the Heroes and Martyrs of the Warsaw Ghetto,” “Forverts.”
“Conseil des Associations Juives de Belgique-Soiree Commemorative…Ghetto de Varsovie,” 4/20/1947 (French, Yiddish).
“Keren Kayemet L’Yisrael-Gaj K.K.L. imienia Bohaterow Ghetta Warszawskiego” (Polish, Hebrew).
Polish commemorative stamp issued in honor of the establishment of the “Pomnik Bohaterow Ghetta Warszawa” (“Monument for the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto”) (Polish).; Language of Material: Polish , Yiddish , Hebrew
Folder 181: 1948: “Fifth Annual Commemoration for the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising,” New York, 4/19/1948 (Yiddish).
Invitations to the fifth annual Warsaw ghetto uprising, issued by the “Central Committee of Jews in Poland,” 4/18-4/19/1948 (Yiddish, Polish).
Invitation for “Wasser” signed by “P. Zelicki”-Warsaw ghetto uprising commemoration to be held on 4/18/1948 in Warsaw, 4/15/1948 (Polish).
Invitation to the fifth annual commemoration for the Warsaw ghetto uprising to be held in the Bronx’s Amalgamated Housing on 5/7/1948 (Yiddish).
Notices for the “IZKOR” ceremony to be held at the Nozyk Synagogue at 6 Twarda St. in Warsaw on 4/23/1948 (Polish).
Leaflet issued by the Warsaw “Landsmanshaft” Committee in Berlin, printed by the “Undzer lebn” printing shop, undated (Yiddish).
Photograph of an artistic sign created on the occasion of the annual Warsaw ghetto commemoration day-issued by the Warsaw “Landsmanshaft” Committee in Berlin.
Pamphlets issued by the “Central Committee of Jews in Poland” re: the establishment of a monument in commemoration of the Warsaw ghetto fighters and the uprising (Yiddish, Polish, Hebrew).
Leaflet issued by the “Council of Jewish Organizations in Belgium” reminding local Jews of the upcoming 5th annual day of commemoration for the Warsaw ghetto uprising (Yiddish, French).
Leaflet encouraging donations on behalf of the establishment of the Warsaw ghetto fighters’ monument on the occasion of the uprising’s fifth anniversary (Yiddish, French).
Commemorative stamps issued by Poland on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising (Polish).; Language of Material: Yiddish , Polish , Hebrew , French
Folder 182: 1949: Leaflet announcing the sixth annual commemoration for the Warsaw ghetto uprising to be held on Sunday, 4/17/1949 in NY-issued by the “Farband fun gevezener yidishe katsetler un partizaner, NY”.
Tickets for the Warsaw ghetto uprising’s commemorative evening to be held on Sunday, 4/24/1949 in NY-issued by the “Alveltlekher yidisher kultur-kongres”.
Leaflet for the above.
Articles and notices in the “Forverts” announcing the upcoming Warsaw ghetto uprising commemorative ceremony, which will include former Yiddish actress Dina Halpern and Moyshe Perenson, theater director in Poland, 4/9, 4/10, 4/12, 4/14, 4/17/1949.
“Dramatic montage” compiled by M. Perenson for the Warsaw ghetto uprising commemorative ceremony in Chicago.
Article re: Warsaw ghetto uprising commemoration in Chicago-“1,500 Jews Attended the `Yizkor’ Evening for the Heroes of the Ghetto Uprising,” “Forverts,” Wednesday, 4/20/1949.; Language of Material: Yiddish
Folder 183: 1950: Invitation to the seventh annual commemoration for the Warsaw ghetto uprising to be held in Katowice, Poland on 4/19/1950-issued by the local “Wojewodzki Komitet Zydowski” (Polish).
High Holiday synagogue entry ticket for “Rubin”-issued by the “Verband Polnischer Juden in Wien” (German).
“On the Occasion of the Seventh Annual Commemoration of the Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto-Preparations for the Event in Łódź ,” “Dos naye lebn” no. 38 (462) (Yiddish).
