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Language of Description: English
Country: Slovakia

  1. Pracovné tábory židov na Slovensku, 1940 – 1944

    • Jewish Labor Camps in Slovakia, 1940 – 1944

    Collection contains numerous copies of documents dedicated to the labor camps in the Slovak State (1939 – 1945) such as the lists of the Jews who were interned in the labor camp in Vyhne, memories of Marian Pavúk on the life in this camp in the years 1940 – 1944, copies of photographs from the labor camps in Sereď, Nováky and Vyhne.

  2. Pracovný zbor národnej obrany 1940-1945

    • Labour Corps of National Defence 1940-1945

    The fonds contains documents of the Labor Corps of National Defence, a special military organized part of the Slovak military forces in 1940-1945, created for organizing the labour units within the Slovak army forces. These included Jews and Roma conscripts and soldiers which were not allowed to conduct regular military service. The fonds contains various documents on the forced labor of Jews and Roma during their military service, including documents pertaining to the infamous VI. Labour Battalion that was part of the Labour Corps of National Defence.

  3. Šarišsko - Zemplínska župa

    • Šariš-Zemplín County

    The fonds contains preserved documents of the County Office of the Šariš-Zemplín County (Šarišsko-Zemplínska župa), which was the state administration body in Slovakia (1939-1945). Besides important documents on the political, economical and security developments at the territory of the easternmost county of Slovakia it contains very important documents on the anti-Jewish policy of the Hlinka Slovak People´s Party Regime. Fonds contains various reports about Jewish individuals, Monthly Situation reports of District Offices reflecting also the anti-Jewish policy and situation of Jews as well...

  4. Slovenská tlačová kancelária

    • Slovak Press Bureau
    • STK

    The Slovak Press Bureau was a state press agency of the Slovak Republic 1939-1945. The fonds contains files as well as extensive photo archive of the Slovak Press Agency from the years 1939-1945. While files are not processed and therefore not accessible, the photo archive is completely digitized and available in the Research Room of the Slovak National Archive. It contains thousands of pictures taken by professionals of the Slovak Press Bureau covering various events in Slovakia of that period. This includes some of the anti-Jewish measures (such as deportation of Jews in 1942) even though...

  5. Snem Slovenskej republiky

    • Assembly of the Slovak Republic

    The fonds contains the documents of the Assembly of the Slovak Republic (Snem Slovenskej republiky) which was the parliament of the Slovak Republic (1939-1945). Among others, it contains also documents pertaining to the adoption of anti-Jewish laws (such as for example the Act No. 113/1940 on Jewish businesses and Jews employed in businesses) in 1939-1945 Assembly. Among the most important ones are the minutes from the sessions of the Assembly, transcripts of the speeches of various members of the Assembly as well as documents of various Assembly committees.

  6. Štátne občianstvá a domovské príslušnosti

    • Citizenships and domicile rights

    It is an artificially created collection of materials which consists of documents extracted from 4 archival fonds. It contains the personal documents of about 5,500 residents of Košice - including many Jews - from the period between 1909 and 1944. These files concern their citizenship and their domicile right (domovská príslušnosť in Slovak, községi illetőség in Hungarian). The documents created between 1938 and 1944 are preserved in about 40 boxes. These mostly contain files of approximately 1300 people, including residents of Jewish religion. Each file contains a large amount of personal ...

  7. Štátne zastupiteľstvo v Nitre

    • State Attorney´s Office in Nitra

    The fonds contains documents of the State Attorney´s Office in Nitra. As far as the Holocaust-related documents are concerned the fonds contains documents concerning the revision of passports of Jews, and censorship-related files. Besides that, there are penal case files of Jews including cases pertaining to the property of Jews (hiding of property, property census- related cases, etc.). Other files pertain to baptism investigation or searching for Jews. Some files concern arrests of Jews. The fonds also contains documents on anti-Jewish riots, stealing of Jewish property after deportation ...

  8. Štátny policajný úrad v Žiline

    • State Police Bureau in Žilina

    The fonds contains many files pertaining to the persecution of Jews at the territory of competence of the State Police Bureau in Žilina. These include various reports on Jews, reports on house searches of Jewish owners, various applications of Jews such as those asking for the permission to use public spaces after 10:00 PM or those asking for the exception from the obligation to wear the compulsory marking of Jews. The fonds contains documents on confiscation of Jewish movable property as well as documents pertaining the auctions of Jewish property. Various documents pertaining to the print...

  9. Tekovsko-hontianska župa (1938 - 1944), Dočasne spojená župa Tekov-Hont

    • Bars és Hont közigazgatásilag egyelőre egyesített vármegye

    Documents of the fonds contain a lot of information on the persecution of Jewish population of the county. However, part of the fonds was destroyed during the battles. Files of the County Chairman (including personal files), files of the Deputy Chairman of the County are preserved. Deputy Chairman´s files are however still processed by the archive.There are also documents of the legal attorney in the fonds, but these include only the registers and the index, as well as the financial documents. The last two groups are not inventorized yet. A big group of documents from the files of the Count...

  10. Trenčianska župa II

    • Trenčín County II

    Fonds contains preserved documents of the County Office of the Trenčín County (Trenčianska župa), which was the regional state administration body in Slovakia (1940-1945). Besides essential documents on the political, economic and security developments at the respected territory it contains important documents on the anti-Jewish policy of the Hlinka Slovak People´s Party Regime. Fonds, for example, contains files about the doctors of Jewish origin and limitations of their practice, file on the expropriation of the property of spa in Piešťany which belonged to Winter family and files on indi...

