Jelínek Yeshayahu Andrej
Extent and Medium
1 linear meter, paper documents
Creator(s)
Biographical History
Fragmentary personal fonds of professor Yeshayahu Andrej Jelínek who was affiliated at the university in Israel. Prof. Jelínek was in born in Czechoslovakia and he emigrated to Israel in 1968. He became an expert on the Eastern European history in the period of the World War II and consequences of fascism on the Jewish nation. He is the author of numerous publications and papers on Holocaust, co-founder of the Slovak Studies Association in Slovakia and organizer of the 1st historical conference on Slovak State (1939 – 1945) within the AAASS Congress at Yale University. Prof. Jelinek initiated unveiling the memorial table to the victims and fascism in the city of Prievidza and honoring Jozef Sivák, former Minister of Education and National Enlightenment of the Slovak State, Righteous among the Nations (in memoriam) in 1999.
Archival History
Personal fonds was being processed by Elena Machajdíková.
Acquisition
Fonds of prof. Jelínek is the acquisition of Slovak National Museum – Museum of Jewish Culture and it is stored in the Archive of the Slovak National Museum in Bratislava. Correspondence of prof. Jelínek was obtained by Prof. Dr. Pavol Mešťan, CSc., the director of the Slovak National Museum - Museum of Jewish Culture.
Scope and Content
Fragmentary personal fonds of prof. Jelínek contains numerous copies of his correspondence from the years 1988 – 1998. Letters are mainly dedicated to the professor´s main field of study – Slovak State (1939 – 1945) and Jewish persecution, especially on information about relevant sources and literature, as well as on the contemporary phenomenon of anti-Semitism with specific focus on the territory of Slovakia and Czech lands. Correspondence is mainly pertaining the discussions with Slovak, American and Canadian historians who are dealing with Central European History. Some of the letters are addressed to the universities, publishing houses and also to the Slovak politicians in the context of rising anti-Semitism in Slovakia and inadequate interpretation of Slovak history.
Appraisal
No data available.
Accruals
No accruals expected.
System of Arrangement
The documents are arranged alphabetically and chronologically.
Conditions Governing Access
Accessible with the special permission of the creator – Slovak National Museum – Museum of Jewish Culture.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Archival documents can be reproduced with the permission of the archive and in accordance with archive´s Research Rules (Bádateľský poriadok) as well as other internal regulations of the archive.
Finding Aids
Description of the fonds in “Sprievodca po Archíve SNM” and printed inventory available in the Research room.
Archivist Note
The fonds was identified and described by Michala Lônčíková.
Rules and Conventions
EHRI Guidelines for Description v.1.0
Subjects
- Slovak state
- Antisemitism
Places
- Slovakia
Genre
- Correspondence