Overview
- Description
- Consists of mimeographed documents and resistance tracts issued between 1943-1944 by various groups involved in the resistance movement in France. Includes tracts distributed by "Francs-tireurs et partisans--main d'oeuvre immigrée" (FTP-MOI), "Le Mouvement National Contre le Racisme," "Radio France," "L'Humanite," "L'Avant Garde," "L'Union de la Jeunesse Juive," "Le Comité Central du Parti Communiste Francais," and other resistance groups. Also includes a document used to assist resistance groups in identifying facets of the German occupation forces.
- Date
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inclusive:
1943-1944
- Credit Line
- United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Bernard Kutas
- Collection Creator
- Bernard Kutas
- Biography
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Bernard Kutas was a resistance fighter in France during the German occupation of that country in World War II. Known by the code name of "Burstein," he was one of the leaders of the resistance group "L'Union de la Jeunesse Juive."
Physical Details
- Language
- French
- Extent
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1 box
- System of Arrangement
- Collection is organized by resistance group, and therein chronological.
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- There are no known restrictions on access to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Material(s) in this collection may be protected by copyright and/or related rights. You do not require further permission from the Museum to use this material. The user is solely responsible for making a determination as to if and how the material may be used.
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Underground literature--France. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--France. World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance--France. Communist -- Associations, institutions, etc. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements. Resistance groups (ushmm) Communist parties. Radio Broadcasting Jewish committees (ushmm) Children -- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Geographic Name
- France.
- Personal Name
- Kutas, Bernard.
- Corporate Name
- France. Snipers and Partisans (FTPF)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
-
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Bernard Kutas donated this collection to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2012.
- Record last modified:
- 2024-07-11 07:32:53
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- https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn46323
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