Gleiwitz (now Gliwice, Poland) Jewish Community Collection
Scope and Content Note
This collection contains manuscripts on the history of the Gleiwitz community, with an emphasis on the period from 1933-1945, as well as some original programs and correspondence related to the local Bne Briss (B'nai Brith) lodge and deportation lists.
Folder one contains Erich Schlesinger's manuscript Geschichte der jüdischen Gemeinde Gleiwitz vom 31.1.1933-21.1.1945, as well as some related materials and drafts. Other materials on the history on the community can be found in folder 2 and 4, in particular short manuscripts on the broader history and especially on the demographics of the community since its beginnings in the 17th century. These latter manuscripts were compiled by Wilhelm and Ernst Lustig. Deportation lists are housed in the final folder.
Primary source materials in this collection consist of some programs and announcements from the Bne Briss lodge in Gleiwitz, located in the second folder. Folder 3 contains Red Cross letters regarding the fate of Lisa Froehlich, who was deported to Auschwitz in 1942.
Dates
- Creation: 1890-1985
Creator
- Gleiwitz Jewish community (Organization)
Language of Materials
This collection is in German, English and Polish.
Access Restrictions
Open to researchers.
Access Information
Collection is digitized. Follow the links in the Container List to access the digitized materials.
Use Restrictions
There may be some restrictions on the use of the collection. For more information, contact:
Leo Baeck Institute, Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011
email: lbaeck@lbi.cjh.org
Extent
4 Folders
Abstract
This collection contains manuscripts on the history of the Gleiwitz community, with an emphasis on the period from 1933-1945, as well as some original programs and correspondence related to the local Bne Briss (B'nai Brith) lodge and deportation lists.
Other Finding Aid
The original German-language inventory is available in the first folder.
Separated Material
Photographs have been removed to the LBI Photograph Collection.
Note
Several of the pages in folder 1 are low-quality photocopies and are poorly legible.
Subject
- Lustig, Wilhelm (Person)
- Schlesinger, Erich (Person)
- B'nai Brith. Humanitas-Loge VIII, Nr 351 (Gleiwitz, Germany) (Organization)
- Gleiwitz Jewish community (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Gleiwitz, (now Gliwice, Poland) Jewish Community Collection, 1890-1985 AR 151
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Kate Jadwin
- Date
- © 2012
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Revision Statements
- July 11, 2013 : Links to digital objects added in Container List.
Repository Details
Part of the Leo Baeck Institute Repository
