Selected records from the collections of the Brăila branch of the Romanian National Archives

Identifier
irn46631
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2012.43
  • RG-25.056M
Dates
1 Jan 1935 - 31 Dec 1953
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Romanian
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

22,417 digital images, JPEG

101 microfilm reels (partially digitized), 35 mm

Archival History

Arhivele Naţionale ale României

Acquisition

Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Source of acquisition is the Arhivele Naţionale ale României (Romanian National Archives), Brăila Branch. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the filmed collection from the Romanian National Archives via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in April 2012, and accretion in Oct. 2013.

Scope and Content

Contains the Prefecture of the District of Brăila records related to the "religious sects," nomadic Roma, confiscation of Jewish properties, ethnic Bulgarians, repatriation from Bessarabia and Bucovina (1940) from various subdistricts in Brăila, treatment of Jews, forced labor of Jews, deportation of Jews between Siret and Prut Rivers (1941), Iron Guard, forced labor of Jews in Lacu Sărat and Baldovineşti, name lists, local Aryanization activities (CNR), expelling of Jews from various institutions, travel authorizations for Jews, Jewish detachment of forced labor for road repairs, rights given to Jewish citizens (1946); the Legion of Gendarmes Brăila records relating to "religious sects," forced labor of Jews and trials of war criminals (1945); the Mayorship of Brăila correspondence with local Aryanization Center (CNR); the National Democratic Committee Brăila (CDE) correspondence relating to the CDE activities, reports, instructions, name lists of Jews emigrating to Israel, name lists of Jews who joined communist party, statistics of Jewish population in the city of Brăila, and registers.

System of Arrangement

Arrangement is thematic. Organized in the following order: Inv. 8; Inv. 13; Inv. 2; Inv. 516. 13, 8. Series: 1. Prefecture of the District of Brăila, Reels #1-101; Series 3, Legion of Gendarmes, Reel #102; Series 4: Democratic Jewish.Committee, #103-106.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Arhivele Naţionale ale României

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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.