French Committee of the World Union Against Racism and Antisemitism, Paris Le Comité français du Rassemblement mondial contre le racisme et antisémitisme, Paris (Fond 97)

Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv 

The International League against Racism and Antisemitism was founded in 1928 in Paris by Bernard Lecache and Pierre Parf. LICA is one of the oldest antiracism associations in the world. In 1934, its members numbered 8-10,000, and in 1938, 32,000. LICRA was the organization that took the most radical positions with regard to French and German antisemitism. Its representatives engaged street clashes with anti-Semitic groups and boycotted firms that did businesses with the Nazi Germany. LICA rejected the “policy of silence” practiced by the Consistory and other leading Jewish organizations. Beside individual members, the league included 60 institutional members; political parties, unions, and other organization that participated in its activities. 

French Committee of the World Union Against Racism and Antisemitism, Paris Le Comité français du Rassemblement mondial contre le racisme et antisémitisme, Paris (Fond 97) 

3 microfilm reels (partial), 16 mm 4,847 digital images, JPEG 

Contains a draft resolution and reports on the founding and structure of the World Union against Racism and Antisemitism, regulations to form committees of the union, circular letters, minutes of the meetings, 1937-1939, reports on the work of the Union’s French committee, list of members of the international executive committee office, lists of parties, unions, organizations affiliated with the World Union, informational bulletins, copies of a newspaper “La Droit de Vivre”, financial documentations, and numerous items of French committee correspondence with societies and organizations. The correspondence relate to union’s activities, holding congresses and conferences, ant-Nazi propaganda, collaboration, membership dues payments, and other issues. Note: The entire collection was copied. 

Copyright Holder: Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv 

Fond 97 (1936-1939). Opis 1, Dela 142; Opis 2, Dela 5. The entire original Fond was copied. Arranged in eight series: 1. Records relating to creation, structure and activities of the Committee, 1936-1939 [Opis 1, delo 1-6]; 2. Minutes and reports of the Executive Committee, 1937-1938 [Opis 1,delo 7-12]; 3. The list of organizations joined the French Committee, 1936-1939 [Opis 1, delo 13-17]; 4. Materials regarding preparation of Congresses, conferences and meetings, 1937-1939 [Opis 1, delo 18-46]; 5. Records relating to cooperation with French Union, 1936-1939 [Opis 1, delo 47-137]; 6. Financial records, 1938-1939 [Opis 1, delo 138-139]; 7. Miscellaneous records, 1938-1939 [Opis 1, delo 140-141]; 8. International correspondence and printed materials, 1937-1939 [Opis 2, delo 1-5]. Note: Location of digital images; Partial microfilm reels #206-208; Reel 206: Image #986-Reel end; Reel 207: Reel start-Reel end; Reel 208: Reel start-Image #2063.