The Provisional Committee was helping 180 persons already within a short period following its creation. It was financed partly by the Department of Social Services (Departament Opieki Społecznej) and the Department of Internal Affairs (Departament Spraw Wewnętrznych) of the Polish Government in Exile.
The Provisional Committee may have been the first formal institution in modern Polish history to be operated in an atmosphere of mutual trust by Polish and Jewish organizations of a broad political and socioeconomic spectrum.[citation needed] One of its vice-presidents was a member of Bund, Leon Feiner. Its secretary was Adolf Berman,[citation needed] who represented Zionist organizations.
One of the better-known Polish members of the Provisional Committee was professor Władysław Bartoszewski, who would later serve as Poland's Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1995 and again in 2000-2001. Other members included Anna Maria Lasocka, wife of the President of the Polish Landowners Association, and social democrat Czesława Wojeńska.
The Provisional Committee comprised Polish underground organizations that recognized the authority of the Government in Exile. Hence it did not include the communistPolish Workers' Party (PPR), which provided similar aid to Jews.
The successor to the Provisional Committee to Aid Jews was Council to Aid Jews, founded in December 1942.
Referencesedit
^Bartoszewski, Władysław (1987). The Warsaw Ghetto: A Christian's Testimony. pp. 44–46. ISBN9780807056028.
^(in Polish) Andrzej Krasnowolski "Żegota" - konspiracyjna Rada Pomocy Żydom 2011-06-07 at the Wayback Machine
provisional, committee, jews, polish, tymczasowy, komitet, pomocy, Żydom, founded, september, 1942, zofia, kossak, szczucka, wanda, krahelska, filipowicz, founding, body, consisted, polish, democratic, catholic, activists, associated, with, front, odrodzenia, . The Provisional Committee to Aid Jews Polish Tymczasowy Komitet Pomocy Zydom was founded on September 27 1942 by Zofia Kossak Szczucka and Wanda Krahelska Filipowicz The founding body consisted of Polish democratic Catholic activists associated with the Front Odrodzenia Polski Polska Organizacja Demokratyczna Polish Democratic Organization Zwiazek Syndykalistow Polskich Union of Polish Syndicalists and PPS WRN The codename for the organization was Konrad Zegota Committee 1 and the same codename was retained for the direct successor the underground Council to Aid Jews Polish Rada Pomocy Zydom 2 The Provisional Committee was helping 180 persons already within a short period following its creation It was financed partly by the Department of Social Services Departament Opieki Spolecznej and the Department of Internal Affairs Departament Spraw Wewnetrznych of the Polish Government in Exile The Provisional Committee may have been the first formal institution in modern Polish history to be operated in an atmosphere of mutual trust by Polish and Jewish organizations of a broad political and socioeconomic spectrum citation needed One of its vice presidents was a member of Bund Leon Feiner Its secretary was Adolf Berman citation needed who represented Zionist organizations One of the better known Polish members of the Provisional Committee was professor Wladyslaw Bartoszewski who would later serve as Poland s Minister of Foreign Affairs in 1995 and again in 2000 2001 Other members included Anna Maria Lasocka wife of the President of the Polish Landowners Association and social democrat Czeslawa Wojenska The Provisional Committee comprised Polish underground organizations that recognized the authority of the Government in Exile Hence it did not include the communist Polish Workers Party PPR which provided similar aid to Jews The successor to the Provisional Committee to Aid Jews was Council to Aid Jews founded in December 1942 References edit Bartoszewski Wladyslaw 1987 The Warsaw Ghetto A Christian s Testimony pp 44 46 ISBN 9780807056028 in Polish Andrzej Krasnowolski Zegota konspiracyjna Rada Pomocy Zydom Archived 2011 06 07 at the Wayback MachineSee also editHolocaust in Poland Zegota History of Poland 1939 1945 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Provisional Committee to Aid Jews amp oldid 1051996901, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
