Correspondence with Fédération Internationale des Résistants (FIR)

Identifier
WL3000/9/1/434
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 110166
Dates
26 Jun 1957 - 3 Jul 1960
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • French
  • German
  • English
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Fédération Internationale des Résistants (FIR)

Biographical History

The Fédération Internationale des Résistants (FIR) is an international umbrella organisation of several associations of former anti-Nazi resistance fighters. Founded in 1951 in Vienna the headquarters of the left wing organization are located in Berlin today.

Scope and Content

Correspondence regarding the exchange of publications, an upcoming FIR conference, a letter of condolence for FIR’s late honorary president and Buchenwald survivor Henri Manhès, and a press statement against postwar Fascism triggered by a wave of antisemitic incidents in West Germany 1959/1960. Additionally, an enquiry by an individual not related to FIR for using the Library’s material is contained.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

This material has been digitised. Readers should book a reading room terminal to access it.

People

  • Manhès, Frédéric-H.

Subjects

  • Anti-fascism
  • Survivors
  • Resistance groups
  • International organisations
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