Sign announcing the upcoming seventh annual memorial ceremony for the Warsaw ghetto uprising to be held on Sunday, 4/23/1950 in Montreal, which will feature Vladka (Meed) as guest speaker (Yiddish).; Language of Material: Polish , Yiddish , German
Folder 184: 1951-1952: Leaflet for a concert-“A Tribute to the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto” to be held in NY on Thursday, 5/3/1951-sponsored by the American Labor Party (English).
“Warsaw Ghetto Memorial Meeting” to be held in NY on Thursday, 5/17/1951-sponsored by the Menora Temple in Boro Park (English).
“Ghetto Evening”-ninth annual commemoration for the Warsaw ghetto uprising, Tuesday, 4/22/1952-issued by various Jewish institutions in Niterói, Brazil (Yiddish).
The ninth annual commemorative evening for the Warsaw ghetto uprising, Sunday, 4/20/1952-issued by the United Zionist Organization in Niterói, Brazil (Yiddish).
Invitations for the ninth annual Warsaw ghetto uprising commemoration sponsored by various organizations in NY, Sunday, 4/6, 4/20/1952 (Yiddish).
Paper pin with Star of David with the words: “Ninth Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Revolt” (English).
Clippings from “Di prese” in Buenos Aires concerning Jews from Warsaw (and the surrounding areas) and re: the recent commemoration held for the Warsaw ghetto uprising, 4/20/1951, 12/2/1952 (Yiddish).
Article re: the upcoming eighth Warsaw ghetto uprising commemorative evening to be held in Chicago on 4/29/1951, which will feature the Yiddish writer, Chaim Grade, as guest speaker, “Forverts” (Yiddish).
“Light 6 Candles in Memory of the 6 Million Martyrs”-commemorative ceremony to be held in NY on Thursday, 4/19/1951-issued by the Congress for Jewish Culture.
Announcements and invitations-The eighth annual commemoration for the Warsaw ghetto uprising to be held in NY on Sunday, 4/22/1951-issued by the “Alveltlekher yidisher kultur-kongres” (Yiddish).
Announcement re: upcoming Warsaw ghetto uprising commemorations to be held in NY on 4/2, 4/8, 4/9/1951 (Yiddish).; Language of Material: Yiddish and English
Folder 185: 1953: Concert and film presentation to “Honor the Heroes of the Warsaw Ghetto!” to be held in NY on Friday, 4/3/1953 (English).
Admission tickets and invitation to tenth anniversary commemoration of the Warsaw ghetto uprising to be held in NY on 4/19, 4/25/1953-sponsored by American Jewish Committee, ADL, Club of Polish Jews, and Jewish Writers Club (English).
Programs from the above (Yiddish).; Language of Material: Yiddish and English
Folder 186: 1954: “A Public Tribute” on the occasion of the eleventh anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising to be held in Montreal, Tuesday, 4/27/1954-sponsored by the Canadian Jewish Congress, the Jewish Labor Committee, and the Labor Zionist Movement (English, Yiddish).
Leaflets and admission tickets for “Rally to Commemorate the 11th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising” to be held Tuesday, 4/20/1954 (English, Yiddish).
“Public Tribute to Jewish Martyrs”-“11th Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising” to be held in Montreal, 4/27/1954-sponsored by the Canadian Jewish Congress, the Jewish Labour Committee, the Labour Zionist Movement, and the Federation of Polish Jews (English, Yiddish).
Notices issued by the “United Committee to Commemorate the Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising,” 3/20/1953, 3/11, 4/5/1954 (Yiddish, English).
Press Release from the Polish Embassy in Washington, D.C., “Poland Commemorates Eleventh Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising” no. 27, 4/27/1954 (English).
“Yizkor” announcement for the eleventh annual Warsaw ghetto uprising commemoration to be held in Toronto on Sunday, 5/2/1954 (Yiddish).; Language of Material: Yiddish and English
Folder 187: 1955: “Yizkor” announcement for the twelfth annual Warsaw ghetto uprising commemoration to be held in Toronto on Sunday, 4/17/1955 (Yiddish).
