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.

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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

Series I: German Anti-Jewish Decrees in Poland 1939-1944

Language of Material: English , German , Polish , Russian

Folder 1: Official German Decrees 1943: General Brandt:
Establishment of concentration camp on the territory of the destroyed ghetto, 2/4/1943.
Concerning the use of police security in the former ghetto, 6/11/1943.
Correspondence with the police commander, 6/21/1943.
Concerning the destroyed Warsaw ghetto and German propaganda, 7/23/1943.
General Kerber:
“Moscow - The Cradle of Bolshevism in Our Hands”-a photo.
Concerning 53 Polish Jews who were probably killed.
Re: Polish criminals.; Language of Material: German
Folder 2: Official German Decrees 1940-1941: Governor Hans Frank:
About mineral resources in Poland, 1/23/1940, 6/27/1940.
Structure of the German government in Poland, 9/13/1940.
Forced labor for the Jews, 10/26/1940.
The wearing of yellow patches by Jews, 11/23/1940.
Prohibition against Jews using public transportation, 2/20/1941.
General Krueger:
Decrees regarding governance in Polish cities.
Monetary fines for Warsaw residents.; Language of Material: German
Folder 3: German laws in Poland undated: Confiscation of Jewish property
Directives concerning gypsies and their places of residence.; Language of Material: German
Folder 4: Official Soviet document concerning military operations in Poland. 1939-1940: Language of Material: translated from Polish to Russian
Folder 5: Plight of Poland’s Jews. Anti-Jewish laws in Poland. undated: Language of Material: German
Folder 6: Report concerning the Jews of Poland, Bohemia-Moravia, and Czechoslovakia published in “Zionist Affairs.” 1939 December: Language of Material: English
Folder 7: False documents for Jews. Yellow patch (photo included). undated: Language of Material: Polish
Folder 8: Territorial dislocation of Polish Jewry. 1944: German reprisals against Poles for assisting Jews. The extermination of Warsaw’s Jews from “The Black Book of Polish Jewry.”; Language of Material: essay is English
Folder 9: Correspondence from Polish and Jewish war prisoners via the Red Cross in Sweden undated
Folder 10: Correspondence from Polish and Jewish war prisoners via the Red Cross in Sweden undated
Folder 11: Correspondence from Polish and Jewish war prisoners via the Red Cross in Sweden undated
Folder 12: Correspondence among various parties including Drs. Leipuner and Adolf Berman. Correspondence from Y. Papierny, secretary of the Jewish Actors’ Union in Poland to Mark Uveleer (Juwiler, the union’s former executive director) in New York undated

Series II: Warsaw Ghetto 1939-1944

Language of Material: English , German , Polish , Yiddish

Folder 13: Warsaw ghetto. undated: Lists of streets in Warsaw that are forbidden to Jews and those that are permitted to them.; Language of Material: Polish
Folder 14: “Der Juedische Wohnbezirk in Warschau” (The Jewish Quarter in Warsaw)-how it started. undated: Language of Material: German
Folder 15: Letters from the ghetto asking for help. undated: Language of Material: Polish and Yiddish
Folder 16: Reports concerning mortality rate of Jews in Warsaw. undated, 1941 October: Notes on mortality among the Jews.
Ration cards for October 1941.
The stigma of typhus among Jews.
Aid for orphans.; Language of Material: English
Folder 17: 1939-1943: Starvation related illnesses in the Warsaw ghetto: a joint research project of Jewish physicians in the ghetto.
A description of a photo, which depicts the shelter for deportees on Pawia Street no. 6, summer 1941 (photo missing).
A note about a Jewish child to be handed over to a Polish neighbor, signed by the child’s parents, Moszek and Bella Adler, 4/30/1943.
A Bundist’s account of how he fled Warsaw during Germany’s seizure of power.; Language of Material: some materials are Yiddish and Polish
Folder 18: Information about the Warsaw ghetto. 1939 April 18: Conditions in Warsaw as related by Dr. Rosenblatt from Łódź.; Language of Material: English
Folder 19: Materials about Walter Toebbens and the Toebbens factories in the Warsaw ghetto and in the Poniatowa labor camp (German, Yiddish). Jews in Warsaw at the outset of German occupation. 2 reports, German. undated: Language of Material: Yiddish and German
Folder 20: undated, 1944 March 1: Lists of perished Jewish writers, journalists, and artists) in Warsaw.
A report by Adolf Berman and Emanuel Ringelblum on the cultural work in the Warsaw ghetto-includes lists of murdered Jewish educators, teachers, artists, conductors, painters, sculptors, musicians, rabbis, poets, journalists, and social activists, 3/1/1944, (copy, Polish; original in DSV).; Language of Material: some materials are Yiddish and Polish
Folder 21: Adam Czerniakow, Chairman of the Warsaw Judenrat: brief biography, newspaper clippings, letter exchange between prof. Tyszka and Joseph Kermish, 1965. undated, 1965: Language of Material: English
Folder 22: Pawiak-the prison on Pawia Street. undated, 1941 January 14-1944 May 15: A diary by a Polish prisoner, 1/14/41-5/15/44.
Daily reports about the number of prisoners.; Language of Material: some materials are English
Folder 23: Hotel Polski: an account of the fate of the deportees who were sent from Bergen Belsen to Hannover close to the end of the war undated
Folder 24: The Rubinlicht Family in Warsaw. undated, 1943: Biography of Henryk Rublinlicht-date of birth: 9/14/1901.
Farewell letter, 1943-from Francsizka and Henryk Rubinlicht.
First liquidation of Jews 3/21/1943-first day of spring.
Personal documents and death notice of Francizka.; Language of Material: Polish and German
Folder 25: The Rubinlicht Family in Warsaw. undated: Newspaper clippings
Folder 26: Letters from Abraham Gepner, a well-known merchant and industrialist, to his children and grandchildren, via his secretary. 1940 November 9-1941 November 9: Language of Material: Polish
Folder 27: Letter from a daughter (name unknown) in Przemyśl, Poland to her mother, and father, in the Warsaw ghetto. undated, 1944 May 11: Language of Material: Polish
Folder 28: Report from the Bund’s representative in Poland, Berezowski (Leon Fajner) to Emanuel Scherer, a Bund representative in London 1943 November
Folder 29: The Bund in the Warsaw Ghetto. undated, 1942: Published articles in clandestine Bund press.
List of murdered Bundists.
Minutes of a clandestine group, 1/8/1942
Folder 30: “Di yidishe umlegale bavegung in Poyln” (“The Jewish Underground Movement in Poland”), Yiddish article by Shloyme Mendelsohn, New York undated

