Office of Israelite Registration for the district of Valea Lungă [inaccurate title, see description]
Alternative Title:
Balázsfalvaer Bezirk und Magyar Bényer Bezirk
Description:
This collection consists of one item: a book recording Jewish families residing in the two districts of Balázsfalva (Blaj, Blasendorf) and Magyar Bénye/Magyarbénye (Biia) in the second half of the 19th century. It is not clear how the book came to be catalogued under the title of Valea Lungă district, though one of the pages is stamped with the Israelite registration office of Valea Lungă. The stamp is, however, in Romanian, so from a much later point in time than when the contents was recorded. It is also not clear who recorded the contents or for whom the contents was intended. Each page records one family: the title of each page is the father's name and village of residence. Below this are listed the names of other family members and their relation; date of birth and, if applicable, marriage; place of birth; occupation and other comments (sometimes date of death). All contents is in German with the exception of some, but not all, place names which are recorded using their Hungarian designation. There is an index at the end by name and place of residence and one loose sheet from Valea Lungă attached dated 1904. There is otherwise no indication of when exactly the book was started or ended and by whom it was kept. The birth dates more or less span the entire 19th century, with the bulk of births occurring between the 1840s-1880s.
Creator:
Unknown
Date:
circa 1850-1904
See Also:
Register book in the civil record collection for Valea Lungă.
Format:
Textual records
Extent:
69 pages
Language:
German
Provenance:
It is not clear for or by whom the book was kept. There is an interwar stamp from the Valea Lungă Israelite registration office so at some point in time the book arrived there, though it does not appear to have originated there. The National Archives have no details regarding the acquisition of the book other than that it was received in the 1970s.
Call Number:
Oficiul matricular israelit cercual din Valea Lungă; inv. 2068
Bibliographic Citation:
Oficiul matricular israelit cercual din Valea Lungă; inv. 2068; Arhivele Naționale ale României, Direcția Județeana Alba
Repository:
Arhivele Naționale ale României, Direcţia Judeţeană Alba, Alba Iulia, Str. Mihai Viteazu nr. 29, cod 510010, jud. Alba