Overview
- Description
- Contains selected papers of Bernard Mark (1908–1966), a historian of Poland, publicist, communist activist, and director of the Jewish Historical Institute (JHI) from 1949 to 1966. Part I includes materials related to Marks’ career; the Part II, less organized, includes notes made during his archival activity, copies of documents, and some personal materials. There are also photographs and posthumous materials such as memoirs, obituaries, and condolences.
- Alternate Title
- Legacy and papers of Bernard Mark
- Date
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inclusive:
1944-1967
- Credit Line
- 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.
- Collection Creator
- Bernard Mark
- Biography
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Bernard Mark (1908-1966) a Polish historian, publicist, communist activist, and from 1949 to 1966, the director of the Jewish Historical Institute.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Testimonies. Photographs. Poems. Posters.
- Extent
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9,168 digital images : JPEG ; 4.88 GB.
8 microfilm reels (digitized) ; 35 mm.
- System of Arrangement
- The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved in the microfilmed reels. Arranged in two series: 1. (Reel 1-3) Archival documents: testimonies correspondence and essays; 2. (Reel 4-8) Research materials of Bernard Mark (No specific organization).
Rights & Restrictions
- Conditions on Access
- This material can only be accessed in a Museum reading room or other on-campus viewing stations. No other access restrictions apply to this material.
- Conditions on Use
- Publication or copying of more than several documents for a third party requires the permission of the Żydowski Instytut Historyczny imienia Emanuela Ringelbluma.
- Copyright Holder
- Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance--Poland. Jewish socialists--Europe, Eastern--History. World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Poland. Righteous Gentiles in the Holocaust--Poland. World War, 1939-1945--Jews--Rescue--Poland. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Sobibór. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Łódź. Jewish ghettos--Poland--Będzin. World War, 1939-1945--Jewish resistance. Jews--Europe, Eastern--Politics and government--20th century. Socialists -- Associations, institutions, etc.
- Geographic Name
- Będzin (Poland) Łódź (Poland) Staszów (Poland) Biała Podlaska (Poland) Lithuania Poland Russia
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma (ŻIH), Sygn. S/333. The collection was given to JHI by Mark’s widow in 1966. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection from the Ż̇ydowski Instytut Historyczny via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in Sep. 2007.
- Special Collection
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Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2023-07-05 08:59:24
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