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  1. Sąd Grodzki w Końskich (Sygn. 704) Court of the First Instance in Końskie

    Files of civil cases from the period of World War II of people of Jewish origin (inheritance and division of property).

  2. Więzienie w Będzinie (Sygn. 1589) Prison in Będzin

    Personal files of prisoners of Jewish origin convicted of various crimes, e.g. theft, fraud. In addition, other materials, e.g. lists of prisoners, statistic data. Personal files contain the prisoner's personal data and characteristics, as well as an accusation and official correspondence.

  4. Court of the First Instance in Pińczów Sąd Grodzki w Pińczowie (Sygn. 2500)

    Court files in civil cases and a few files of criminal cases in which Jews from Pińczów were parties: for reconstruction of birth, death, marriage certificates, for declaring ownership, for entering into possession of property, for declaring death or being declared dead, for correcting personal data, and for entering into possession of property. In addition, case repertories for the entire period containing key information on all cases decided by this court.

  5. Court of the First Instance in Stopnica Sąd Grodzki w Stopnicy (Sygn. 2486)

    Court files in civil cases in which Jews from Stopnica were parties: for reconstruction of birth, death, marriage certificates, for declaring ownership, for entering into possession of property, for declaring death or being declared dead, for correcting personal data, and for entering into possession of property.

  6. Court of the First Instance in Chmielnik Sąd Grodzki w Chmielniku (Sygn. 2152)

    Court files in civil cases and few files in criminal cases in which Jews from Chmielnik were parties: for reconstruction of birth, death, marriage certificates, for declaring ownership, for entering into possession of property, for declaring death or being declared dead, for correcting personal data, and for entering into possession of property. In addition, case repertories for the entire period containing key information on all cases decided by this court.

  7. County Office of Land in Jędrzejów, Sygn. 1673 Powiatowy Urząd Ziemski w Jędrzejowie, Sygn. 1673

    Post-war materials regarding real estate owned by Jews from Jędrzejów County.

  8. Branch of the Temporary State Board for the Jędrzejów county in Jędrzejów Sąd Grodzki w Jędrzejowie (Sygn. 1699)

    Court files in civil and criminal matters in which one of the parties was a person of Jewish origin. Post-war materials regarding real estate owned by Jews, applications for correction or reconstruction of birth, death or other documents.

  9. Court of the First Instance in Busko Zdrój Sad Grodzki w Busku Zdroju (Sygn. 2149)

    Files of civil cases brought by Jews, inhabitants of the town of Busko Zdrój, in various cases such as: eviction, division of property or inheritance, statement of rights to property or inheritance, rectification of personal data, statement of death, recognition as dead. In addition, a small number of criminal cases against Jews from the 1930s.

  10. County Mediatory Office for the Property Matters of Farmers in Włoszczowa Powiatowy Urząd Rozjemczy do Spraw Majątkowych Posiadaczy Gospodarstw Wiejskich we Włoszczowie (Sygn. 1589)

    Files of cases concerning various disputes in which one of the parties was a person of Jewish origin.

  11. Court of the First Instance in Szczekociny Sąd Grodzki w Szczekocinach (Sygn. 1846)

    Court files in civil and criminal matters in which one of the parties was a person of Jewish origin. Post-war materials regarding real estate owned by Jews, applications for correction or reconstruction of birth, death or other documents.

  12. Sąd Grodzki in Słomniki Sąd Grodzki w Słomnikach (Sygn. 1980)

    Court files in civil and criminal matters in which one of the parties was a person of Jewish origin. Post-war materials regarding real estate owned by Jews, applications for correction or reconstruction of birth, death or other documents.

  13. Court of the First Instance in Włoszczowa Sąd Grodzki w Włoszczowie (Sygn. 1847)

    Court files in civil and criminal matters in which one of the parties was a person of Jewish origin. Post-war materials regarding real estate owned by Jews, applications for correction or reconstruction of birth, death or other documents.

  14. Court of the First Instance in Miechów Sąd Grodzki w Miechowie (Sygn. 1847)

    Court files in civil and criminal matters in which one of the parties was a person of Jewish origin. Post-war materials regarding real estate owned by Jews, applications for correction or reconstruction of birth, death or other documents.

  15. Sąd Grodzki in Proszowice Sąd Grodzki w Proszowicach (Sygn. 1979)

    Court files in civil and criminal matters in which one of the parties was a person of Jewish origin. Post-war materials regarding real estate owned by Jews, applications for correction or reconstruction of birth, death or other documents.

  16. Polish Police Headquarters of the City of Warsaw Komenda Policji Polskiej miasta Warszawy (Sygn. 1710)

    The collection contains materials on the organization of the Polish, so-called Blue Police in Warsaw during the German occupation, operational activities of police officers, and lists of officers.

  17. Heinz Praeger papers

    The Heinz Praeger papers include biographical materials, photographs, and printed materials documenting Heinz Praeger, his prewar life in Germany, and his wartime years as a refugee with his wife and son in Shanghai. Biographical materials include three copies of a brief biography of Heinz Praeger by Michael Carlon describing Praeger’s childhood in Berlin, antisemitic persecution in the 1930s, his imprisonment in Dachau after Kristallnacht, his relocation to Shanghai, meeting and marrying his wife, the birth of their son, the family’s immigration to the United States, and their lives in New...

  18. Mayer and Sonia Pasternack papers

    The collection primarily documents the postwar experiences of Mayer and Sonia (née Zlotnik) Pasternack, both originally from Radom, Poland. Prewar and wartime documents issued to Mayer include a craft card, birth certificate, and an identification card (Kennkarte) issued to him in Radom in 1942, and Jüdische handwerker-werkstätte identification card issued in 1943. Postwar documents include identification papers, immigration documents, a document regarding the possibility of immigration to Palestine, a displaced persons pass issued to Sonia Zlotnik in Stuttgart, and a certificate issued to ...

  19. Collection of insurgent and underground press Zbiór prasy powstańczej i konspiracyjnej

    Contains an underground press collection of 1283 titles (the biggest collection in Poland) from all pre-war Poland territory and published by all underground organizations.

  20. Collection of Stanisław Leszczyński Zbiór Stanisława Leszczyńskiego (Sygn. 1332)

    A collection of press clippings from the Polish press about World War II, the fate and history and the Holocaust of the Jews, the Polish underground and partisans during the war, and other related topics.