Papers re 'Gerechtigkeit', an Austrian anti-Nazi publication
Extent and Medium
1 folder
Biographical History
Gerechtigkeit was a weekly newspaper the first issue of which was published in September 1933. It was founded by Irene Harand, an Austrian, who was also co-founder of Weltverband gegen Rassenhass und Menschennot. The paper was published for about 5 years and for part of the time in several European languages. Gerechtigkeit had a simple philosemitic message: anti-semitism was a moral outrage not only against Jews but also against Christian ideals; Nazism was a pagan movement, which, if not halted, would destroy European civilization
Archival History
Nothing is known about the provenance
Scope and Content
The collection consists of 4 letters from the offices of the publishers of Gerechtigkeit, an Austrian anti-racist publication. In addition there is an apparently unrelated note about the Austrian Office, a body supported by the bulk of Austrian liberals, Austrian legitimists and some Austrian socialists. The letters in this collection are also evidence of the organisers' desire to create an international anti-nazi movement. Moritz Zalman, responds to a letter at 735/1, because his colleague, Irene Harand is in Poland. The letter itself is addressed to a professor in Amsterdam. The letter at 735/2 is concerned with raising financial support and is also addressed to Amsterdam. The pro-forma letter at 735/4 also deals with raising financial support abroad.
Conditions Governing Access
Open
People
- Harand, Irene
Subjects
- Letters
- Gerechtigkeit [periodical]
- Anti-Nazi writing
Places
- Austria