Board of Jewish Population Delegation in Będzin Centralna Rada Starszych Gmin Żydowskich w Będzinie (Sygn. 212)

Identifier
irn504384
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.A.0868
  • RG-15.060M
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1943, 1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1946
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • German
  • Polish
  • Hebrew
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn504384

Extent and Medium

23 digital files, PDF

2 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm

1 DVD-ROM, 4 3/4 in.

Archival History

Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma (ŻIH), Sygn. 212. The Board of Jewish Population Delegation (Judenrat) in Będzin, Poland, created the records from 1940 to 1943. ŻIH acquired the documents after World War II. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the digitized collection from the Żydowski Instytut Historyczny via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Project in 2007.

Scope and Content

Contains instructions issued by Chaim Israel Merin, “chairman of the board” of the Judenrat in Będzin (Zarząd Przedstawicielstwa Ludności Żydowskiej w Będzinie); lists of the names and addresses of Jews in Będzin; reports of Jewish police activity; identification cards and photographs of some Jews from Będzin; a list of Jews deported during liquidation actions in the Będzin area; a list of Jewish intellectuals killed by the Nazis; notices to German firms in Będzin concerning the employment of Jews; an alphabetical population list of Jews in Będzin from 1942 to 1943; a list of Jews sent to the camp in Sosnowiec; and documents relating to the plunder and confiscation of Jewish property.

System of Arrangement

The system of arrangement of the source repository has been preserved in the microfilmed reels. Arrangement is alphabetical and chronological.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma

People

  • Merin, Chaim Israel.

Corporate Bodies

  • Sosnowiec (Concentration camp)

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Concentration camps--Poland--Będzin.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Deportations.
  • Intellectuals--Poland--Będzin--Social conditions--20th century--Registers.
  • Jewish councils--Poland--Będzin.
  • Jewish committees (ushmm)
  • Będzin (Poland)
  • Jewish property--Poland--Będzin--Registers.
  • Police administration--Poland--Będzin.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Poland--Będzin.
  • Jews--Poland--Będzin--History--20th century--Registers.
  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Będzin.

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.

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