“Invitation-12th Anniversary Commemoration of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising” to be held in NY on 4/19/1955-sponsored by the Club of Polish Jews (English, Yiddish).
“At the Monument of Pain and Heroism,” “Ilustrirte folks: shtime” no. 10 (1522), undated (Yiddish).
Program from Holocaust memorial service held in Jönköping, Sweden on 4/17/1955-sponsored by the “Judiska Kulturklubben Jönköping” (Swedish, Yiddish).; Language of Material: Yiddish and Swedish
Folder 188: 1956: Admission tickets and notice for “Rally to Commemorate the 13th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising” to be held on Sunday, 4/22/1956-sponsored by the United Committee to Commemorate the Anniversary of Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (Yiddish, English).
Notices informing the public of the above (English).
“Those Who Did Not Live to See the Day of the Uprising,” “Unzer tsayt” by Hannah Krystal-Fryshdorf, April-May 1956 (Yiddish).; Language of Material: Yiddish and English
Folder 189: 1957: Newspaper clippings from the “Folks-shtime” in Warsaw re: the thirteenth anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising and commemorative ceremonies-includes: “Press Conference Concerning the Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto,” “We, the People of the Resistance,” “In Honor of the Heroes of the Uprising in the Warsaw Ghetto,” 2/5, 4/4, 4/9, 4/11, 4/18, 4/30, 5/3, 5/7, 5/22, 12/10/1957.; Language of Material: Yiddish
Folder 190: 1957: Newspaper clippings from “Di prese” in Buenos Aires re: the eighth annual day of commemoration for the Warsaw ghetto uprising, 3/16, 3/19, 4/9, 4/14, 4/20/1951 (Yiddish).
Clippings from other various newspapers re: commemoration ceremonies for the Warsaw ghetto uprising: “Der veker,” Brussels, no. 2, 4/1947, “Forverts,” 4/16/1951, “Folks-shtime,” 4/18/1957 (Yiddish).
Program from Warsaw ghetto commemoration ceremony held in London, England on Sunday, 4/7/1951?-organized by the British-Polish Friendship Society (English).; Language of Material: Yiddish and English
Folder 191: 1957: Admission ticket to the “15th Hazkorah of the Warsaw Ghetto” to be held in NY on 4/20/1958 (Yiddish, English).
Admission ticket to the fourteenth annual day of commemoration for the Warsaw ghetto uprising to be held in NY on 4/13/1957 (Yiddish).
Notices re: the “Memorial Rally on the 14th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Battle” held in NY on 4/19/1957-sponsored by the Jewish Labor Bund (Yiddish, English).
Notices re: the upcoming commemorative ceremony for the Warsaw ghetto uprising to be held in NY on 4/21/1957-sponsored by the United Committee to Commemorate the Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (Yiddish, English).; Language of Material: Yiddish and English
Folder 192: 1958: Proclamation issued by Robert F. Wagner, Mayor of the City of New York, declaring 4/19 “Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Commemoration Day,” 4/18/1958 (English).
Admission tickets to the fifteenth annual Warsaw ghetto uprising commemoration ceremony to be held in NY on 4/19/1958-sponsored by the “Alveltlekher yidisher kultur-kongres” (Yiddish).
Program from the above (Yiddish).
Notices for various Warsaw ghetto uprising commemorative ceremonies and rallies-sponsored by the Workmen’s Circle and the Jewish Labor Bund (English, Yiddish).
“Tribute to the Jewish Martyrs on the 15th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising” to be held in Montreal on 4/17/1958-sponsored by various Canadian Jewish organizations including the Canadian Jewish Congress (Yiddish, English).
Holocaust commemoration program-“Zog nit keyn mol, az du geyst dem letstn veg!” held in NY on 4/19/1958-sponsored by the “Oyfleb” organization (Yiddish).
“Rally to Commemorate the 15th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising” to be held in NY on 4/20/1958 (English, Yiddish).
Notices and admission tickets issued by the “Committee to Commemorate the 15th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising” re: upcoming commemorative ceremony to be held in NY on 4/20/1958 (Yiddish, English).
