POLISH FEATURE & NEWS SERVICE. NRS. [9], 10-55, [UNNUMBERED SPECIAL ISSUE], 56, 58, and 59. [50 ISSUES TOTAL, OCT 1941-NOV 1942]

13. [The Exiled Polish Govenment Reports on Nazi Atrocities in Real Time] Polish Information Center (New York, N.Y.)

Edité par No Place [New York]: Polish Information Center, 1942

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; 1st edition. Large double-sided single sheets (broadsides), 17x 12 inches. Weekly English-language updates from the early years of the exiled Polish government information and propaganda agency from prior to its massive expansion in 1943. Reports cover German atrocities and Polish resistance to the Nazis, including news about Polish contributions to the international Allied effort. There are occasional mentions of conditions in the Warsaw ghetto. Checking institutional holdings, we could locate no copy later than Nr. 83 from 1943; we presume that to be the final issue in the series. This format would have been convenient for posting on walls, etc. ?The Polish Information Center was founded in 1940 and remained active until 1945? its first director, Stefan Gotfryd Ropp? remained in his post for the first three years of the center's existence, and was a major force in the creation of a Polish lobby influential in U.S. military, financial, and political circles, particularly to counter American isolationism before the United States entered the war. Originally called Centrum Informacji Prasowej, the center at first was funded with the proceeds from the sale of objects that couldn't be returned to war torn Poland. In its first year, it operated unofficially, but with the declaration of war by the United States, it had to fulfill certain requirements from the Justice Department. Later, the center became a branch of the Ministry of Information and Documentation. The center's main offices were located on Fifth Avenue, in the heart of New York City, but it eventually had representatives in Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, and Pittsburgh. br>The center had a well-educated and skilled staff, involved in the collecting and dissemination of information on Poland and on matters relevant to Polish interests in the United States. Ropp himself wrote regular reports for the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which are excellent examples of his visionary ideas? In 1943, the center's structure underwent significant changes and its budget was increased. The broadening of operations found immediate reflection in the way materials were collected: for instance, specialized firms were hired to deliver clippings from hundreds of American newspapers? Also in 1943, Ropp was moved to London to head the Biuro Prac Kongresowych responsible for planning the peace conference and a new post-war Poland. Still, the office grew steadily, gradually attracting some of the best minds working for the Polish cause on American soil: from 35 experts in 1943, it employed 51 in 1944. In 1944, at the peak of its activities, the center had at its disposal a budget of a million dollars? The year 1945 brought big budget cuts, and half of the employees were laid off. The center shared the fate of many other Polish diplomatic posts, as the loss of diplomatic recognition of the London government by the Western Allies resulted in the termination of its operations. By decree of Poland's President, Wladyslaw Raczkiewicz, on July 3, 1945, the center was officially shut down? (Hoover Institution). OCLC: 37937357. All holdings which could be checked are incomplete; some holdings are for as few as 3 or 4 issues total. All issues have a vertical fold crease; many have light foxing, stains or crinkling. Paper remains bright and strong and was clearly stored in dry clean conditions for the past 80+ years. Very Good Condition overall. A fascinating nearly consecutive weekly look at official Polish reporting on Nazi atrocities and war crimes in real time over a one-year key period of the Holocaust. (B) (Holo2-163-9-LMM%-?cce).

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• Titre: POLISH FEATURE & NEWS SERVICE. NRS. [9], 10-55, [UNNUMBERED SPECIAL ISSUE], 56, 58, and 59. [50 ISSUES TOTAL, OCT 1941-NOV 1942]
• Éditeur: No Place [New York]: Polish Information Center
• Date de parution: 1942
• Édition: Edition originale
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • The Holocaust
  • Americana
  • Poland