Overview
- Description
- Collection of files relating to Szymon Zachariasz and his political activities. Contains resumes, surveys, certificates, identity cards, memories of Zachariasz; memories and reports of the Komunistyczana Partia Polski (KPP) and its activists, records on the cooperation with the editorial committee of the dictionary "Słownik Biograficzny Działaczy Polskiego Ruchu Rewolucyjnego", articles published in the "Folks Sztyme", and other unpublished speeches and articles, 1941-1968; papers, historical sketches, instructions, clippings and extracts from the press issued on the celebration of the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 1949-1961; minutes, reports, correspondence of the Polska Partia Robotnicza (PPR) and Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza (PZPR) on creation of cooperatives, preventing emigration to Israel, participation in world conferences, 1946-1958; reports and minutes, notes on the activities of Jewish organizations in Poland, 1945-1950; correspondence and notes on the activities of Szymon Zachariasz,1946-1957.
- Alternate Title
- Files of Szymon Zachariasz
- Date
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inclusive:
1941-1975
- 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
- Sz. (Szymon) Zacharjasz
- Biography
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Szymon Zachriasz (1900-1970) was a Polish-Jewish communist, politician and author, a member of the Po'alei Zion since 1918. In the years 1927-1938, he was a member of the Central Committee of the Komunistyczana Partia Polski (KPP), and since 1929, a Secretary of the Centralne Biuro Żydowskie (Central Bureau of Jews) at KPP. He spent six years in prison for his political activities. He was a student of the International Lenin School in Moscow (1932), and a member of the Communist International (Komintern). During World War II, he was in the Soviet Union and was active in the Komunistyczana Partia Polski (KPP) and the Związek Patriotów Polskich (ZPP), after the war, he was a member of the Centralny Komitet Żydów Polskich (CKŻP). In the years 1948-1964 was a member of the Central Committee of the Party Control of the Polska Zjednoczona Partia Robotnicza (PZPR). Author of numerous publications in the field of Polish and Jewish labor movement. Awarded with the First Class Order and the Commander's Cross with Star.
Physical Details
- Genre/Form
- Minutes. Correspondence. Memories. Speeches, addresses, etc. Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.)
- Extent
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5,744 digital images : PDF ; 3.61 GB .
- System of Arrangement
- The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved on the microfilm reels. Arranged in five series: 1. Personal files and memories on Szymon Zachariasz, 1941-1970, vol. 1-3; 2. Komunistyczana Partia Polski (KPP) and its activists, 1941-1968, vol. 4-17; 3. Celebration of the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, 1949-1961, vol. 18; 4. Activities of the Polska Partia Robotnicza (PPR) and Centralny Komitet Żydow Polskich (CKŻP), 1946-1996, vol. 19-26; 5. Jewish organizations in Poland (mainly Bund), 1945-1950, vol. 27-28; 6. Activities of Zachariasz in the PPR and KPP, 1946-1957, vol. 29-30.
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
- Jewish communists--Poland--History--20th century. Political parties--Poland--History--20th century. Communism--Poland--History--20th century. Jews--Politics and government--20th century. Labor movement--History--20th century. Communist parties. Jewish committees (ushmm)
- Geographic Name
- Poland--Politics and government--1945-1980. Poland
- Personal Name
- Zacharjasz, Sz. (Szymon), 1900-1970.
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. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the digitized collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in Feb. 2015.
- Special Collection
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Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive
- Record last modified:
- 2023-08-25 10:18:13
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