Registre des Juifs de Belgique - Jodenregister van België. Series Jewish register of Belgium
Extent and Medium
83,477 digitised images : 217 binders containing ca. 45,000 registration forms
Creator(s)
- Belgian municipalities
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. Most of the time not all the information was filled out during the registration process. The Jewish register of Belgium contains ca. 45,000 registration forms from more than 250 municipalities. The registers of Charleroi, Liège (Lüttich/Luik) and Mons (Bergen) are missing.
Accruals
No further accruals are to be expected.
System of Arrangement
Alphabetically by municipality, then 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. The addition of the names of children is an ongoing process.
Existence and Location of Originals
Jewish Museum of Belgium, Brussels - The municipalities of Charleroi, Liège (Lüttich/Luik) and Mons are missing from the series.
Subjects
- Registration
- Identification measures