„Pamięci zamordowanych składamy hołd”. Działalność Wojewódzkiej Żydowskiej Komisji Historycznej w powojennym Krakowie
„Paying Tribute to the Murdered.” The Activities of the Voivodship Jewish Historical Commission in post-WW II Kraków

Summary/Abstract: On 28 December 1944, the Central Jewish Historical Commission (CŻKH) was established at a meeting, During the first few months of its life, a dense network of regional branches was established, with five voivodship commissions (in Kraków, Wrocław, Warsaw, Białystok and Katowice) and twenty-one lower-level local commissions. The Kraków branch launched intensive efforts in many areas as soon as it was established. In a report on his July 1945 inspection there, CŻKH representative Noe Grüss declared: “The Central Jewish Historical Commission looks with pride and satisfaction at the works of the Kraków Commission, which is the only unit so far to have exceeded the task of gathering materials and became a co-author of the great work of recording the tragedy of Polish Jewry”.The archives of the Kraków Commission, deposited at the Jewish Historical Institute, are the wealthiest of the regional Central Commission records held there. Its contents attests to the vigorous efforts of the Kraków branch, the value of the research done by it, and it also warrants the hypothesis about its unique accomplishments, confirmed by subsequent scientific careers of its employees.

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