Selected records of the State Archives of Khmelnytskyi Oblast

Identifier
irn501343
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1996.A.0150
  • RG-31.078M
Dates
1 Jan 1917 - 31 Dec 1962, 1 Jan 1942 - 31 Dec 1942
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Ukrainian
  • Russian
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Extent and Medium

1,150,711 digital images, JPEG

67 microfilm reels, 35 mm

Archival History

Derz︠h︡avnyĭ arkhiv Khmelʹnyt︠s︡ʹkoï oblasti

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Derz︠h︡avnyĭ arkhiv Khmelʹnyt︠s︡ʹkoï oblasti (State Archives of Khmelnytskyi Oblast). The records were created by Ukrainian civil authorities during the occupation period. After review by Soviet security agencies, they were transferred to the State Archives of Khmelnytskyi Oblast, Ukraine. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum acquired copies of the records in 1996, and accretions in 2017, 2018 and 2019. The duplication project is complete.

Scope and Content

The collection contains various documents of the Soviet government and Communist Party regional administration related to the history of Jewish communities of the Khmelnytsky region (formerly Kamenets-Podolsky region) before and after WWII. Included are statistical information, family lists, documents about Jewish schools and reading rooms, the promotion of literacy and vocational training, bylaws of Jewish religious communities, Jewish collective farms, files on Jews who appealed for the reinstatement of their electoral rights, files of Jewish owners of businesses, and inventories of synagogues and prayer houses. The collection also includes records of the local Jewish Public Committee (Evobshestkom) for the relief of victims of pogroms in 1919-1920. The collection also includes investigations and trials records pertaining to local Jews who were accused by the Soviet authorities in various crimes, e.g. membership in the Zionist organizations, anti-Communist, anti-Soviet political activities, espionage, attempts for illegal crossing of the Soviet border, etc. In addition to the extensive prewar records, this collection also contains records related to WWII, Holocaust and Nazi occupation of the region (1941-1944). It includes records of the local Ukrainian administration established by the Nazis during the occupation, auxiliary Ukrainian police, and German regional administration (gebitskommissariats)

System of Arrangement

Arranged by subject files.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Derz︠h︡avnyĭ arkhiv Khmelʹnyt︠s︡ʹkoï oblasti

Subjects

Genre

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.