Minister Henryk Juliusz Floyar-Rajchman jako polski polityk na uchodźstwie
Minister Henryk Juliusz Floyar-Rajchman as a Polish Politician in Exile
Author(s): Jacek PiotrowskiSubject(s): Political history, Social history, WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Fascism, Nazism and WW II
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: independence exile; Piłsudskiite; minister; officer; Józef Piłsudski Institute of America;
Summary/Abstract: Based on archival material, mainly from the Józef Piłsudski Institute of America, the article presents a profi le of Henryk Juliusz Floyar-Rajchman. Of Jewish origin, the Polish Minister of Industry and Trade from 1934 to 1935, he played an important role during the war and later in exile. First, he saved the gold of the Bank of Poland and the National Defence Fund to continue fi ghting alongside the Allies. He then co-founded a signifi cant Piłsudskiite political community in the United States. Until his death, he remained a “steadfast independentist” guarding the rights and borders of the Second Republic of Poland, in which he had the honour of being a minister.
Journal: Dzieje Najnowsze
- Issue Year: 55/2023
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 25-52
- Page Count: 28
- Language: Polish