Series III: Warsaw Ghetto Uprising of April 19th 1943 1942-1948

Language of Material: English , German , Polish , Yiddish , Russian

Folder 31: The Warsaw ghetto uprising. undated: How the Jewish Fighting Organization (Zydowska Organizacja Bojowa-Z.O.B.) came into being.
Preparations for the Warsaw ghetto uprising.
“The Battle of the Warsaw Ghetto” by Morton Wishnegrad.
Correspondence between two ghetto fighters bearing pseudonyms.; Language of Material: Polish and English
Folder 32: The Warsaw ghetto uprising. undated: “The First Fights in the ghetto”.
Account by “Kazik,” Symcha Ratajzer, a ZOB fighter.
Print materials to be used for lectures re: the Warsaw ghetto uprising.; Language of Material: Polish and Yiddish
Folder 33: Mordechai Anielewicz, leader of the Warsaw ghetto uprising. undated, 1942 August 31-1943 September 15: A short Yiddish biography (photocopy).
The last letter from M. Anielewicz.
Eyewitness account of a Pole, Stanislaw Stefanski (a native of Radom, date of birth: 4/30/1898), who witnessed firsthand the Warsaw ghetto uprising.
“Our Comrades are Fighting”-A letter from Israel, 5/3/1943.
“Khurbn Varshe,” first page of a manuscript, August 31, 1942 (photo), author unknown.
A letter to the Jewish Fighting Organization (Z.O.B.) from Poniatowa, 9/15/1943 (photocopy).; Language of Material: Yiddish and German
Folder 34: “The Manhunt on the Aryan Side: The Death of a Hero,” about the death of Abrasza Blum. My experiences during the January Action (1943), by Stasio Hoffer. Diary of a boy, 13, written in 1944 on the Aryan side in Warsaw. 1944: Language of Material: English and Polish
Folder 35: “The Destruction of the city of Warsaw”-A report from Fischer to Hans Frank, 12/5/1943 (copy, German). German document re: employment of Polish workers in liquidating the Warsaw ghetto, 5/15/1943, signed by Brandt. 1943 May 15-1943 December 5: Language of Material: some materials are German
Folder 36: Hersh Wasser on the Warsaw ghetto uprising, 1948. “Motivations of the crime,” an essay about the Nuremberg trials, author unknown. undated, 1948: Language of Material: Polish
Folder 37: Miscellaneous articles on Jewish resistance in Poland. Award given to the soldier, A. Frankel, on behalf of his service in the Red Army, 7/15/1944. undated, 1944 July 15: Language of Material: Yiddish and Russian
Folder 38: “The Jewish Ghetto in Warsaw Is No More”: The Juergen Stroop report on the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto. undated: Language of Material: English translation
Folder 39: War crimes charges made by Poland against Germany. A Nuremberg war crime trials document. undated: Language of Material: German
Folder 40: Criminal trial of Karl Kaleske, adjutant to the SS and Police commanders in Warsaw, Von Sammern-Frankenegg and Juergen Stroop. 1942 November-1943 August: Language of Material: English
Folder 41: Criminal trial of the SS General Juergen Stroop. undated
Folder 42: Confession of Franz Konrad. undated: Language of Material: English

Series IV: Jewish Communities Under the German Rule 1938-1967

Language of Material: German , Polish , Yiddish , French , Hebrew

Folder 43: Baranowicze undated: German poster: “Das betreten des ghettos ... (verboten)"
Folder 44: Bełchatów 1940-1942: Essay by Noe Gruss about Jewish dentists in Bełchatów being forbidden to practice their profession. Attached is correspondence between the mayor of Bełchatów and the German authorities on this subject
Folder 45: Będzin (Bendzin, Bendsburg) undated, 1944 April 19: “Arbeitskarte”-German work card for Berel Levitas, 4/19/1944
Copy of a statement indicating that Israel Golub handed over furs and other articles of clothing to the Germans
Folder 46: Bereza Kartuska (Under Soviet Russia) 1938-1941: Letters in Yiddish to J. Harrison in NY
Folder 47: Białystok undated: Copy of an appeal written by Mordechai Tenenbaum-Tamaroff, leader of the Białystokghetto uprising to the Polish underground.
Letter from M. Tenenbaum (Tamaroff) to his sister in Israel
Folder 48: Białystok undated: Personal letters incl. messages from a smuggler written on the reverse side of a family photograph
Folder 49: Białystok undated: Newspaper clippings about the Białystokghetto uprising
Folder 50: Białystok undated, 1946-1948: On the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the Białystok ghetto uprising, 1943-1948-A Holocaust commemoration ceremony held 8/16/1948.
Białystok Jews in different concentration camps in Europe.
Jews registered in Bialystok.
Białystok Jews in different cities in Europe, 1946
Folder 51: Brzesko undated: A family letter sent from parents to their children in New York
Folder 52: Brzesc N/B 1940 March 24-1940 September 9: Family letters sent to Philadelphia
Folder 53: Chelm undated, 1956: Appeal to all Jewish survivors of Chelm re: publishing a Chelm memorial book, made by Jewish survivors of Chelm residing in Paris.
An invitation (in French) to a memorial service on 6/24/1956; Language of Material: some materials are French
Folder 54: Chełmno undated, 1946: “These are the last days of our life…” a letter written in Chełmno by the last remaining Jews there.
“Landsberger lager tsaytung” (newspaper generated in the Landsberg DP camp), Rosh Hashana, 1946 re: Chełmno Yiddish written in Latin characters
Folder 55: Chmielnik: Yiddish newspaper articles undated
Folder 56: Ciechanów undated, 1946: Election of a Ciechanów survivors’ committee, Łódź 11/1/1946.
An announcement from the Ciechanów survivors committee
Folder 57: Ciechanów circa 1950: United Ciechanów Relief Committee, New York. Records
Folder 58: Ciechanów undated, 1940-1949: Correspondence between B. Appel in Philadelphia and H. Klein, 12/5/1949.
Handwritten articles by B. Appel: “Dedicated to My Youngest Daughter, Born in Warsaw, 9/22/1939, Died in Auschwitz, 11/15/1942.”
“Dedicated to My Beloved Wife and Three Children—Tragically Perished in Auschwitz, 11/15/1942.”
“The 30th of April 1945—Dedicated to the Day of My Liberation.”
Newspaper clippings.
Photograph: A monument to the Old Synagogue in Ciechanów
Folder 59: Częstochowa 1940-1942: Copy of a document issued to Maria Gliksman, born 4/17/1885, issued 8/28/1942.
Announcement to the Jewish population re: relinquishing their property, 5/7/1940
Statistical Tables:
Table #27: “The Jewish Population in the City,” 7/31/1940.
Table #28: “The Movement of the Jewish Population in the Year 1940.”
“Changes in the Jewish Population, 1938-1941.”
“Free Professions in the Częstochowa Ghetto, 1941.”
“Weddings Among Jews in 1941.”
Letters from the ghetto, 2/28/1943, 3/26/1943 in Polish, translated into Yiddish by M. Gliksman.
Title page of the Judenrat’s annual, published in the ghetto in 1940.; Language of Material: some materials are Polish and German
Folder 60: Częstochowa. undated: “The Destruction of Częstochowa’s Jewish Community” - L. Brenner.
Notice from the Bund re: opening a restaurant.
David Koniecpoler-“Her Last Minutes.”
Cwi Rozenwajn-“The Destruction of Częstochowa Jewry.”
Advertisement for the book, “Khurbn Tsenstokhov” (“The Destruction of Częstochowa”) by B. Orenstein.
Newspaper clippings
Folder 61: Druja 1942: Photostat of a letter written to a Jewish woman before execution (Russian).; Language of Material: Russian
Folder 62: Glubokoye 1945 October 13: List of Glubokoye Jews murdered by the Nazis, Tel-Aviv
Folder 63: Glubokoye undated: Glubokoye memorial book
Folder 64: Gorlice undated: Photograph of a Jewish woman (~70 yrs. old) murdered by the Nazis
Folder 65: Grodno undated: Clippings
Folder 66: Horodok undated: Copy of letter dated 2/20 (no year), written by A. Muravchik to relatives and former residents of Horodok in America re: the arrest of Nazi collaborators who participated in anti-Jewish pogroms
Folder 67: Horodenko undated: Eyewitness account and diary of Icchak Platt who survived in hiding by being aided by Poles
Folder 68: Iwaniska 1940-1941: Letters from resident of town to relatives in America; Language of Material: German and Polish
Folder 69: Kazimierz Dolny undated: Newspaper clipping
Folder 70: Kapuczynce undated: Newspaper clipping
Folder 71: Kielce 1940, 1957: Letter from the son of the Kielce rabbi in Amsterdam re: rescuing his father from a Kielce prison, 2/20/1940.
Letter from the Vilna rabbi, Ch. O. Grodzienjki on behalf of the Kielce rabbi.
