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Section française de la ligue internationale contre le racisme et antisémitisme, Paris (Fond 43) French Section of the International League Against Racism and Antisemitism, Paris RG-11.001M.64 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC 20024-2126 Tel. (202) 479-9717 e-mail: [email protected] Descriptive summary Title: Section française de la ligue internationale contre le racisme et antisémitisme, Paris (Fond 43) French Section of the International League Against Racism and Antisemitism, Paris Dates: 1881-1940 (inclusive) 1933-1940 (bulk) Accession number: 2000.626.5 Creator: La Ligue internationale contre le racisme et l'antisémitisme Extent: 41 microfilm reels (partial) 88,945 digital images Repository: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC 20024-2126 Languages: French Scope and content of collection Contains documents of the French Section's executive committee including meeting minutes; directives; congress and conference materials; correspondence with regional branches of the Section, state institutions, members, and other organizations; personal and group files; name lists of Section members; applications for membership; information about the work of the subcommittees, the boycott of German goods, a union of Jewish organizations, a youth committee, a young women's society, the editorial office of the Section newspaper Droit de vivre, the repression of Jews in France and elsewhere; reports, newspaper clippings, leaflets, posters, brochures, and other printed matter; magazine copies; and copies of other publications. Note: USHMM Archives holds only selected records. Administrative Information Restrictions on access: No restrictions on access. Restrictions on reproduction and use: Reproduction and publication only with written permission of the Russian State Military Archives. Preferred citation: Preferred citation for USHMM archival collections; consult the USHMM website for guidance. Acquisition information: Source of acquisition is the Russian State Military Archive (Rossii?skii? gosudarstvennyi? voennyi? arkhiv), Osobyi Archive, Fond 43. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in 2000, and accretion in 2001. Note: Original records transferred to France in 2000, and currently they are located at the Centre de documentation juive contemporaine, Paris. Existence and location of originals: Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv Related archival materials: Fishman, D. E. and Kupovetsky, M, Kuzelenkov, V. (ed.), Nazi-Looted Jewish Archives in Moscow. A guide to Jewish Historical and Cultural Collections in the Russian State Military Archive. Scranton: University of Scranton Press 2010. Processing history: Processed by Aleksandra Borecka, 2018; finding aid revised by Ron Coleman, 2019 System of arrangement Fond 43 (1881-1940). Opis 1-3, Dela 1648. Arranged in three series: 1. Executive Bureau of League Central Committee (Files 1-551). Commissions and committees of League Central Committee (Files 552-1271). Information about repressions against Jews, anti-Semitic propaganda and condition of Jews in France and other countries (Files 1272-1425) [Opis 1, 1881-1940] ; 2. Executive Bureau of League Central Committee (File 1-11). Commissions and committees of League Central Committee (File 12-21). Information about condition of Jews in France and other countries (Files 22-28) [Opis 2, 1934-1940] ; 3. Executive Bureau of League Central Committee (File 1-42); Commissions and committees of League Central Committee (File 43-48); Printed literature (File 49-67) [Opis 3, 1920-1940]. Note: Location of digital images; Partial microfilm reels #238-279; Reel 238-278: reel start-Reel end; Reel 279: Reel start-Image #1455. Page 2 Indexing terms League of Nations. International League against Racism and Antisemitism. Hias-Ica Emigration Association. World War 1939-1945--Atrocities--Europe. Antisemitism--France--History--20th century. Jewish organizations--France--History--20th century. Zionism--France--History--20th century. Jews--Persecution--Europe--History--20th century. Antisemitism--Europe- France--Politics and government--20th century. France--Emigration and immigration--History--20th century. Brochures. Bulletins. Circulars. Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.) Financial records. Leaflets. Letters. Minutes. Pamphlets. Questionnaires. Registers. Reports. Speeches, addresses, etc. CONTAINER LIST Note: Some descriptions below have been machine translated from Russian, therefore there may be transcription or translation errors especially with proper names. Reel 238 1 Circulars of the League, 1934 - 1939, 81 p. Folder begins at image 6 2 Circulars for chairmen of League sections, 1935 - 1937, 33 p. Folder begins at image 89 3 Circular letter of Central Committee member Ferie Andre regarding struggle against elections of antisemite Costone to Algeria legislature; letter to the editor of newspaper ‘Vrai republique’ on this theme, 1936, 8 p. Folder begins at image 126 4 Circulars about convocation of 7th League congress, sending of delegates, place of congress etc., 1936, 7 p. Folder begins at image 142 Page 3 5 Circulars letters for Central Committee members, 1936 - 1938, 17 p. Folder begins at image 152 6 Circulars for North Africa League sections, 1937, 23 p. Folder begins at image 171 7 Circulars for League federations and sections regarding preparation of 8th League congress, 1937, 13 p. Folder begins at image 188 8 Circular letter of League chairman Lecache Bernard regarding conditions of the admittance of foreigners to League, 1939, 4 p. Folder begins at image 204 9 Circular letter regarding issue of first number of League ‘Talking magazine’ for propagandist aims, 1939, 2 p. Folder begins at image 211 10 Circular letter regarding struggle against antisemitic inscriptions on the walls of houses, 1939, 1 p. Folder begins at image 216 11 Ibid, 1939, 2 p. Folder begins at image 220 12 Circular letters for League members about need of membership fee paying off, 1939, 7 p. Folder begins at image 225 13 Circular of League chairman Lecache Bernard regarding internal order for League members, no date, 4 p. Folder begins at image 230 14 Circular letters regarding journey of League Central Committee member Levine Charles on French towns for League sections creation, no date, 7 p. Folder begins at image 235 15 Instruction about tasks and duties of League sections and federations leaders in the connection with Czechoslovakian events of September 1938; information about extraordinary meeting of League Central Committee, 1938, 6 p. Folder begins at image 242 16 Instruction about rules of order keeping on meetings, selling of newspaper ‘Droit de vivre’ etc.; copy of Albert Rigalle letter to House of deputy chairman with the demand of struggle against racism and antisemitism in France, 1938, 6 p. Folder begins at image 251 17 Regulations about League administrative reorganization; instructions about phone communications with League; information regarding state of Jews and colonial peoples in Algeria, 1938 - 1939, 55 p. Folder begins at image 261 18 Minutes of meetings of League Central Committee, 1935 - 1937, 126 p. Folder begins at image 325 Page 4 19 Ibid. on 1939 and Correspondence with police prefecture regarding Central Committee elections, prolongations of members’ powers etc., 1936 - 1940, 32 p. Folder begins at image 461 20 Minutes of meetings of League Central Committee, 1936 - 1937, 21 p. Folder begins at image 501 21 Ibid., 1937 - 1938, 13 p. Folder begins at image 525 22 Report of League Central Committee members on 2d congress; offerings of League federations and sections regarding congress agenda, 1931, 85 p. Folder begins at image 541 23 Minutes of meetings, plans, lists of members of 2d congress propagandist commission, 1931 - 1934, 188 p. Folder begins at image 635 24 Suggestions of League federation and sections of Séné department about 2d congress agenda, 1931, 43 p. Folder begins at image 817 25 Lists of sections delegates in League 2d congress, 1931, 13 p. Folder begins at image 867 26 Reports of League Central Committee members on 4th congress regarding activity of commission by giving refuge, organization of struggle against Hitlerism and boycott of German goods, 1933, 13 p. Folder begins at image 885 27 Suggestions of League sections regarding 4th congress agenda and discussions of candidates for League honorary committee, 1933, 65 p. Folder begins at image 901 28 Reports in League 5th congress about its activity, 1934, 39 p. Folder begins at image 970 29 Lists of orators in League meetings and congresses, 1935 - 1936, 2 p. Folder begins at image 1012 30 Reports on activity of League commissions and committees in League 8th congress; issue of newspaper ‘Droit de vivre’, 1937, 35 p. Folder begins at image 1017 31 Speech of American writer union representative in the opening of 8th League congress in Paris; letters of Dumulesne and Braun Madlaine with pardons regarding absence on the congress, 1937, 13 p. Folder begins at image 1054 32 Suggestions of League sections for discussion on 8th congress, 1937, 8 p. Folder begins at image 1072 33 Resolutions and decisions of League sections in Limoges, Constantine, Oran etc. with suggestions of questions for 8th congress, 1937, 10 p. Folder begins at image 1083 Page 5 34 Correspondence with organizations attached to League regarding delegates’