Lest We Forget: The Massacre of the Warsaw Ghetto, A Compilation of Reports
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- Title (English):
- Lest We Forget: The Massacre of the Warsaw Ghetto, A Compilation of Reports
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Poland
Postwar Reconstruction and Relief
Warsaw Ghetto - Creator:
- World Jewish Congress and the Representation of Polish Jewry
- Organization:
- World Jewish Congress
- Date:
- 1943-12
- Location:
- Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland
Treblinka, Mazowieckie, Poland
New York, New York, United States - ID Number:
- 5276b67f10_06
- File Name:
- 5276b67f10_06.pdf
- Address (creator):
- New York, New York
- Work Type:
- military maps
ghettos
concentration camps
historical figures
world wars
orphanages
booklets
commemorations (events)
testimonies
violence
maps by subject - Subject:
- Postwar Reconstruction and Relief Work- Culture, Children, Publishing, Warsaw Ghetto, Poland
World War II Holocaust
Nazism and Fascism
Antisemitism
Political
Commemoration
World War II- Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, Partisans - Description:
- 44 pages. First printing August 1943. Translated Summary. Document starts by explaining that it is "received by the World Jewish Congress and the Representation of Polish Jewry." States that it is based on "eye-witness reports." Includes map of Treblinka and graphic description of gassing and crematoria. Then describes the Warsaw Ghetto in September 1942 in depicting its creation, overcrowding, smuggling, and isolation as well as Ghetto killings and deportations (table p. 27). Explicit depictions of Lithuanian, Ukrainian and Latvian troops who supervised the Ghetto and the killings. Mentions Janusz Korzcak and many other well-known figures who died. Describes Ghetto Liquidation April 19, 1943 and resistance. Ends with a map of the ghetto and a quote from May 1943 when things seem almost but not quite over. Does not discuss partisans in describing an uprising. Printed by Spett Printing Company, New York, New York (second printing).
- Notes:
- An important source document showing some of what was known and published about the Warsaw Ghetto by August 1943
The Jewish People’s Fraternal Order was the largest ‘national’ section of the International Workers Order (IWO) which focused on cultural awareness and celebration, mutual support especially in health insurance coverage, and anti-fascist activities. The IWO also gave particular emphasis to supporting the rights and interests of African Americans. Documents include language and representations which comprise the historical record and should not be interpreted to mean that Cornell University or its staff endorse or approve of negative representations or stereotypes presented. - Cite As:
- International Workers Order (IWO) Records #5276. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University
- Archival Collection:
- International Workers Order (IWO) Records, 1915-2002 (KCL05276)
- Box:
- 67
- Folder:
- 10
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The copyright status and copyright owners of most of the images in the International Workers Order (IWO) Records Collection (Kheel Center #5276) are unknown. This material was digitized from physical holdings by Cornell University Library in 2016, with funding from an Arts and Sciences Grant to Jonathan Boyarin. Documents include language and representations which comprise the historical record and should not be interpreted to mean that Cornell University or its staff endorse or approve of negative representations or stereotypes presented. Cornell is providing access to the materials as a digital aggregate under an assertion of fair use for non-commercial educational use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Cornell would like to learn more about items in the collection and to hear from individuals or institutions that have any additional information as to rights holders. Please contact the Kheel Center at kheel_center@cornell.edu