Letter from Boruch Rapoport, son of the Kielce rabbi, to former residents of Kielce re: his father, 1/6/1940.
“The Murder of the Kielce Jews” by A. Rutkowski, “Folks-shtime,” 8/21/1957
Folder 72: Kolomyja 1942 June 1: Confirmation given by the country inspector that Isak Platt is approved as a technician in Horodenko
Folder 73: Kolomyja 1962 February 9: Letter from a lawyer in Ludwigsburg, Germany re: a document and photos from Kolomyja from Sh. Bikel in Yiddish, which he is unable to comprehend and needs help translating
Folder 74: Konin undated: Concerning where one may find information about Konin under German occupation
Folder 75: Konske undated: Clippings
Folder 76: Kozienice undated, 1957: Handwritten article from Rabbi Freilich, Brooklyn, NY: “The Destruction of Kozienice: The Stronghold of Hasidism”.
“When the Jews of Kozienice Were Murdered” by A. Rutkowski, “Folks-shtime” no. 1, 1957.; Language of Material: some materials are Yiddish
Folder 77: Kraków undated, 1939-1946: Decree from Kraków municipality re: “yellow patches” for Jews, 11/15/1939.
Information and business documents about Julian Mielniczuk-includes photocopy of a photo ID card (“kennkarte”) issued in Warsaw, 5/18/1943.
Letter from Kraków to Ignacy Aleksandrowicz, a former resident of Kraków, now residing in NY, 1946.
“A Letter Concerning Hanka Aleksandrowicz,” “Unzer tsayt”; Language of Material: Yiddish and Polish
Folder 78: Kraków undated: Newspaper articles
Folder 79: Lewartow undated, 1947: Excerpts from “Umgekumene Levartover” (“Murdered Residents of Lewartow”)-includes names, dates of death, photos.
“Khurbn Levartov” (“The Destruction of Lewartow”) issued by “Friends of Lewartow” in Paris, 1947
Folder 80: Lida 1967 May 6: “How Lida Was Destroyed” by Leizer Engelstern, “Der tog”
Folder 81: Lipno undated: “The Melody of Our Town Lipno” by Walter Covadlo.; Language of Material: Yiddish
Folder 82: Łódź undated, 1947: Personal questionnaire issued by NSDAP (German)
An order to the German troops to be alert after the dark.
Letter from “Boruch” to his family, 8/27/1947 (Hebrew).; Language of Material: German and Hebrew
Folder 83: Łódź 1941-1949: Correspondence between American Embassy re: dues owed the Singer Sewing Machine Company for its services in the Łódź ghetto.; Language of Material: German and English
Folder 84: Lublin 1943: Personal documents of Jews in the Lublin Concentration Camp, 1943: Fabrykant, Hersz; Fabrykant, Majer Dawid; Faingold, Abram; Fajer, Azriel; Falc, Jakob; Fersztman, Moszek; Finger, Berko; Finger, Moszek; Fiszer, Icak; Fersztman, Berek; Frydman, Lewin; Frydman, Szajne; Weisman, Nuta
Folder 85: Luck 1943-1947: “For Three Days the Cry, “Hear o Israel” Was Heard from a Mass Grave in Luck”
“An Interesting Type of Jewish Woman of Valor,” “Tog,” 12/4/1943.
“The Ashes of Polish Jews…,” “Tog,” 11/14/1944.
“Jewish Survivor … Retrieves Burnt Torah Scrolls from German Synagogue,” “Tog,” 12/13/1947.; Language of Material: Yiddish
Folder 86: Lwów (Lemberg) 1940-1941, 1958: “Die Schwarze Juden-Mord-Chronik von Lemberg (Lwów)” by Dr. Manfred Reifer.
“Z Lwówskiego ghetta” by Zofia Kozarynowa, “Wiadomosci” no. 682, 1958.
Photostats of ID cards issued by the Lemberg “Arbeitsamt” (“Office of Labor”) for Bronislawa and Dr. Marek Redner.
Family letters from Lwów bearing Nazi censor’s stamp, sent to A. Goldring in Brooklyn, NY, 4/12/1940, 6/20/1941.; Language of Material: German and Polish
Folder 87: Międzyrzec undated: Notes about the ghetto by I. Trunk
Folder 88: Mińsk Mazowiecki undated: “Our Commemorations for the Dead—Minsk-Mazowiecki” by A. Winter, “Folks-shtime” no. 197
Folder 89: Mława 1941 April 2: A postcard from Mława written to an uncle in Brooklyn.; Language of Material: Polish
Folder 90: Nieśwież undated: A list of Jews who perished during the Holocaust
Folder 91: Nowogródek 1943-1945: Copy of a letter (a will) from a concentration camp in Nowogródek, 5/12/1943, meant to be delivered to family members in Tel-Aviv. Copy of a letter sent to the family members, 4/12/1945
Folder 92: Olszanica undated: A letter from a Polish mail carrier who delivered mail to former Jewish residents of Olszanica re: the events that took place during the German occupation.; Language of Material: Polish , Yiddish translation
Folder 93: Ostrów Mazowiecka 1957 September 19: “A Day in Ostrów Mazowiecka” by Y. Emiot, “Folks-shtime”
Folder 94: Ostrowiec 1942-1945: Newspaper clipping from undated and unknown source on “The Destruction of Ostrowiec”.
Article re: the destruction of the Jewish communities of Bodzanow, Ostrowiec, Nieśwież and Sandomierz, “Forverts,” 12/4/1945.
“Ausweis/Przepustka” (identity cards) valid until 4/30/1942.; Language of Material: Yiddish
Folder 95: Ostrozec undated: Eyewitness account
Folder 96: Otwock undated, 1947: “The Otwock Line,” “Dos naye lebn” no. 62.
Correspondence from S. Symchowicz in Wroclaw, 1947 re: testimony from Otwock.
“The Destruction of Schools … and Cemeteries: Otwock”.
“Powstanie getta w Otwocku” by Noe Gruss.; Language of Material: Polish and Yiddish
Folder 97: Parczew 1945 July 19: “The death of 670 Jewish War Prisoners”
Folder 98: Pinsk undated: “How I Rescued Six Jews,” a Polish woman’s eyewitness account
