gb-003348-wl3000 9 1-1100
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biographical history: Of Jewish-Russian descent, Leon Poliakov (1910-1997) was a French historian and Anti-Nazi resistance fighter. After the Second World War he published extensively on Antisemitism and the Holocaust, authoring one of the first comprehensive studies ever on this topic (1951). He had also been a co-founder of the Center of Contemporary Jewish Documentation (CDJC) and had assisted the French prosecutor during the Nuremberg Trials.
related material: See also the correspondence with the Centre de Documentation Juive Contemporaine (CDJC) within the Pre-1963 Correspondence collection.
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has beginning date: 1955-07-06
has end date: 1961-05-16
has or had holder: gb-003348
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: fra
has or had some members with language: deu
has or had some members with language: eng
has or had subject: 565
has record set type: Collection
identifier: WL3000/9/1/1100
is or was included in: gb-003348-wl3000 9 1
record resource extent: 48 items
scope and content: Documenting The Wiener Library’s involvement in his research and publications the correspondence deals with various information requests by Poliakov on individuals and their role in the Nazi era. Conversely, Poliakov contributed a review about H. G. Adler’s study on Thesienstadt for the Library’s Bulletin (1955), and an article for a Festschrift the Library published for its president L.G. Montefiore (1961). Contained is a memo by Alfred Wiener on a meeting with Poliakov and an undated draft for a publication.
title: Correspondence with Poliakov, Leon