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Jewish Courts of Honor, Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, 1945-1949

By Dr. Melamed

Collection Overview

Title: Jewish Courts of Honor, Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, 1945-1949

Predominant Dates:1945 --1948

ID: RG-01.16/RG-01.16

Creator: Legal Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US Zone of Occupation in Germany

Extent: 2.0 Boxes

Languages: Yiddish [yid], Polish [pol], German [ger]

Abstract

Jewish courts of honor, a postwar phenomenon, an institution established to serve justice in regard to Jewish collaborators with the Nazi-German regime in the occupied territories. In many instances, Jewish functionaries of Jewish Councils (Judenraete) took advantage of  the position in control over Jewish population in ghettos. They facilitated arrests of Jewish resistance, promoted deportations, enriched by using corrupt schemes of money laundering and black market economy. They allied themselves with corrupt German officials for the sake of personal well-being and enrichment. In Nazi-German concentration camps corrupt Jewish functionaries devotedly served to German administration, treated fellow prisoners with cruelty and promoted bribery and denunciation.

Survived the war, these Jewish functionaries made their way to displaced person camps in Germany, positing themselves as victims of Nazi-German regime. Judicial Department of the Central Committee of the Liberated Jews in Germany collected evidential base against a number of alleged Jewish collaborators.

Scope and Contents of the Materials

This Collections contains documents related to litigation in the matter of Jewish collaborators with the Nazi-German regime, that is, the notes and preparatory papers of defense, deposition and organizational nature.

This Collection also comprises materials in regard to Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany routine activities, namely easing the process of obtaining personal documents from the Polish consulates in Germany.

Biographical Note

The Legal Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews focused on establishing a dialogue with the new Polish authorities, in order to resolve the following issues:

1. Restoration of ownership of the Jewish estates remaining in Poland. Enabling the processes of succession.

2. Arguing about the fixed fees for the claim process that shall not be corollary of of the property value.

3. Prolonging the deadline for submitting claims for the war damages.

4. Easing the issuance of the duplicates from the prewar wedding acts and birth certificates. To ease this process, it was proposed that the testimonies of two witnesses would suffice as a proof. Having the testimonies of two witnesses, the Legal Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany may officially reinstate the prewar Polish certificate attaching the stamp of their own. This provisional document would be regarded sufficient for the Office of Civil Status in Poland. This Office would eventually issue and deliver a proper document to the Central Committee in Germany.

5. The Central Committee discussed numerous complaints submitted by the Polish citizens in German about understaffed Polish Consulates in Germany resultant in inefficient business.

6. The Central discussed difficulties of re-issuance of Polish passports to the Polish citizens. It was requested to ease this process on the part of the Polish Consulate in Frankfurt. The Central Committee pointed out that the Polish Consulate requires submitting of 17 supporting documents in order to obtain a new Polish passport.


