The Częstochowa Council of Elders (Judenrat) Rada Starszych w Częstochowie (Sygn. 213)

Identifier
irn507349
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 1995.A.0869
  • RG-15.061M
Dates
1 Jan 1940 - 31 Dec 1942
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
  • German
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn507349

Extent and Medium

108 digital files, PDF

5 microfilm reels (digitized), 35 mm

1 DVD-ROM, 4 3/4 in.

Creator(s)

  • Rada Starszych w Czestochowie (Poland)

Archival History

Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma (ŻIH), Sygn. 213. Rada Starszych w Czestochowie (Częstochowa Judenrat) created the records from ca. 1940 to 1942. 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 1995.

Scope and Content

Records pertains to the administration of the Częstochowa ghetto. Included are statistics on the Jewish community and ghetto; a census of Jews in Częstochowa, with name lists; duty rosters for and instructions to Jewish ghetto police; and a book of events and regulations for the Jewish ghetto police.

System of Arrangement

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

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma

Subjects

  • Częstochowa (Poland)
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Poland--Częstochowa.
  • Jews--Statistics--Poland--Częstochowa--Charts, diagrams, etc.
  • Jewish councils--Poland--Częstochowa.
  • Police--Poland--Częstochowa.
  • Jewish ghettos--Poland--Częstochowa.
  • Jews--Poland--Częstochowa--Registers.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Atrocities--Poland--Częstochowa.
  • Judenrat
  • Poland--History--Occupation, 1939-1945.

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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