“Remember the Six Million”-“15 Year Commemoration: Warsaw-Ghetto Uprising” to be held in NY on 4/18/1958 (English).
“The Ghetto Martyrs and Their Place in Our Times,” “Forverts” by Vladka Meed, Saturday, 4/19/1958 (Yiddish).; Language of Material: Yiddish and English
Folder 193: 1958: Newspaper clippings re: the 15th annual commemoration for the Warsaw ghetto uprising: “Folks-shtime,” 2/13, 3/2, 4/12, 4/15/1958, “Frayheyt,” 7/13/1958 (Yiddish).
Invitation to the fifteenth annual commemorative evening for the Warsaw ghetto uprising, 4/17/1958 (Polish).; Language of Material: Yiddish and Polish
Folder 194: 1959: Press releases and notices issued by the Embassy of the Polish People’s Republic in Washington, D.C. concerning the fifteenth annual Warsaw ghetto uprising commemoration week beginning on 4/19/1958 (English).
Programs and notices issued by the Committee to Commemorate the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising re: the fifteenth and sixteenth annual commemorative ceremonies to be held on 4/19/1958 and 4/20/1959 (Yiddish, English).
“Memorial Meeting Commemorating the Sixteenth Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising” to be held on 4/19/1959-sponsored by the Workmen’s Circle of NY (Yiddish, English).; Language of Material: Yiddish and English
Folder 195: 1960: “Alveltlekher yidisher kultur-kongres” commemorative evening for the Warsaw ghetto uprising to be held in NY on 4/19/1960 (Yiddish).
Admission tickets to “Ghetto Memorial to Commemorate the Uprising of the Warsaw Ghetto” to be held in NY on 4/17/1960 (English).
“Rally to Commemorate the 17th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising” to be held in NY on 4/17/1960 (Yiddish, English).
Notices from the “Committee to Commemorate the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising” to be held in NY on 4/17/1960 (Yiddish).
Press release from the CBS Television Network re: “The Warsaw Ghetto,” a program presented as part of the television series, “Look Up and Live,” an award-winning program shown on television on 4/19/1959 (English).
Commemorative evening for the Warsaw ghetto uprising to be held in Montreal on 4/27/1960 (Yiddish, English).; Language of Material: Yiddish and English
Folder 196: 1958, 1961: Notices from the “Committee to Commemorate the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising” to be held in NY on 4/17/1960 (Yiddish).
Commemorative evening for the Warsaw ghetto uprising to be held in Montreal on 4/13/1961 (Yiddish, English).
Historical points to be presented on the occasion of the 18th annual Warsaw ghetto uprising-prepared by R. Yuklson (Yiddish).
“Rally to Commemorate the 18th Anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising” to be held in NY on 4/16/1961 (Yiddish, English).
“Alveltlekher yidisher kultur-kongres” commemorative evening for the Warsaw ghetto uprising to be held in NY on 4/19/1961 (Yiddish).
Eighteenth annual commemorative ceremony for the Warsaw ghetto uprising to be held in NY on 4/19/1961 (Yiddish).
“Warsaw Ghetto Memorial Meeting” to be held in NY on 4/14/1961-sponsored by the Committee for the Commemoration of the Warsaw Ghetto (English).
Admission tickets to the “Ghetto Memorial” to commemorate the uprising of the Warsaw ghetto to be held in NY on 4/16/1961 (English). · Signed proclamations from the State of New York Executive Chamber and the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York re: “Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Commemoration Day,” 4/18/1958 (English).; Language of Material: Yiddish and English
Folder 197: undated, 1973: Flyer encouraging people to financially support the monument commemorating the heroes of the Warsaw ghetto uprising (Yiddish).
“Mass Meeting to Commemorate the Warsaw Ghetto” to be held in NY (English).
Proclamation issued by President Richard Nixon on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, 4/29/1973 (English).
Anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising, 4/29/1973 (English).
Polish stamps issued on the occasion of the Warsaw ghetto uprising’s twentieth anniversary (Polish).; Language of Material: Yiddish , English , Polish