Folder 99: Piotrków 1939-1940: Decree issued by the gubernator concerning the registration of Jewish property, 1/24/1940
Notice to all Jewish men born during the years 1914-1923, who registered for forced labor on 3/14/1940 must submit their income from 1939.
Newspaper clippings.; Language of Material: Yiddish , Polish , German
Folder 100: Płock, Płońsk 1940-1941: Postcards sent from Płock and Płońsk to NY.; Language of Material: Polish and German
Folder 101: Rabka 1957 April 9: “At the Memorial Monument of the Mass Grave of 1,200 Jews of Rabka” by M. Rympel, “Folks-shtime” no. 50
Folder 102: Radom 1941, 1947: Photocopies of postcards including photographs.
Letters sent from Radom, and other places to Arthur Mosoff (a brother) in New York
Folder 103: Radom undated: Prosecution of Joseph Wilhelm Blum, SS deputy commander for the Radom district 1942-1944, 7/29/1947 (Polish).
“What Transpired in the City of Radom?”, materials concerning the annihilation of Radom Jews-a fragment of a larger work by Gabriel Weisman (Yiddish).
Newspaper clippings
Folder 104: Radomsko (Radomsk) 1958 January 29: “The Destruction of Jewish Life in Radomsk” by A. Rutkowski, “Folks-shtime”
Folder 105: Rawa Mazowiecka undated, 1940: Identity card for I. Korman, 8/10/1940.
Memorial (“Yizker”) document dedicated to the murdered Jews of Rawa Mazowiecka
Folder 106: Rowne 1946 November 6: “The First Slaughter in Rowne-6 November 1941” by N. Gris, “Mishmar,” Tel- Aviv.; Language of Material: Hebrew
Folder 107: Rypin 1949: Postcard of “Yizker-Rypin” issued by the Rypin Jewish Committee in Germany
Folder 108: Rzeszów 1946 May 11: Plea issued by the Jewish community of Rzeszów to the Jewish community of Paris re: the whereabouts of Bernard, Abram, and Binem Szymkiewicz.; Language of Material: German
Folder 109: Siedlce undated, 1940: Notice issued by the Siedlce Judenrat re: a prisoner’s work status, 10/26/1940 (German).
Former Jewish residents of Siedlce in Argentina-memorial sign for the Jewish victims of Siedlce including photographs of the Siedlce ghetto.
Introduction to the Siedlce memorial book.; Language of Material: some materials are German
Folder 110: Skierniewice undated: Newspaper clippings
Folder 111: Slonim undated: The account of a Slonim resident, J. Slonim re: his experiences during the German occupation in Slonim and as a partisan.
“Tragedia Slonimska” by S. Szlakman, murdered during the Holocaust.; Language of Material: Polish
Folder 112: Sokołów Podlaski 1957, 1959: Prospect of the Memorial book for the Jewish community of Sokołów Podlaski, published by the Organization of Sokołów Podlaski Former Residents in Israel, Tel-Aviv, 1959 (Yiddish).
“Our Commemorations for the Dead-Sokołów Podlaski,” “Folks-shtime,” 2/8/1957.; Language of Material: Yiddish
Folder 113: Sosnowiec 1941, 1957: Letter to Russia, 3/23/1941.
Account of former resident of Sosnowiec now residing in Israel (Polish).
“That Tragic Wednesday in Zaglebie,” “Folks-shtime,” 8/14/1957.; Language of Material: Polish and Yiddish
Folder 114: Stanisławów undated, 1957: “How the Jewish Community in Stanisławów Was Murdered,” “Dos naye lebn” no. 107 by I. Borenstein.
“The Murder of the Last Jews in Stanisławów,” “Folks-shtime,” 2/20/1957
Folder 115: Staszów 1959 November 29: “The Destruction of Staszów,” “Letste nayes”
Folder 116: Suchedniów 1941: Work documents (copies) of Chaim Milchman; Language of Material: German
Folder 117: Suwalki undated: Partially filled ID cards of Jews from Suwalki murdered in Biala-Podlaska
Folder 118: Szydlowiec 1958 January 22: “The Murder of the Jews of Szydlowiec,” “Folks-shtime”
Folder 119: Tarnopol undated, 1942: A notice verifying that the Jewish woman bearing ID number 301114 is currently employed, 9/11/1942.
A letter (copy) addressed to a brother and a Gentile Polish friend who saved the life of the author’s daughter.; Language of Material: German and Polish
Folder 120: Tarnow 1943 February 17: A letter from the Tarnow Judenrat to the UGIF of Paris certifying that a woman and her two daughters reside in Tarnow.; Language of Material: German
Folder 121: Tymbark undated: A Polish newspaper bearing a description of the commemoration ceremony held at the Kraków Jewish cemetery for the murdered Tymbark Jews.
A letter to a deputy in the Polish Sejm re: the Jewish cemetery of Tymbark.; Language of Material: Polish
Folder 122: Troki 1957 November 14: “The Murder of the Jews of Troki,” “Folks-shtime”
Folder 123: Węgrów undated: Newspaper clippings
Folder 124: Zakrzowek undated: “The Destruction of Zakrzowek,” a testimony.; Language of Material: Yiddish , in Latin letters
Folder 125: Zawiercie 1946: Statement signed in Vienna by three former residents of Zawiercie claiming that a given Jew collaborated with the Gestapo, 8/4/1946.
Statements by other individuals vouching on behalf of this same Jew, August 1946.; Language of Material: German
Folder 126: Zdzięcioł 1941 January 30: Memoirs of L. Kaplinski
Folder 127: Złoczow 1946 August 25: Photocopy of a testimony given by World War II survivor, Leon Peczenik in Straubing, Germany.; Language of Material: German
Folder 128: Żyrardów 1940-1941: Letters from the local Jewish community council in Żyrardów addressed to the Social Welfare Committee (Juedische Unterstutzungstelle) in Kraków, 11/27/1940, 1/14/1941.; Language of Material: Polish

