This register contains handwritten German entries in a printed book. Name, age, address and profession of deceased, as well as the address of the deceased's parents are listed, along with date, cause, and location of death, and date and location of burial.
This item contains handwritten German entries in a hand-drawn register. Name and age of deceased as well as cause and location of death are listed. Entries are in approximate chronological order; a couple of documents relevant to the register are interleaved.
This register contains handwritten German entries in a printed book. Name, age, occupation, and residence of the bride and groom are listed, as well as the names, occupations, and residences of their parents. Also provided are the date and location of the wedding, as well as the name of the officiating rabbi and witnesses. Comments and amendments follow the basic entry, and handwritten amendments, corrections, and in some cases documents, in Romanian from later decades (post 1930) are inserted. Entries are in approximate chronological order.
This register consists of handwritten German entries in a printed book. Name, age, occupation, and residence of the bride and groom are listed, as well as the names, occupations, and residences of their parents. Also provided are the date and location of the wedding, as well as the name of the officiating rabbi and witnesses. Comments and amendments follow the basic entry. Entries are in approximate chronological order.
This item contains handwritten German entries in a hand-drawn register. Name and age of bride and groom are listed, along with the name and occupation of witnesses and the date of the wedding. Entries are in approximate chronological order.
This register contains handwritten German entries in a printed book. Name of child, date of birth, address of residence, name of parents, godparents, midwife, and mohel, as well as address of maternal grandparents are listed. Following the entries are amendments and corrections. A few corrections and additions in Romanian from later decades are also present.
This register contains handwritten Romanian, Hebrew, and Yiddish entries in a booklet printed using a mix of Latin and Cyrillic characters. For births, name, date of birth and circumcision, and name of parents, godparents, and of rabbi, as well as address are listed. For marriages, date and location of wedding, as well as name and address of the bride and groom and signature of the rabbi are given. For deaths, name, residence, and age of the deceased are listed, as well date, cause, and location of death.
This register contains handwritten Romanian, Hebrew, and Yiddish entries in hand-drawn and printed booklet. Some printed pages have a mix of Latin and Cyrillic characters. For births, name, date of birth and circumcision, and name of parents, godparents, and of rabbi, as well as address are listed. For marriages, date and location of wedding, as well as name and address of the bride and groom and signature of the rabbi are given. For deaths, name, residence, and age of the deceased are listed, as well date, cause, and location of death.
This register contains handwritten German entries in a printed book. The register lists name of the deceased, date of death, date of burial, address of deceased, age, and cause of death.
This register contains handwritten German entries in a printed book. Name of child, date of birth, address of residence, name of parents, godparents, midwife, and mohel, as well as address of maternal grandparents are listed. Following the entries are amendments and corrections. A few corrections and additions in Romanian from later decades are also present.
This register contains handwritten German entries in a printed book. Name of child, date of birth, address of residence, name of parents, godparents, midwife, and mohel, as well as address of maternal grandparents are listed. Following the entries are amendments and corrections. A few corrections and additions in Romanian from later decades are also present.
This register contains handwritten German entries in a printed book. Name of child, date of birth, address of residence, name of parents, godparents, midwife, and mohel, as well as address of maternal grandparents are listed. Following the entries are amendments and corrections. A few corrections and additions in Romanian from later decades are also present.
This register contains handwritten German entries in a printed book. Name of child, date of birth, address of residence, name of parents, godparents, midwife, and mohel, as well as address of maternal grandparents are listed. Following the entries are amendments and corrections. A few corrections and additions in Romanian from later decades are also present.
This register contains handwritten German entries with printed Latin titles. Corrections, updates, and errata from later years are in Romanian. Content lists name of child and parents, including mother's maiden name, address, date of birth, date of circumcision, sex of child, name of midwife, and names of witnesses.
The entries in this register are handwritten in Romanian and Hebrew or Yiddish. For births, name of child, date of birth and of circumcision are given, along with the name of a parent and godparent and sometimes the profession of the parent. For marriages, date of marriage, name of husband and wife as well as their age, town of residence, and professions are listed. For death, basic vital information of the deceased is given, along with town of residence, cause and location of death, location of burial, and the name of the rabbi registering the death. The printed book was apparently created for a Christian context; words such as “priest” are used.
The entries in this register are handwritten in Romanian and Hebrew or Yiddish. The book itself has titles printed using a mix of Latin and Cyrillic characters. For births, name of child, date of birth and of circumcision are given, along with the name of a parent and godparent and sometimes the profession of the parent. For marriages, date of marriage, name of husband and wife as well as their age, town of residence, and professions are listed. For deaths, basic vital information of the deceased is given, along with town of residence, cause and location of death, location of burial, and the name of the rabbi registering the death. The printed book was apparently created for a Christian context; words such as “priest” are used.