Box and Folder Listing

Document/Artifact of Item-Level 1: RG-01.16.01, Memorandum, Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US zone in Germany, part 1Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
The Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, Judicial Department, A Memorandum to Estera Epstein (Anna Przeworska Pratt) atorney.
Subject/Index Terms:
Estera Epstein, Polish-educated lawyer, working for the Legal Department, Court of Honor, postwar
Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US Occupation Zone of Germany
Legal (Judicial) Department, Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, Estera Epstein
Legal Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany
Judicial (legal) Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, correspondences
Documents in Yiddish language
narratives in Yiddish
Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, US zone of occupation, discourse and activity
Creators:
Legal Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US Zone of Occupation in Germany
Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US zone of occupation in Germany (1945 -- 1952)
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 2: RG-01.16.01, Memorandum, Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US zone in Germany, Part 2Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
Judicial (Legal) Department, Central Committee of the Liberated Jews in Germany, US zone of occupation, Memorandum to Estera Epstein (Anna Przeworska Pratt), atorney
Subject/Index Terms:
Estera Epstein, Polish-educated lawyer, working for the Legal Department, Court of Honor, postwar
Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, US zone of occupation, discourse and activity
Legal (Judicial) Department, Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, Estera Epstein
Legal Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany
Judicial (legal) Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, correspondences
Documents in Yiddish language
narratives in Yiddish
Creators:
Legal Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US Zone of Occupation in Germany
Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US zone of occupation in Germany (1945 -- 1952)
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 3: RG-01.16.02, Conference notes taken on a Polish military mission, Berlin, September 1947, Part 1Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A conference between officials of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany and officials of the Polish military mission in Berlin in the matter of easing the process of issuing identification documents for Polish citizens in Germany, September 1947
Subject/Index Terms:
Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, US zone of occupation, discourse and activity
Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US Occupation Zone of Germany
Judicial (legal) Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, correspondences
Legal (Judicial) Department, Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, Estera Epstein
Polish consulates in Germany, postwar
Polish military mission in Berlin, postwar, 1947
Unknown author of conference notes taken on a Polish military mission, Berlin, September 1947
Estera Epstein (Anna Przeworska Pratt), Judicial Department, Central Committee, work activity
Aleksander Celniker, Central Jewish Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, work activity
Henryk Goldring, Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, work activity
Stanislaw Gebert. Lieutenant-Colonel, Polish military mission, Berlin, postwar Germany
Displaced population in postwar Germany
Polish-Jewish displaced population in postwar Germany
Issuance and restoration of civil status and property related documents to displaced persons
Documents in Polish language
Narratives in Polish language
Creators:
Legal Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US Zone of Occupation in Germany
Estera Epstein (Anna Przeworski Pratt) Polish-Jewish lawyer the former prisoner of camps and ghettoi
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 4: RG-01.16.02, Conference notes taken on a Polish military mission, Berlin, September 1947, Part 2Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A conference between officials of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany and officials of the Polish military mission in Berlin in the matter of easing the process of issuing identification documents for Polish citizens in Germany, September 1947
Subject/Index Terms:
Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, US zone of occupation, discourse and activity
Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US Occupation Zone of Germany
Judicial (legal) Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, correspondences
Legal (Judicial) Department, Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, Estera Epstein
Polish consulates in Germany, postwar
Polish military mission in Berlin, postwar, 1947
Unknown author of conference notes taken on a Polish military mission, Berlin, September 1947
Estera Epstein (Anna Przeworska Pratt), Judicial Department, Central Committee, work activity
Aleksander Celniker, Central Jewish Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, work activity
Henryk Goldring, Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, work activity
Stanislaw Gebert. Lieutenant-Colonel, Polish military mission, Berlin, postwar Germany
Displaced population in postwar Germany
Polish-Jewish displaced population in postwar Germany
Issuance and restoration of civil status and property related documents to displaced persons
Documents in Polish language
Narratives in Polish language
Creators:
Legal Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US Zone of Occupation in Germany
Estera Epstein (Anna Przeworski Pratt) Polish-Jewish lawyer the former prisoner of camps and ghettoi
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 5: RG-01.16.02, Conference notes taken on a Polish military mission, Berlin, September 1947, Part 3Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A conference between officials of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany and officials of the Polish military mission in Berlin in the matter of easing the process of issuing identification documents for Polish citizens in Germany, September 1947
Subject/Index Terms:
Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, US zone of occupation, discourse and activity
Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US Occupation Zone of Germany
Judicial (legal) Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, correspondences
Legal (Judicial) Department, Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, Estera Epstein
Polish consulates in Germany, postwar
Polish military mission in Berlin, postwar, 1947
Unknown author of conference notes taken on a Polish military mission, Berlin, September 1947
Estera Epstein (Anna Przeworska Pratt), Judicial Department, Central Committee, work activity
Aleksander Celniker, Central Jewish Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, work activity
Henryk Goldring, Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, work activity
Stanislaw Gebert. Lieutenant-Colonel, Polish military mission, Berlin, postwar Germany
Displaced population in postwar Germany
Polish-Jewish displaced population in postwar Germany
Issuance and restoration of civil status and property related documents to displaced persons
Documents in Polish language
Narratives in Polish language
Creators:
Legal Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US Zone of Occupation in Germany
Estera Epstein (Anna Przeworski Pratt) Polish-Jewish lawyer the former prisoner of camps and ghettoi
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 6: RG-01.16.02, Conference notes taken on a Polish military mission, Berlin, September 1947, Part 4Add to your cart.View associated digital content.
A conference between officials of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany and officials of the Polish military mission in Berlin in the matter of easing the process of issuing identification documents for Polish citizens in Germany, September 1947
Subject/Index Terms:
Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, US zone of occupation, discourse and activity
Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US Occupation Zone of Germany
Judicial (legal) Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, correspondences
Legal (Judicial) Department, Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, Estera Epstein
Polish consulates in Germany, postwar
Polish military mission in Berlin, postwar, 1947
Unknown author of conference notes taken on a Polish military mission, Berlin, September 1947
Estera Epstein (Anna Przeworska Pratt), Judicial Department, Central Committee, work activity
Aleksander Celniker, Central Jewish Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, work activity
Henryk Goldring, Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, work activity
Stanislaw Gebert. Lieutenant-Colonel, Polish military mission, Berlin, postwar Germany
Displaced population in postwar Germany
Polish-Jewish displaced population in postwar Germany
Issuance and restoration of civil status and property related documents to displaced persons
Documents in Polish language
Narratives in Polish language
Creators:
Legal Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US Zone of Occupation in Germany
Estera Epstein (Anna Przeworski Pratt) Polish-Jewish lawyer the former prisoner of camps and ghettoi
Document/Artifact of Item-Level 7: RG-01.16.03, Letter to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs , October 1947Add to your cart.
Letter on behalf of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Poland to the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in regard to the regulations and adjustments in the process of retrieving property in Poland
Subject/Index Terms:
Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, US zone of occupation, discourse and activity
Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US zone of occupation in Germany, activities
Judicial (legal) Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, correspondences
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland
Recovery of property, postwar Poland
Documents in Polish language
Narratives in Polish language
Aleksander Celniker, Central Jewish Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, work activity
P. Piekacz, President of Central Committee of Liberated Jews in Germany, US zone of occupation
W. Friedheim, attorney, Chairman of Federation of Jews from Poland, postwar Germany
M. Verestandig, Director of Legal Department of the Federation of Jews from Poland, postwar Germany
Questions of property restitutions, postwar Poland
Reinstatement of Polish passports for Polish citizens in postwar Germany
Polish consular outposts, postwar Germany
Creators:
Legal Department of the Central Committee of Liberated Jews in the US Zone of Occupation in Germany