Jette (Brussels). Documents regarding the implementation of anti-Jewish measures, selected from the municipal archives. Collection

Identifier
KD_00031
Language of Description
English
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1944
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • French, Dutch
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

Scope and Content

KD_00031_0001: Folder "Instructions pour Israelites", containing copies of several Verordnungsblatter, circular letters issued by the province and notes regarding the implementation of the anti-Jewish measures in Jette (Brussels). KD_00031_0002: Folder "Documents service interne", containing correspondence with federal authorities, circular letters, lists of Jews whom bought the yellow star (star of David), notes on Jewish children whom turned 15 regarding their registration in the municipal Jewish register, letters regarding the nationality of Jewish inhabitants of Jette, documents regarding Jewish pupils and schools. KD_00031_0003 : Jewish register of Jette. Each form contains the name, date and place of birth, profession, nationality, religion, date of arrival in Belgium, the last country the person has left, address, date and place of registration of a person, and information regarding the spouse, parents, grandparents and children. KD_00031_0004: Name index of the Jewish register of Jette, accessible only at the Kazerne Dossin documentation center. KD_00031_0005 : Folder "Recensement des Juifs au 15 août 1941", a list of all Jews living in Jette on the mentioned date, containing 149 names. KD_00031_0006: Folder "Juifs entrée", containing a notebook "Repertoire Israélites" with the names and addresses of Jewish inhabitants of Jette and their date of departure/going into hiding, typed lists of registered Jews and confirmation notes sent to other municipalities confirming the registration of certain individuals.

Accruals

No further accruals are to be expected

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Digitally stored at Kazerne Dossin

Finding Aids

  • A name index of the Jewish register of Jette is available at the Kazerne Dossin documentation center (KD_00031_0004).

Existence and Location of Originals

  • Municipal archives, Jette. Files POP-191, POP_193 and QHX-1

Related Units of Description

  • A copy of the municipal Jewish register of Jette is part of the Jewish register of Belgium (KD_00008). However, there seems to be only a 90% overlaps. A number of persons registered in Jette is not registered in the Jewish register of Belgium and vice versa.

Subjects

Places

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.