The entries in this register are handwritten in Romanian and Hebrew or Yiddish. The book itself has titles printed using a mix of Latin and Cyrillic characters. For births, name of child, date of birth and of circumcision are given, along with the name of a parent and godparent and sometimes the profession of the parent. No entries are listed for marriages and deaths. The printed book was apparently created for a Christian context; words such as “priest” are used.
This is a collection of records of birth, marriage, and death, usually in the form of register books kept by religious officials. The collection is arranged alphabetically by the name of the locality, and then if applicable subdivided into subparts by religious denomination. Depending on the time period and on the size of the congregation, birth, marriage, and death registers may consist of separate volumes or be contained in a single volume. Please note that this collection consists of register books for localities within the boundaries of Suceava county, established after the second World War. Suceava County (Județ) includes all of Southern Bukovina (i.e. the part of Austrian Bukovina now within Romania's boundaries), as well as some additional territories which were never part of the Austrian province of Bukovina. For details on the Jewish community record books contained within this collection, please see the links below.
This unusual file contains documents pertaining to the murder by decapitation of an older (73 years old) Jewish woman by two men. The documents are statements made by the police and confessions of the perpetrators. The crime took place in Capu Câmpului (a village).
The file contains correspondence regarding foreigners, many of whom are former Romanian citizens who lost or renounced their citizenship during the course of the 1930s and World War II. There are also documents related to Transnistria including ones containing information on the return of people from Transnistria.
This register appears to contain the names of wanted or suspect individuals across the country. It is arranged alphabetically. Information contained includes name, town of origin, address (sometimes), features or characteristics, reason for being wanted, comments. The bulk of the names listed are not from Bukovina. There is a noticeable number of Jewish names.
Most police collections have files regarding the movements or actions of foreigners. The contents of these files will vary from year to year but documents frequently refer to Jewish individuals, either because they did not assume Romanian citizenship (and thus are considered Austrian), they were visiting or they lost their Romanian citizenship.
Despite its name, the majority of this file has little to do with items stolen from the Jews of Solca. There are a few documents related to things taken – lamps, radios, etc – but most of the contents have to do with other administrative matters.
These files contain correspondence and reports on any sort of "suspect persons." Especially after the war began, this meant that many of the suspect people were Jews, many trying to escape territories occupied by the Germans or the Soviets. There may also be lists of people considered communists or of those whose Romanian citizenship was revoked after they received citizenship from elsewhere (Palestine, Canada, America).
These files contain a variety of correspondence, reports, ordinances, leaflets, and charts regarding various extreme movements in Romania prior to and during World War II. There is information on nationwide incidents but also local members of these parties.
This file is of interest precisely because there is not one mention of a Jewish person. Prior to 1941 Jews comprised a large portion of the Siret population, in archival documents this is reflected particularly in the school attendence. This file contains meticulously drawn-up charts of the ethnic composition of students, municipal employees, and factory owners and workers. Almost all of the names are Romanian, there are a few Germans, Ukrainians, and Ruthenians. By this time the Jewish population had been deported to Transnistria by the Romanian government.
This register contains the names and sometimes birthdates of Siret residents who renounced their citizenship in 1941. Prior to this a law had been passed revoking Jews of Romanian citizenship, but perhaps it was not universally applied. The citizenship adopted in lieu of Romanian includes Austrian, Palestinian, American, Canadian, Argentinian, etc. There are also numerous non-Jewish individuals who renounced their citizenship, also for Austria or Poland, Germany (for the ethnic Germans), Czechoslovakia, and France. The bulk of individuals in this list however is Jews and the citizenship they adopted was Austrian.
This file contains correspondence and reports regarding individuals suspected of criminal activity. With most Jews in the region deported to Transnistria by this time, most of the individuals sought are Romanian or some other nationality (spies of foreign countries). Now and then photos of the individuals are included.
This file titled confidential contains a variety of correspondence related to extremist movements and members of these movements of all kinds. Included are documents regarding Iron Guard members, Nazis, communists, or citizens of any country which was currently at war (France, England, Germany). Of special interest may be a list of communists in Cernăuți (apparently all Jews) including the address and profession of the individual and photographs of equipment used to sabatoge trains (homemade bombs, etc).
Of interest in this file is the original list of local militia members, which includes many Jewish names. At some point in time, alongside the Jewish names are written Romanian names instead, presumably the Jews were removed from the local militia and replaced with Romanians.
These charts were possibly drawn up in order to determine whether individuals were suited for army recruitment. They appear to contain only males. Along with the name, the following information is (sometimes) provided: physical description, birth place and date, parents' names, height and waist measurements, occupation and that of his parents, educational background, whether or not the individual was drafted, other comments. Ethnicity or religion is not included on the chart but there are many Jewish names among those listed.
This collection contains records created by the gendarmes of Câmpulung Moldovenesc during the interwar period and World War II. The collection contains various files on spy and sabatoge activities and the movements or activities of foreigners, religious sects, political groups, and so forth, though few of these deal directly with the Jewish population. Folders with specifically Jewish content include one with information related to Transnistria survivors and a curious folder regarding the murder by decapitation of a local Jewish woman. For details on these items, please see below.
This collection contains records created by the gendarmes of Suceava during the late interwar period and World War II. The collection contains various files on terrorist activities, clandestine religious meetings and so forth, though few of these files include any information relating to the Jewish population. There is one folder containing a list of suspected or wanted individuals, apparently country-wide, including numerous Jewish names. For details on these items, please see below.
This collection contains records created by the police department of Solca during the late interwar period and World War II. Of interest to those researching regional Jewish history may be numerous folders concerning papers related to "suspected" individuals or "foreigners". Many of these individuals or so-called foreigners were Jews fleeing war zones to the north or local Jews whose Romanian citizenship had been revoked (through anti-Semitic legislation in 1938) or who had never claimed Romanian citizenship in the first place and were regarded as Austrian foreigners. There is also one folder titled property taken from Jews, though the contents primarily concerns other matters. For details on these items, please see below.
This collection contains records created by the police department of Siret during the interwar period and World War II. Of interest to those researching regional Jewish history may be a folder recording those who renounced Romanian citizenship and adopted the citizenship of other countries (almost all Jews) and a folder with the ethnic breakdown of various demographic groups (students, factory owners, workers) in Siret - of interest due to the utter absence of the Jewish population as it was created following the deportations to Transnistria. For details on these items, please see below.
This collection contains records created by the police department of Suceava during the interwar period and World War II. The collection is fairly large with 270 folders though most of these folders deal with Romanian individuals. Of interest to those researching regional Jewish history may be charts of army constripts, with various vital data included, as well as folders containing material on local extremist political groups (fascists, communists, and so forth), militia members (including many Jews), or individuals suspected of criminal activity. For details on these items, please see below.
This file contains hundreds of petitions for various certificates relating to identity, nationality, literacy, occupation, or losses suffered during the war. Most of the petitions are from Jewish residents and many contain brief descriptions of persecutions in Transnistria (family members who died, etc).
This file contains petitions from Siret residents for the issuing of certificates of ethnicity and / or nationality. The individuals in this file are from a broad cross-section of the Siret population, including Romanians, Jews, Czechs, Germans, and others.
This file contains petitions from Siret residents for the issuing of identity papers (nationality certificates). The vast majority of the individuals submitting petitions from these files are Jews returned from Transnistria. Some of their petitions list family members who died in Transnistria.
This file contains various correspondence between municipal, federal, and army authorities in 1945. There are several sections regarding the local artisans (lists of name and occupations) and also random correspondence regarding Jews repatriated from Transnistria and being housed in public buildings of Siret.
This file contains various documents relating to the municipal administration in the immediate aftermath of World War II. Of interest are the appointments in January 1945 of several Jewish residents to municipal posts. Also of interest are handwritten charts from the war years with the breakdown in population by ethnic group from year to year.
This file contains almost exclusively documents relating to the Jewish residents of Siret who were deported to Transnistria. The documents are primarily composed of petitions to the mayor for confirmation of citizenship or profession and the responses from the mayor confirming the individual's identity or profession.
This file contains various municipal correspondence, documents, and charts from 1944 related to the town and surrounding villages of Siret. There are several documents related to the ethnic breakdown of the population and also several dispatches related to the repatriated citizens (Jews) from Transnistria.
This file contains various documents and correspondence pertaining to property belonging to Germany and Jewish residents of Siret which was seized by the state. Most documents appear to refer to former German property but there are also several pieces that outline the position of the town or state regarding all such expropriated property.
Of interest in this file are lists of eligible voters in 1941. Some of the lists still include the Jewish residents and in addition to names, provide the birth date, profession, and address. There are also lists of youth born in various years. Here as well sometimes addresses of the individuals are provided.
This file contains various correspondence relating to the population of Siret immediately following World War II. The contents is quite mixed but can include petitions from Jewish and other residents for papers or other matters. At the end are charts of the population of Siret and surrounding villages according to ethnic group. The charts list the Jewish population at a little less than 850 in 1946 with the total population being just under 5,500. There is mention of Fany Goimann nee Katz, possibly the sister of the writer Leo Katz.
This register book contains the names of men who were members of the Siret municipality (this may refer to registered tax-payers). It also lists the names of their wives and children and the birth years of all individuals. No addresses or additional information is provided.
Most of the interwar years have files regarding requests to receive Romanian citizenship or nationality and permit applications to exercise various trades. In the late 1930s there are also files relating to the revoking of citizenship. These files contain a wide variety of documents and are all titled slightly differently. A select survey shows that many or even most of these applicants were Jewish residents. The documentation can be in German, Romanian, or both. Now and then birth certificates or other excerpts from civil records are included, sometimes there is just a one-page petition. In order to find out the exact call number, the inventory for the Siret Town Hall collection (Primăria orașului Siret) should be consulted, held at the Suceava national archives.