Special Commission of the Central Jewish Committee of Jews in Poland Centralny Komitet Żydów Polskich (CKŻP). Komisja Specjalna (Sygn. 303/XVIII)

Copyright Holder: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma This collection documents the activities of the Special Commission of the Central Committee of Jews in Poland. It contains protocols; reports related to antisemitic incidents; statistical documents; correspondence; and civil defense plans for Jewish properties in Białystok, Częstochowa, Kraków, Opole, Sosnowiec, Szczecin, Zabrze, Otwock, and Wrocław. It also contains lists of individuals who collaborated with the Germans, the Jewish Committees in various cities, employees of Special Commissions, places for Jewish defense, and weapons held by the Special Commission. The Centralny Komitet Żydów w Polsce, CKŻP (Central Committee of Jews in Poland) was the most prominent official Jewish institution in Poland following the Holocaust. CKŻP attended to the needs of Jews from fall 1944 until 1950. It sponsored a variety of programs, providing food, shelter, education, medical assistance, cultural activities, and employment services and vocational training. The CKŻP also supervised the repatriation of Jews from the Soviet Union and assisted with legal emigration. A government-funded body, it was supported financially by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee.