Cukunft (Youth Union "Future") Cukunft (Związek Młodzieżowy „Przyszłość“) (Sygn. 335)
Extent and Medium
287 digital images, PDF
Creator(s)
- Zwia?zek m?odziez?y "Cukunft" w Polsce
Biographical History
Cukunft (Youth Union "Future") began to operate on a larger scale in 1919. The first groups of young people describing themselves as "Little Bund" began to be created at the beginning of the 20th century in Belarus, Włocławek and Lublin. Ideologically and organisationally, Cukunft was formed in 1916. In the mid-1920s, it brought together over 3,000 members in 70 field organizations, and in the 1930s - over 10,000 members in nearly 200 organizations. At its head were the National Congress and the Central Committee with the secretary. From 1929, Cukunft delegates also entered the Bund. During World War II, the organization took part in the Jewish armed resistance. Together with the home Bund, she created four battle groups within the ŻOB. After the war, Cukunft resumed operations. The Committee operated in 18 cities. Unfortunately, the ŻIH Archive did not contain any documents from any field offices. Like the Bund, Cukunft was also subjected to pressure from the PPR and then the PZPR. In January 1949, when the last Bund Congress adopted a resolution on the dissolution of the party, Cukunft ceased to exist. [Source: Polski Słownik Judaistyczny, oprac. Z. Borzymińska, R. Żebrowski, t. 1. ]
Archival History
Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma
Acquisition
Source of acquisition is the Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma Poland, Sygn. 335. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in March 2019.
Scope and Content
Circulars, reports, publications, articles, correspondence, members' list of names, and financial documents.
System of Arrangement
Arranged in one series: 1. File 1-8, Komitet Centralny Cukunft. Łódź. Organized chronologically by subject files.
Conditions Governing Reproduction
Copyright Holder: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma
Subjects
- Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Poland--Łódź--History--20th century.
- Jewish youth--Poland--Societies and clubs--History--20th century.
- Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)
- Poland
- Poland--Politics and government--History--20th century.
- Łódź (Poland)--Politics and government--20th century.
- Jewish organizations--Poland--History--20th century.
- Children -- Associations, institutions, etc.
Genre
- Minutes.
- Document
- Correspondence.
- Bulletins.
- Articles.
- Registers.
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Reports.