us-005578-irn614022
type: RecordSet
archival history: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma
biographical history: Towarzystwo Społeczno-Kulturalne Żydów w Polsce (TSKŻ)-a secular Jewish organization was established in 1950 as a result of the merger of the Central Committee of Polish Jews and the Jewish Society of Culture. TSKŻ has about 2,700 members and is the largest Jewish organization in Poland. The aim of the Society is to meet the cultural needs of the Jewish community and to represent it, develop literary, artistic and scientific creativity, promote the Yiddish language, protect Jewish heritage in Poland, and material and spiritual help to its members. The Society is represented in the World and European Jewish Congress. It is maintained with own resources. It also uses grants for the implementation of tasks in the field of culture of national and ethnic minorities. The Society operates based on the statute and the law on associations. The General Meeting elects the management every four years. Elections are also held at the TSKŻ field offices.
conditions of use: Copyright Holder: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma
has beginning date: 1950-01-01
has end date: 1964-12-31
has or had holder: us-005578
has or had identifier: 2
has or had identifier: 1
has or had some members with language: yid
has or had some members with language: pol
has or had subject: 843
has or had subject: 1220
has or had subject: 347
has or had subject: 1051
has record set type: Item
identifier: irn614022
record resource extent: 56,291 digital images, PDF
record resource structure: Arranged in twelve series: 1. TSKŻ. Main Board. Organizational files; 2. Domestic correspondence (File 23-57); 3. Foreign correspondence (File 58-68); 4. Personnel files of employees (File 69-84); 5. Financial files (file 85-87); 6. Department of Evidence (File 88-105); 7. Repatriation Department (File 106); 8. Department of Education (File 107-139); 9. Publishing matters (File 140-141); 10. Field records (File 142-314); 11."Folks Sztym", records of the Jewish-Polish magazin (File 315-316); 12. Various records (File 317)
results or resulted from: 1
scope and content: Selected records contain correspondence with domestic offices and international organizations; minutes and reports from meetings and events; records of the Department of Education such as curricula in schools in Hebrew or Yiddish; reports from dayrooms for pupils; personal files and correspondence of the Towarzystwo-Społeczno Kulturalne Żydów w Polsce (TSKŻ), branch in Lublin. Note: Reproduction of this collection is ongoing.
title: Socio-Cultural Society of Jews in Poland Towarzystwo-Społeczno Kulturalne Żydów w Polsce (TSKŻ) (Sygn. 325)