Series V: Concentration and Death Camps 1939-1965

Language of Material: German , English , Polish , Yiddish , French

Folder 129: Oświęcim/Auschwitz 1942-1945: Verification form from the Polish Red Cross stating that Rukhl Niklas was imprisoned and tattooed with the number 81310 in 1944.
Photocopied verification form from Auschwitz stating that Johann Dabrowski, bearing the tattooed number 18306, was arrested on 7/8/1942.
Notice re: Villis Kirsners (German).
“A Constructive Answer to Auschwitz and Judenfeindschaft (Hatred of the Jews)” address by Boland Hughes, M.D., 2/11/1945.; Language of Material: some materials are German
Folder 130: Auschwitz undated: “German Extermination Camps-Auschwitz and Birkenau,” issued by the War Refugee Board, Washington, D.C.
Folder 131: Auschwitz undated: Report on Auschwitz by Dr. Charles Susskind.; Language of Material: English
Folder 132: Auschwitz undated: “My Sojourn in the Auschwitz (Oświęcim) Extermination Camp and My Escape” by Martin Steg, Paris.; Language of Material: English
Folder 133: Auschwitz undated, 1944, 1947: “Report on Conditions in the Concentration Camps of Oświęcim and Birkenau” by Sargent H. Ripka, 7/4/1944.
Memorandum (copy) undersigned by Jozef Sandel, Chaim Hanft, and Anatol Wroblewski in Katowice, 11/14/1947 re: their concern for the fact that Jewish Auschwitz victims are frequently represented as “Poles”—and not as Jews (Polish).
Handwritten Yiddish statement re: the Jewish uprising staged in Auschwitz - to be used for the collective book on Auschwitz (“Zaml-bukh: Oyshvits”).; Language of Material: Polish and Yiddish
Folder 134: Auschwitz-Newspaper Clippings 1947: “Kurier Wieczorny,” 11/28/1947, 11/30/1947.
“Kurier Codzienny,” 11/26/1947
Folder 135: Auschwitz-Newspaper Clippings undated: “Yom Kippur in Auschwitz” by Genia Silkes
Folder 136: Auschwitz-Newspaper Clippings undated: “The Jewish Uprising in Auschwitz: The Women and Children of Auschwitz.”; Language of Material: French
Folder 137: Auschwitz-Newspaper Clippings undated: “Six Years in Hitler’s Hell” by B. Appel.; Language of Material: Yiddish
Folder 138: Auschwitz-Newspaper Clippings 1946, 1957, 1959: “Session of the International Oświęcim Committee,” 1/31/1957.
“There Should Never Again Be Another Oświęcim,” “Folks-shtime,” 6/4/1957.
“Regarding Compensations for Those Persecuted in Oświęcim and Their Families,” “Folks-shtime,” 12/18/1957.
“Oświęcim-The Grave of Millions of Jews,” “Folks-shtime,” 1/29/1957.
“272 Projects from 30 Countries for a Monument at Auschwitz,” “Folks-shtime,” 4/15/1959.
Photostat of an article written in English by Nelly Kalecka, a 14-year-old girl from Grodno, which was published in the English edition of the New York “Tog,” 1946.; Language of Material: Yiddish
Folder 139: Treblinka 1942: Schedules of the transport routes used to transport Jews from various Polish cities to Treblinka
Folder 140: Treblinka undated, 1944: Eyewitness testimonies of Jews who had been imprisoned in Treblinka given in the court in Łódź , 12/3/1944.
Jewish survivors of Treblinka: Samuel Reizman, Henryk Poswolski, Stanislaw Kon.
A copy of the plan for the crematory ovens.
English articles from the Polish press agency, “Polska Agencja Prasowa"
Folder 141: Treblinka undated, 1958: “Treblinka” by Elia Rozenberg.
“At the Graves of Our Fathers in Treblinka” by I. Edelman. Recollections of former inmates.
“The Uprising in the Treblinka Extermination Camp,” “Folks-shtime,” Y. Wiernik, 4/15/1958.; Language of Material: Yiddish
Folder 142: Majdanek and Sobibor undated: Reprint from the “Saturday Evening Post” entitled, “How the Nazi Butchers Wasted Nothing” by Edgar Snow.
Article, “`Kol Yisrael’ Receives an Interview from Radio Moscow an Interview Regarding the Uprising in Sobibor”.
Armband bearing Star of David, worn by the Jewish police in Sobibor.; Language of Material: Yiddish and English
Folder 143: List of German concentration camps in Poland. undated: Language of Material: German
Folder 144: Sobibor 1965: Letters from Alexander Pechorsky, a Soviet Army officer and former Sobibor inmate sent from Rostov to Reuben Ainsztein in London.; Language of Material: Russian
Folder 145: Janowska Camp, Lwów 1943: Janowska concentration camp in Lwów, Poland-Letters from an inmate, “Tusiek,” who perished in 1943, written to his mother.; Language of Material: translated from Polish to English
Folder 146: Lublin 1939 November 15: The Lublin District
Folder 147: Majdanek 1944: Dispatches from Konstantin Simonov re: the extermination camps in Poland

Series VI: War Crime Trials 1944-1949, 1955, 1964, 1978

Language of Material: German , Polish , Yiddish , English

Folder 148: undated, 1947, 1955: Testimony (copy) of Hans-Adolf Asbach, former Nazi official in Poland, 9/6/1955 (German).
“Report On the Trial of Hans Biebow, a War Criminal, Supervisor of the Ghetto in Łódź , Held Before the District Court of Łódź , from 23 to 30 April 1947” (translated from the Polish).
Letter (copy) addressed to the United Nations War Crimes Commission re: Adolph Fritz Fischer (Polish).
Document detailing the legal process of Hans Biebow (Yiddish).; Language of Material: German , Polish and Yiddish
Folder 149: undated, 1944, 1949: “Report on the Trial of Karl Gallasch” (translated from the Polish).
“Trial of Leon Gross and Maier Kerner by the Special Criminal Court at Kraków” (translated from the Polish).
Trial of the members of the SS command at Majdanek 12/2/1944 (translated from the Polish).
Trial of 11 Germans for crimes in Łódź-sentence issued by court in Łódź , 2/15/1949 (Polish).; Language of Material: some materials are Polish
Folder 150: Newspaper clippings concerning Nazi war criminals, including the following: undated, 1947, 1964: Willie Ankelbach, Dr. Josef Buhler, Friedrich Gerhardt, Sergei Bobko, Al. Grabowski, Hazenmeier, B., Friedrich Kuczynski, Mozer, H., Gen. Juergen Stroop, Musielowski, Paul Schmidt.
Letter from Dr. David Wdowinski, 7/21/1964.
Polish Embassy, London concerning the matter of Nazi war criminals, 12/9/1947
Folder 151: U.S. Government vs. Feodor Fedorenko 1978
Folder 152: U.S. Government vs. Feodor Fedorenko 1978
Folder 153: U.S. Government vs. Feodor Fedorenko 1978
Folder 154: U.S. Government vs. Feodor Fedorenko 1978
Folder 155: U.S. Government vs. Feodor Fedorenko 1978
Folder 156: U.S. Government vs. Feodor Fedorenko 1978
Folder 157: U.S. Government vs. Feodor Fedorenko 1978
Folder 158: U.S. Government vs. Feodor Fedorenko 1978
Folder 159: U.S. Government vs. Feodor Fedorenko 1978
Folder 160: U.S. Government vs. Feodor Fedorenko 1978
Folder 161: U.S. Government vs. Feodor Fedorenko 1978
Folder 162: U.S. Government vs. Feodor Fedorenko 1978
Folder 163: U.S. Government vs. Feodor Fedorenko 1978
Folder 164: U.S. Government vs. Feodor Fedorenko 1978
Folder 165 A: U.S. Government vs. Feodor Fedorenko 1978

