Jodenregister van Antwerpen. Collection Jewish Register of Antwerp
Extent and Medium
20,058 digitised images (10,029 forms)
Creator(s)
- The municipality of Antwerp
Scope and Content
The German decree of 28 October 1940 made it compulsory for all Jews from the age of 15 to register in the Jewish register of the municipality where they officially lived. The names of younger children were added to the forms of the parents (in most cases the copy of the father). Each form has room for the following information : surname, first names, date and place of birth, profession, nationality, religion, date of arrival in Belgium, the country of migration, successive addresses, date and place of registration, and the person’s signature, but also name, date and place of birth and religion of the spouse, the parents, the grandparents and the children. However, in case of the Jewish Register of Antwerp in most cases only surname, first names, date and place of birth, nationality, successive addresses, date of arrival in Belgium and the names of children were filled out.
Accruals
No further accruals are to be expected
System of Arrangement
Alphabetically by surname
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Digitally stored at Kazerne Dossin
Finding Aids
Access to the name index, containing the names of all persons older than 15 who registered, is available at the Kazerne Dossin documentation centre.
Existence and Location of Originals
Centraal Beheer voor Joodse Weldadigheid en Maatschappelijk Hulpbetoon [Central Bureau for Jewish Welfare and Social Aid], Antwerp
Subjects
- Identification measures
Places
- Antwerp