War, Holocaust and Stalinism
New History of Russia
Edited by
Harold Shukman, St Antonys College, Oxford, UK.
Volume 1 War, Holocaust and Stalinisni: A Docuniented Study of the Jezuish Anti-Fascist Conzmittee in the USSR
Shimon Redlich
Volume 2 War and Diplomacy: The Making of the Grand Alliancc
Oleg Rzheshevsky
Other Titles in Preparation
The Battle for Moscoul
John Barber
Alexander Bogdanov: Ten Years of Heresy
John Biggart
The Communist Plan for Africa 19601991
Margot Light and Yuri Smertin
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War, Holocaust and Stalinism
A Documented Study of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee in the USSR
Shimon Redlich
Ben Gurion University, Israel
Editorial Committee
K.M. Anderson, Y. Arad, Sh. Krakowski, T.F. Pavlova, Sh. Redlich, A.N. Sakharov
Compilers
I. Altman, V. Dubson, G. Kostyrchenko, L. Rogovaya, Sh. Spektor
Compiled with assistance from
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
The Institute of Russian History of The Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Centre for Preservation and Study of Records of Modern History
State Archive of the Russian Federation
Yad Vashem The Holocaust Martyrs and Heroes Remembrance Authority
First published 1995 by Harwood Academic Publishers
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British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data
War, Holocaust and Stalinism: Documented Study of the Jewish Antifascist Committee in the USSR. (New History of Russia Series; Vol. 1)
I. Redlich, Shimon II. Rosenstein, David S. III. Series
947.004924
ISBN 13: 978-3-718-65739-1 (hbk)
Front Cover illustration:
Courtesy of the State Archive of the Russian Federation (GARF)
For my wife Judy, my daughters Shlomit and Efrat and in memory of my mother Chana
CONTENTS
CAHJPThe Central Archive for the History of the Jewish People, Jerusalem.
CRDEEJCentre for Research and Documentation of East European Jewry, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
E/AErlich/Alter Files, The Bund Archive, New York.
GARFThe State Archive of the Russian Federation, Moscow.
Goldberg PapersBen Zion Goldberg Papers, Dropsie University, Philadelphia.
ICJOral History Division, The Institute of Contemporary Jewry, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem.
IHSThe Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum Archives, London.
JDCJDC Archives, New York.
PROPublic Record Office, London.
RFMARussian Foreign Ministry Archives, Moscow.
RGALIRussian State Archive of Literature and Art.
RTsKhIDNIRussian Centre for Preservation and Study of Records of Modern History, Moscow.
WJC/RRussian Files, The World Jewish Congress Archives, New York.
TsDAGOUCentral State Archive of Public Associations of Ukraine, Kiev.
YVAYad Vashem Archives, Jerusalem.
ZACentral Zionist Archive, Jerusalem.
PROLOGUE: THE STILLBORN COMMITTEE
: | A Letter to Beria from Erlich and Alter (October, 1941) |
: | From an Appeal to Stalin and Alter concerning the Establishment of a Jewish Anti-Hitler Committee (October, 1941) |
: | Erlichs Complaint to the Presidium of the USSR Supreme Soviet (December 27, 1941) |
: | Report of Erlichs Suicide (May 18, 1942) |
: | Report of Alters Execution (February 17, 1943) |
: | A Report concerning Erlich and Alter (February, 1943) |
CHAPTER ONE: THE JAFCFIRST STEPS
1. The August 1941 Rally
: | A Proposal to Organize a Jewish Rally in Moscow (August 16, 1941) |
: | An Appeal to World Jewry (August 24, 1941) |
: | From Speeches Delivered at the First Jewish Rally (August 24, 1941) |
: | Pravda Report of the First Jewish Rally (August 25, 1941) |
: | A Letter by G.I. Braun to Mikhoels (August 30, 1941) |
: | A Letter by I. Kalmanovich to Mikhoels (December 14, 1941) |
2. A Jewish Newspaper
: | A Request to Publish a Yiddish Newspaper in Moscow (July 18, 1941) |
: | A Request to Publish a Yiddish Newspaper in Moscow (September, 1941) |
: | Proposal by the Central Committee to Publish a Yiddish Newspaper in Moscow (September, 1941) |
: | An Appeal to Shcherbakov concerning the Necessity of a Yiddish Newspaper (March 4, 1942) |
: | Lozovskys Cable to Aleksandrov concerning Eynikayt (April, 1942) |
: | JAFC Note to Shcherbakov concerning Eynikayt (May 13, 1942) |
: | Puzins Note to Shcherbakov on the Format and Frequency of Eynikayt (May 21, 1942) |
3. Organizing the Committee
: | Appointment of Mikhoels as Chairman of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee (December 15, 1941) |
: | Outline of Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee Goals (February 5, 1942) |
: | A Proposal concerning the Membership and Functions of the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee (March 4, 1942) |
: | From Epshteyns Report and Suggestions concerning the Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee (April 13, 1942) |
4. The May 1942 Rally
: | An Appeal of the Second Jewish Rally (May 24, 1942) |
: | From Speeches Delivered at the Second Jewish Rally (May 24, 1942) |
: | From A Report in Pravda about the Second Jewish Rally (May 25, 1942) |
: | From the Minutes of the First JAFC Plenary Session (May 28, 1942) |
5. The Second JAFC Plenary Session
: | From the Minutes of the Second JAFC Plenary Session (February 1820, 1943) |
: | Report on the Second JAFC Plenary Session (April 7, 1943) |
6. The April 1944 Rally
: | From Speeches Delivered to the Third Jewish Rally (April 2, 1944) |
: | From Reports by Mikhoels and Fefer to the Third Jewish Rally (April, 1944) |
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