The Truth about Erlich-Alter
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- Title (English):
- The Truth about Erlich-Alter
- Title (Yiddish Romanized):
- Der emes vegn Erlich-Alter
- Title (Yiddish):
- דער אמת וועגן ערליך-אלטער
- Collection:
- International Workers’ Order (IWO) and Jewish People's Fraternal Order (JPFO)
- Set:
- Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee
Poland - Creator:
- Novick, Pessaḥ (Pesach, Paul), 1891-
- Creator:
- נאוויק, פּ
- Organization:
- Communist Party of the United States of America (New York), State Committee
- Date:
- ca. 1946
- Coordinates:
- 40.73388,-73.99209
- Latitude:
- 40.73388
- Longitude:
- -73.99209
- Location:
- New York, New York, United States
- ID Number:
- 5276b45af05_02
- File Name:
- 5276b45af05_02.pdf
- Address (creator):
- New York State Committee, Communist Party, 35 East 12th Street, New York, New York
- Work Type:
- fliers (printed matter)
historical figures
organization files
propaganda
political ideologies and attitudes
broadsides (notices)
circulars (fliers)
political ideologies and attitudes
communism - Subject:
- Soviet Union
Erlich and Alter
Politics
Jewish Left- Bund
Intelligentsia
Wartime Jewish Unity
Communism
World War II- War Effort
Jewish Anti-Fascist Committee of the USSR (JAFC)
Nazism and Fascism
Poland - Description:
- 4 page flyer. Translated Summary: Begins with Soviet Ambassador Maxim Litvanov's statement [Feb. 23, 1943] concerning the purported crimes of Erlich [Ehrlich] and Alter, Polish Jewish Bundists arrested and charged with treason. Then slams the Forverts' editorializing on the subject. Equates the Forverts to the Bund in general and Erlich and Alter in particular as openly working for the overthrow of Stalin which, in wartime should be seen as aiding the enemies of the United States.
- Notes:
- 1939: September, prominent Polish Bundists Viktor Erlich and Henryk Alter flee to Soviet zone are arrested, then temporarily freed in September 1941. December 3-4, 1941 Erlich and Alter were rearrested. 1942-1943, Alter and Erlich, died in Soviet prisons.
The Jewish People’s Fraternal Order was the largest ‘national’ section of the International Workers Order (IWO) which focused on cultural awareness and celebration, mutual support especially in health insurance coverage, and anti-fascist activities. The IWO also gave particular emphasis to supporting the rights and interests of African Americans. Documents include language and representations which comprise the historical record and should not be interpreted to mean that Cornell University or its staff endorse or approve of negative representations or stereotypes presented. - Cite As:
- International Workers Order (IWO) Records #5276. Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Cornell University Library.
- Repository:
- Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives, Martin P. Catherwood Library, Cornell University
- Archival Collection:
- International Workers Order (IWO) Records, 1915-2002 (KCL05276)
- Box:
- 45a
- Folder:
- 5
- Format:
- Image
- Rights:
- The copyright status and copyright owners of most of the images in the International Workers Order (IWO) Records Collection (Kheel Center #5276) are unknown. This material was digitized from physical holdings by Cornell University Library in 2016, with funding from an Arts and Sciences Grant to Jonathan Boyarin. Documents include language and representations which comprise the historical record and should not be interpreted to mean that Cornell University or its staff endorse or approve of negative representations or stereotypes presented. Cornell is providing access to the materials as a digital aggregate under an assertion of fair use for non-commercial educational use. The written permission of any copyright and other rights holders is required for distribution, reproduction, or other use that extends beyond what is authorized by fair use and other statutory exemptions. Responsibility for making an independent legal assessment of an item and securing any necessary permissions ultimately rests with persons desiring to use the item. Cornell would like to learn more about items in the collection and to hear from individuals or institutions that have any additional information as to rights holders. Please contact the Kheel Center at kheel_center@cornell.edu