Association of Polish Jews in France Association des Juifs polonais en France, Paris (Fond 45)
Extent and Medium
1 microfilm reel (partial), 16 mm
982 digital images, JPEG
Creator(s)
- Association des juifs polonais en France
Biographical History
The Association of Polish Jews in France was established in 1933. The organization’s goal was to unite Polish-Jewish immigrants to France. Task taken up by the association included providing materials and legal aid to polish Jewish immigrants and sponsoring Jewish soldiers who served in the Polish Army in France. The association published the weekly in Yiddish “Di vokh,” in 1939-1940.
Archival History
Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv
Acquisition
Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.
Source of acquisition is the Russian State Military Archive (Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv), Osobyi Archive, Fond 45. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in 1993.
Scope and Content
Correspondence with the Polish Emigrant Administration, name lists and bios of members, activity reports, account books, miscellaneous documents, speeches by leaders of the Polish Emigrant Government in France, including Gen. Sikorski and Ignacy Paderewski; a copy of the Jewish newspaper "Semen", and other printed materials. Note: USHMM Archives holds only selected records.
System of Arrangement
Fond 45 (1930-1940). Opis 1-1; Delo 1-17. Arranged in six series: 1. Activity reports, 1933-1940 [delo 1]; 2. Correspondence [delo 1-6]; 3. Name lists of members and membership applications [delo 7-10]; 4. Account books [delo 11-13]; 5. Miscellaneous documents [delo 14-16]; 6. Printed materials [delo 17]. Note: Location of digital images; Partial microfilm reel #206: Reel start-Image #982.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv
People
- Association des juifs polonais en France
- Sikorski, Wladyslaw, 1881-1943.
- Paderewski, Ignace Jan, 1860-1941.
Corporate Bodies
- Rzeczpospolita Polska (Government-in-exile)
Subjects
- Diplomatic and consular service, Polish--France.
- World War, 1939-1945--Refugees--France.
- France--Emigration and immigration--20th century.
- Jewish refugees--France--History--20th century.
- Holocaust Jewish (1939-1945)--Europe--History.
- World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Europe.
- Diplomatic and consular service
- Poland
- Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Governments in exile--Sources.
- France.
- Jews--Charities.
- Poland--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century.
Genre
- Letters.
- Document
- Correspondence.
- Reports.
- Speeches, addresses, etc.
- Bulletins.
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Registers.
- Account books.
- Applications.