Spuścizna Noacha Lasmana w zbiorach Biblioteki Uniwersyteckiej w Poznaniu
Noach Lasman's heritage in the collections of the University Library in Poznań

Summary/Abstract: Objective: In 2022, as a result of the agreement between the University Library in Poznań and Jews Lived Here Foundation, the collection Archive of the Jews of Poznań and Greater Poland was established. It is placed within Manuscripts Workroom of the Special Collections Department. Noach Lasman's (1924-2018) heritage; Poznań Jew who survived the Holocaust, geologist and writer who lived in Israel for many years; was delivered as the first to the University Library in Poznań. The article aims to provide the rules of cooperation between Jews Lived Here Foundation and the University Library in Poznań, present the biography of Noach Lasman based on collected archives, and characterize the processing along with organising his heritage within Archive of the Jews of Poznań and Greater Poland collection framework. Methods. During the work on the legacy an archive methodology was applied, the guidelines of the Archives of the Polish Academy of Sciences' archival processing of the manuscript heritage were used. Conclusions. Noach Lasman's heritage, is a valuable archive collection. It consists of, among others, personal documents, diaries, correspondence, workshop material as well as photographs and recordings. Not only do the mentioned archives document Noach Lasman's fate as the Holocaust survivor, but they also depict the life of Jews in Poznań before the Second World War and during the Nazi occupation. The University Library in Poznań and Jews Lived Here Foundation cooperation leads to the preservation of Jewish community in Greater Poland.

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