Jelínek Yeshayahu Andrej

Jelínek Yeshayahu Andrej 

Jelínek Yeshayahu Andrej 

1 linear meter, paper documents 

Fragmentary personal fonds of prof. Jelínek contains numerous copies of his correspondence from the years 1988 – 1998. Letters are mainly dedicated to the professor´s main field of study – Slovak State (1939 – 1945) and Jewish persecution, especially on information about relevant sources and literature, as well as on the contemporary phenomenon of anti-Semitism with specific focus on the territory of Slovakia and Czech lands. Correspondence is mainly pertaining the discussions with Slovak, American and Canadian historians who are dealing with Central European History. Some of the letters are addressed to the universities, publishing houses and also to the Slovak politicians in the context of rising anti-Semitism in Slovakia and inadequate interpretation of Slovak history.  

The documents are arranged alphabetically and chronologically.