Overview
- Description
- Archives of Edward Kossoy (Jewish lawyer and publicist) consists of his education records, university diplomas, emigration and naturalization, official and private correspondance, fragments of memoirs of the victims, materials regarding German crimes, the chronicle of German capitulation, reports of the Sicherheitspolizei (SiPo) from Polish teritories, press clippings, articles and other publications, and numerous documents related to his private life. Includs biographies of clients, a letter from Andrzej Olechowski to Donald Tusk (2009), correspondence with Norman Davis (1993, 2002-2005), and the inventory of valuables and arts confiscated by Germans (Lublin, 1942-1944)
- Alternate Title
- Edward Kossoy collection
- Date
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inclusive:
1949-2009
- Collection Creator
- Edward Kossoy
- Biography
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Edward Kossoy (1913-2012) was a lawyer, publicist; prisoner of the Soviet labor camps, soldier of the Anders Army. After the Second World War Kossoy lived in Israel, then in Switzerland. As a lawyer, he represented thousands of people in cases for German damages for Nazi crimes; published several books, including memories in Polish “Na marginesie” ("On the margins") ed. 2006. His whole family perished in the Holocaust.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Affidavits of support. Bulletins. Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Correspondence. Invitations. Letters. Maps. Registers. Reports. Statistics. Telegrams.
- Extent
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17,260 digital images : PDF.
- System of Arrangement
- Arranged in 65 folders.
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
- Reproduction of more than 100 pages of copies of documents for researchers or other institutions requires a written permission of the General Director of the State Archives of the Republic of Poland. Publication of more than 10 complete documents in an individual work requires the written authorization of the General Director. The Museum may not publish any archival material obtained from the General Director, including specific archives under his control, on the Internet, the World Wide Web, or any other publicly accessible on-line network without the written permission of the General Director. Citation of the materials in any publication must refer to the Museum and the Polish State Archives and must include the name of the archival group and catalogue number of the originals.
- Copyright Holder
- Naczelna Dyrekcja Archiwów Państwowych
Keywords & Subjects
- Topical Term
- World War, 1939 -1945--Confiscations and contributions. Emigration and immigration--Europe--History--20th century. Jews--Persecutions--Europe--History--20th century. Concentration camp inmates--Poland. Jewish lawyers--Poland--History--20th century. Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Reparations.
- Personal Name
- Kossoy, Edward, 1913-2012. Landau, Ludwik. Siegel, Uri. Apelbom, A.M.
- Corporate Name
- Djakovo (Concentration camp) Auschwitz (Concentration camp)
Administrative Notes
- Holder of Originals
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Archiwum Akt Nowych
- Legal Status
- Permanent Collection
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition is the Archiwum Akt Nowych, Poland, Sygn.2633. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in Jan. 2020. This is a cooperative project based on the agreement between USHMM and Yad Vashem, Israel.
- Record last modified:
- 2022-07-28 22:01:53
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