  11. Úrad obžalobcu pri Národnom súde

    • Prosecutors office of the National Court

    The fonds contains documents of the Prosecutor´s Office of the National Court. It is directly connected to the legal activity of the National Court, the highest court of the retributive justice system in Slovak part of Czechoslovakia (1945-1947). It contains various documents pertaining to the war crimes, crimes against humanity and various anti-Jewish measures in Slovakia 1939-1945 that were subject to the retributive trials in the postwar period.

  12. Úrad Predsedníctva vlády Slovenskej republiky

    • ÚPV
    • Bureau of Prime Minister´s Office of the Slovak Republic

    The Bureau of Prime Minister´s Office was an important governmental body in Slovakia in 1938-1945. The fonds contains important documents pertaining to the anti-Jewish measures in Slovakia in 1938-1945 such as documents reflecting the discussions on anti-Jewish measures at the meetings of Slovak government, various proposals of the Prime Minister in anti-Jewish policy, correspondence with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the situation of Jews in Germany, Reports of various state bodies on Jewish question submitted to the State Council.

  13. Ústredná kancelária autonómnych ortodoxných židovských náboženských obcí

    • Central Office of Autonomous Orthodox Jewish Religious Communities

    The fonds contains preserved agenda of the Central Office of Autonomous Orthodox Jewish Religious Communities, the highest representative body of Jewish Orthodox Religious Communities in Slovakia and Subcarpathian Ruthenia (Podkarpatská Rus) in 1919-1938 as well as Slovak state 1939-1945. The fonds contains correspondence of specific Jewish Autonomous Orthodox Religious Communities on various issues, including the operation of Communities during the period of Holocaust. The fonds telegrams, reports, letters.

  14. Ústredňa štátnej bezpečnosti

    • State Security Headquarters
    • F-209

    The fonds contains Fond obsdocuments of the State Security Headquarters (Ústredňa štátnej bezpečnosti), the former political police and security service of the Slovak republic (1939-1945). It contains various documents on activities of Communists, socialists, political parties and their organizations (including Hlinka Slovak People´s Party, Hlinka Guard, Hlinka Youth, Deutsche Partie and Deutsche Jugeng). It also includes reports and documents on activities Jewish individuals, Jewish Center (Ústredňa Židov), anti-Jewish measures of various kind. Besides other documents there are various lis...

  15. Ústredný hospodársky úrad

    • The Central Economic Office
    • ÚHÚ

    The Central Economic Office (Ústredný hospodársky úrad) was one of central offices of the Slovak Republic (1939-1945) with the statewide competences related to so called "Aryanization" of Jewish property. The fond contains documents about the Liquidation and Aryanization of businesses, disposal of Real estate property of Jews, Work permissions as well as documents about the activities of Jewish Center (Ústredňa Židov). Preserved documents are from the period between 1940 - 1945.

  16. Žandárska stanica Kežmarok

    • Gendarmerie Station Kežmarok

    The fragmentary fonds contains police (Gendarmerie) documents of the Gendarmerie Station in Kežmarok. In includes the list of Jews that were to be deported to the concentration camp in Žilina in 1942, the list of Jews that were to be arrested and deported from Kežmarok on 2 April 1942, the list of Jews that escaped from deportation (so-called "dezerteri") that were searched by police. There is also a report about specific Jews that were arrested. Some files contain instructions of the District Office in Kežmarok pertaining to the deportation of Jews from 1942, including the document on the ...

  17. Žandárska stanica Spišská Belá

    • Gendarmerie Station Spišská Belá

    The fragmentary fonds contains documents of the Gendarmerie Station in Spišská Belá. It includes documents from 1938 and1941. These include report on the Anti-semitic flyer "Christians of all countries unite!" written in Czech language and sent from Zlin, then documents concerning the deportation of Jews in November 1938 (including lists of those that were expelled and list of those who returned back) and various documents pertaining those deportations. Files from 1941 concern the cooperation between gendarmes and Hlinka Guard in anti-Jewish measures, as well as file concerning the restrict...

  18. Žandárska stanica Spišská Stará Ves

    The fragmentary fonds contains documents of the Gendarmerie Station in Spišská Stará Ves. These include report on the arrest of a Jewish woman, originally from the General Gouvernement in 1940, several files on the arrest or investigation of Jewish individuals from Spišská Stará Ves. Some files pertain to the house searches of specific households of Jews in Spišská Stará Ves. One file contains the list of Jews of foreign citizenship from 1940. Several files pertain to the accusations of illegal business activities and the liquidation of Jewish businesses. One file pertains to the cancellati...

  19. Žandárska stanica Veľký Lipník

    • Gendarmerie Station Veľký Lipník

    The fragmentary fonds contains documents of the Gendarmerie Station in Veľký Lipník. The Holocaust-relevant file concerns the order of the District Gendarmery Command in Spišská Stará Ves to arrest Jews from 7 September 1944.

  20. Zbierka IX. Nacistické okupačné jednotky

    • Collection IX. Nazi Occupation Forces

    Collection contains various documents dedicated to the activities of Nazi occupation forces which were operating in Slovakia after the outbreak of the Slovak National Uprising on August 29, 1944. Suppression of the armed uprising, which dominantly took place in the Central Slovakia with the center in the city of Banská Bystrica, was accompanied also by the massive and intentional persecution of the rest of the Jewish community in the Slovak territory. Material includes numerous information about mass executions in Kremnička and also about the later exhumation of the mass grave as well as th...