ADAM CZERNIAKOW AND THE MATHIAS BERSOHN MUSEUM AT THE JEWISH COMMUNITY IN WARSAW (Adam Czerniaków a Muzeum im.Mathiasa Bersohna przy Gminie Zydowskiej w Warszawie 1908-1940)

• Authors: Urynowicz Marcin
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

This article deals with Adam Czerniakow's relations with the Mathias Bersohn Museum at the Jewish Community in Warsaw. These relations are presented against the background of the history of the museum, whose establishment (in the years 1905-1910) coincided with the beginning of Czerniakow's work for the Community. The future 'Judenrat' chairman was one of people who work with the greatest dedication for the benefit of the museum and probably personally knew its founder M. Bersohn. Until 1937, the museum was in decline, barely able to survive. This changed when the leadership of the Community was taken over by the Interim Commissioner Board and Czerniakow became the curator. This started a growth of the museum, the cataloguing of the exhibits, and new acquisitions, and Czerniakow had plans to establish the Central Jewish Museum in Poland based on its collections. After the German invasion of Poland, the collections were seized by the occupiers. In March 1940, they were taken to an unknown destination. A part of them most probably ended up in Lower Silesia, where the Third Reich was amassing Judaic exhibits for the Jewish Museum that was to be established in the future. After World War II, probably through the Jewish Restitution Successor Organization (IRSO) they found their way to Jewish museums worldwide, where they are kept to this day.

Keywords

EN

CZERNIAKOW ADAM; JEWISH COMMUNITY IN WARSAW; MATHIAS BERSOHN MUSEUM

Discipline

• HISTORY: HISTORY

• Publisher: Jewish Historical Institute, Warsaw, Poland
• Journal: Kwartalnik Historii Żydow
• Year: 2008
• Issue: 4(228)
• Pages: 477-489
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Urynowicz Marcin

• Marcin Urynowicz, Instytut Pamieci Narodowej, Biuro Edukacji Publicznej, ul. Hrubieszowska 6a, 01-209 Warszawa, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

09PLAAAA062015