Series VII: Eyewitness Accounts of Survivors 1939-1958

Language of Material: Polish , Yiddish , Russian

Folder 166: “Ghetto warszawskie i jego zaglada” (“The Warsaw Ghetto and Its Destruction”) by Eugeniusz Mec. undated: Language of Material: Polish
Folder 166 A: Fragment of “Wspomnienia z ghetta warszawskiego” (“Reminiscences of the Warsaw Ghetto”) by Helena Szereszewska (Polish, one chapter in Yiddish). undated: Language of Material: Polish , one chapter in Yiddish
Folder 167: “Na oczach swiata” (“Before the Eyes of the World”) by an unknown writer. undated: Language of Material: Polish
Folder 168: Unfinished diary 1939 November 26
Folder 169: Eyewitness accounts undated: “Szesc miesiecy w wiezieniu niemieckim: opowiadanie bylego wieznia”.
“Zycie dziecka uchodzcy” by Dr. Irena Filozof .
“Zycie muzyczne w ghecie warszawskim” by Marceli Reich.
“Likwidacja ghetta warszawskiego.”; Language of Material: Polish
Folder 170: “Ostatni oddzial Walczacego ghetta.” undated: Language of Material: Polish
Folder 171: “There Once Was, But is No More Sofiowka” by Albin Ostrowsky 1945 December
Folder 172: Eyewitness account, anonymous. 1943 April 26: Language of Material: Polish
Folder 173: Hannah Fryshdorf, Memories of the Warsaw Ghetto and the Ghetto Uprising undated, 1958: “Beginning of the War-September 1, 1939”.
“Those Who Did Not Survive Until the Uprising”.
“It is Fifteen Years…”.
“The First Seder Night 1943-Uprising”.
“Memories of the Warsaw Ghetto-The Glory of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.”; Language of Material: Yiddish
Folder 174: “The Golden Autumn” by Vladimir Dimentry. undated: Language of Material: Russian
Folder 175: “German Crimes against the Jewish Population in Poland” by the lawyer Moses Maslanka, Warsaw. undated: Language of Material: Polish
Folder 176: “The Jews in the Polish Army,” manuscript by Zalman Kaplan. undated: Language of Material: Yiddish
Folder 177: Newspaper clipping: “With the Partisans in the Forests of Vilna” by David Kahana. 1946 September: Language of Material: Yiddish

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

Series IX: Newspaper Clippings 1939-1969

Language of Material: German , Polish , Yiddish , French , Hebrew , English , Danish

Folder 198: Miscellaneous newspaper clippings and related material pertaining to World War II. undated: Language of Material: Yiddish , English , Polish , French
Folder 199: Newspaper clippings re: plight of Polish Jews, “Morgn frayheyt,” 9/18/1939, untitled newspaper, 12/8/1939 1939
Folder 200: Miscellaneous newspaper clippings re: plight of Polish Jews. 1940: Language of Material: German , Yiddish
Folder 201: Newspaper clippings from “Forverts” and “Der tog” 1941: Language of Material: Yiddish
Folder 202: Miscellaneous clippings from “Forverts,” “Der tog,” “Krakauer Zeitung,” “Zionist Review,” re: plight of Polish Jews. 1942: Language of Material: German , English , Yiddish
Folder 203: Miscellaneous material pertaining to the Warsaw ghetto uprising. 1943: Language of Material: English , Yiddish
Folder 204: Miscellaneous articles concerning the Warsaw ghetto. 1944: Language of Material: Yiddish , German , English , Polish
Folder 205: Miscellaneous newspaper clippings from “Forverts,” “Der tog” 1944: Language of Material: Yiddish
Folder 206: Miscellaneous newspaper clippings re: the Warsaw ghetto uprising from “Forverts,” “News from the International Rescue and Relief Committee, Inc.” 1946: Language of Material: Yiddish , Polish , English
Folder 207: Miscellaneous newspaper clippings re: the Warsaw ghetto, including: “Dos naye lebn” nos. 9, 12, 29, “Folkstsaytung” no. 13, “Folks-shtime” no. 13, “Idisher kemfer,” 5/16/1947, “Der tog,” 2/26/1947, “Commentary,” 5/1947, “Hjemmets Sondag,” 4/13/1947. 1947: Language of Material: Yiddish , Polish , English , Danish
Folder 208: “Information Onsdag,” 6/9/1948, “Labyrinthe,” Paris, no. 19, 5/19/1946, “Zwierciadlo,” 4/18/1948, “Hadavar,” “Undzer veg,” Munchen, no. 15(164), 2/3/1948, correspondence with the “Judisches Wissenschaftliches Institut in U.S.A.,” Austria 1948, “Nidershlesie” no. 4(6), 1948(?), “Unzer shtime” no. 390(889), 4/29/1948. 1946-1948: Language of Material: Yiddish , French , Polish , Hebrew , Swedish
Folder 209: “Der Kampf um das Warschauer Ghetto,” “N.Y. Staats-Zeitung und Herold” 1949: Language of Material: German
Folder 210: Die Gegenwart,” Frankfurt a/M, no. 163, 8/30/1952-article re: the Warsaw ghetto. 1952 August 8: Language of Material: German
Folder 211: “Hjemmets Sondag”-article re: the Warsaw ghetto. 1953 April 9: Language of Material: Danish
Folder 212: “Labour Israel,” London, no. 106, “Z Notatnika Kronikarza 1939-1944 (XXVII)” no. 3, 1/20/1957. 1956 March-April: Language of Material: Polish
Folder 213: “Israelitisches Wochenblatt fur die Schweiz,” 10/18/1957, “Jewish Vanguard,” 4/19/1957, “Folks-shtime,” 1/30, 4/2, 4/8, 4/18, 6/6, 7/25, 8/14/1957. 1957: Language of Material: German , Yiddish , English
Folder 214: “Folks-shtime,” 4/12/1958, “Forverts,” 4/19/1958, “Polytika,” Warsaw, 10/18/1958, “Maariv,” 1/2/1959. 1958-1959: Language of Material: Yiddish , Polish , Hebrew
Folder 215: “Tog-morgn zshurnal,” 2/16/1960, “Le Soir,” Brussels, 4/15/1960, “Le Soir Illustre,” 4/14/1960. 1960: Language of Material: French , Yiddish
Folder 216: “Tog-morgn zshurnal”-eyewitness testimonies of World War II survivors, 7/5/1961, 6/3, 6/12, 6/13, 6/14, 6/20, 6/26, 6/28, 6/29, 7/5/1961. 1961: Language of Material: Yiddish
Folder 217: Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, “The Observer,” London, 5/5, 5/12, 5/19/1968, “Yidisher kurier,” Chicago, 8/18/1945, advertisement for “The Battle of the Warsaw Ghetto” by Jacob Patt in “Magazine Digest,” December edition 1945, 1969
Folder 218: “Gazeta zydowska” excerpts and clippings: 1940-8/2, 8/14, 9/27, 10/14 (4), 10/21, 10/23, 12/3, 12/27, 1941-1/24 (2), 2/25, 3/11, 3/14, pp. 63-66 1940

