Národní arijská kulturní jednota, Praha

The National Aryan Cultural Unity for Bohemia and Moravia was founded on 24 May 1939. The functionaries of the association took part in various collections for the benefit of the Nazi army and carried out harsh anti-Jewish activities. The chairman of the association, František Lelek, was particularly active. He published anti-Jewish and pro-Nazi articles and organized the so-called ideological school. The officials failed to create a large organisation with a stable financial base. From 1942 the association existed only formally, officially it was dissolved after the war. Despite its small extent, the collection provides an overview of the activities of the National Aryan Cultural Union – one of the collaborationist and fascist associations established during the occupation. For more on this topic, see: correspondence of the central office of the National Aryan Cultural Union with German and Protectorate authorities, as well as with individual members of the association, concerning proposals for anti-Jewish measures (inventory no. 16, boxes 3, 5).