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Yiddish Collection - Collections

The Yiddish collection of the IISH consists of three major material types: printed, visual and archival materials.

Printed Material

The printed material from the Bund archive at the IISH can roughly be divided in four categories. First unique leaflets and appeals from local committees of the Bund in Russia and other documents received by the Bund Foreign Committee in Geneva, the Central Bureau of Bundist Groups Abroad and by the Bund Central Committee in the period 1898-1919.
Secondly from the same period documents concerning various groups in Imperial Russia, including left-wing parties such as the RSDRP and the Polish PPS. Thirdly documents concerning Bundist emigré groups in London, Leeds, Paris, Berlin, Buenos Aires and New York, as well as documentation concerning emigrant organisations such as OSE, ORT and Emigdirekt in the period 1920-1928. Finally documents concerning Jewish political parties in interbellum Poland in the period 1926-1938. See the book and brochures and the serials in the IISH catalogue.

Visual Material

The visual collection has a strong Bundist emphasis. It contains posters, prints and photo's. The poster collection contains Bundist election posters from interbellum Poland; protest posters against anti-semitism and fascism; photo's of Bundist leaders and graphic design like propaganda picture-stamps. See the IISH catalogue.

Archives

The Bund-archives at the IISH can roughly be divided in four categories:

  • Unique leaflets and appeals from local committees of the Bund in Russia and other documents received by the Bund Foreign Committee in Geneva, the Central Bureau of Bundist Groups Abroad and by the Bund Central Committee in the period 1898-1919.
  • From the same period documents concerning various groups in Imperial Russia, including left-wing parties such as the RSDRP and the Polish PPS.
  • Documents concerning Bundist emigré groups in London, Leeds, Paris, Berlin, Buenos Aires and New York, as well as documentation concerning emigrant organisations such as OSE, ORT and Emigdirekt in the period 1920-1928.
  • Documents concerning Jewish political parties in interbellum Poland in the period 1926-1938.

Yiddish letters in various other archives at the IISH have been made accessible through a database.