Series X: Miscellaneous 1939-1973

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

Folder 219: Newspaper reports and correspondence re: Polish cities, towns from the Hitler period (listed alphabetically by location) undated, 1939-1943, 1965: Bochnia, Cerkowiec, Chelm, Dynow, Dunajec, Dabrowa Gornicza, Garwolin, Kaluszyn, Kraków, Łódź, Mielec, Nowe Miasto, Nowy Sacz, Ostrowo, Ostrowiec, Piaski, Plesno, Płońsk, Poplawce, Przemyśl, Raciaz, Sieradz, Sochaczew, Sosnowiec, Stuczyn, Tarnow, Trzebinia, Węgrów, Wierzbnik, Zdunska Wola, Zelechow.
Bund material:
Handwritten notes from the Polish newspaper, “Rzeczpospolita Polska,” 7/5/1943.
“Dobry Wieczor! Kurjer,” Warsaw, no. 262, 10/21/1939.
“Przekroj” no. 1033, 1/24/1965.
Article re: cultural work in the ghettos of Wloclawek and Kutno, 1940-1941.
Folder 220: Photostats of Polish magazines: “Biuletyn informacyjny,” 5/28/1942, 10/26/1942, 3/18/1943, 6/18/1943, 7/26/1943, “Wolnosc,” 10/1943, in French, 7/1943, “Wiadomosci Polskie,” 5/27/1942, “Robotnik w Walce,” 12/19/1943, “Europe Speaks” no. 7, 12/20/1942. 1942-1943: Language of Material: Polish , English , French
Folder 221: Excerpts of Yiddish newspapers, miscellaneous 1938-1941
Folder 222: “Jewish Telegraphic Agency” excerpts 1941
Folder 223: “Jewish Telegraphic Agency” excerpts 1942
Folder 224: “Jewish Telegraphic Agency” excerpts re: the condition of Jews in Poland 1938-1939
Folder 225: “Jewish Telegraphic Agency” excerpts 1940
Folder 226: Antisemitism in the Polish Army, Palestine: Letters from military chaplains re: anti-Semitic incidents 1943
Folder 227 A: Correspondence undated, 1941-1944: Letter to Dr. Mahler re: situation of the Jews in Romania, 5/23/1943 (English).
Letter from Mr. Kimmelman (Jerusalem) re: Romania, 4/23/1943 (English).
Anonymous re: Hungary (German).
Copy of letter addressed to the Z.O.B. and Z.K.N. (Jewish Fighters
Copy of letter addressed to the Z.O.B. and Z.K.N. (Jewish Fighters Organization Jewish National Committee in Poland), London, 2/19/1944 (Yiddish).
Correspondence between Abraham Mandelbaum in Geneva, Switzerland, and N. Kantrowicz re: the distribution of food packages in the ghetto, 9/25/1941 (Yiddish).
Cable from Yakov Zerubawel in Switzerland (French).; Language of Material: English , German , Yiddish , French
Folder 227 B: Correspondence undated, 1940-1941, 1973: Notice about a forthcoming book, “Cyankali” by R. Grynszpan describing life in the Warsaw ghetto and on the Aryan side (Yiddish).
Notice published by the Help Warsaw Committee in London, concerning the devastation of Warsaw (English).
Declaration: “Resolution of all Three Central Administrative Bodies” (Yiddish).
Photocopied page: “Victims of Nazi Germany Postal History”-“Refuge in Southern History” (English).
Commemorative stamps issued by Germany for Maximillian Kolbe, a victim of Auschwitz-Birkenau, 8/15/1941, 5/25/1973 (German).
Generalgouvernement and Gestapo stamps (German).
Obituary about Naftali Herc Turkow, who died at age 71, May 1940 (Polish).; Language of Material: Yiddish , English , German , Polish
Folder 228: Official correspondence with the Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei, Vienna, Berlin re: the extermination of Jews, 4/9, 4/13, 6/16, 7/13, 4/4, 4/11, 6/15, 6/24, 6/26, 6/29, 7/24, 8/22/1944, Komitet Zydowski Ludwikowo (“Jewish Committee of Ludwikowo”), 4/5/1946, notice from Hechaluz Geneva Office, 5/7/1943, correspondence with the Schweizer Hilfswerk fur Emigrantenkinder, 2/4/1943, birth certificate for Kamilla Bertha Anna Weil, d.o.b. 10/7/1875, personal correspondence between Israel and Czernowicz-copies. undated, 1943-1946: Language of Material: German , Polish , Hebrew
Folder 229: Correspondence, 7/2/1944, notes, undated, copies of German work cards and related forms, undated, copy of the living will of 93 Beys yakov students, who committed suicide, rather than be murdered (?) of an unknown source, lists for and correspondence with YIVO, 1956-1957 undated, 1944, 1956-1957