Chojnowski / Choynowski Holocaust-Era Records

Opoczno (Opotchna), Końskie (Kinsk), Piotrków (Petrikev), Radoszyce (Radoshitz), Częstochowa (Chenstochov), Przedbórz (Pshedbosh), Rozprza (Rospesha), and nearby towns

18 Holocaust-era records for Chojnowski / Choynowski and related spellings.

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Częstochowa: deportation from the Łódź ghetto to Częstochowa HASAG; accompanied by letter dated 3 Mar 1944 [H]

IDPage numberOrder number[Number with unknown meaning]Handwritten note, if any (nearly always followed by check mark?)PersonSurname from previous columnAdresseDate of birthHandwritten number(s), if anyNotes (not written by translator / typist)
1009810/29674Bełch. [Bełchatów]Szlama Majer ChojnowskiCHOJNOWSKITalweg 321930  

France: Deportations during Holocaust, only "Pologne" from the web; used to be here: http://perso.wanadoo…istoire/Accueil.htm [H]

IDDetailsNº JO [Number of journal]Date [of journal]SexGiven nameSurnameCountry of birthState/region of birthCountry of deathComplete information
11215Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel"839 Apr 1994FFajgaGRINFELD, NÉE CHOJNOWSKAPolognePologneGrinfeld, née Chojnowska (Fajga) en 1906 à Konskie (Pologne), décédée le 1er août 1942 à Auschwitz (Pologne) et non le 27 juillet 1942 à Drancy (Seine)
14656Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel"839 Apr 1994FFajgaGRINFELD, NÉE CHOJNOWSKAPolognePologneGrinfeld, née Chojnowska (Fajga) en 1906 à Konskie (Pologne), décédée le 1er août 1942 à Auschwitz (Pologne) et non le 27 juillet 1942 à Drancy (Seine)

Końskie: List of Jewish real estate, 1942, pages 1-38 [and seemingly identical material appears on pages 105-174], RG-15.451, zesp 1030, syg 40; part of Urząd Skarbowy w Końskich (https://www.szukajwa…pol/-/zespol/112530); images: https://www.szukajwa…/jednostka/15159489 [H]

IDImage file name(s)Page(s)Order numberLocation of the property (street and number)OwnerSurname from previous columnAmicable agreement of lease or tenancy [see image for details]Mortgage encumbrance [see image for details]Tax burden / tax encumbrance [see image for details]Value of the property [see image for details]Remarks [see image for details]Notes (by translator / typist)
1016921_1030_0_0_40.pdf11-12131Joselewicza 9Hersz ChojnowskiCHOJNOWSKI      

Końskie: Lists of Abandoned and Post-German Properties, 1946, pages 42-73, RG-15.742, zesp 778, syg 26 (index of names in this material); part of Zarząd Miejski w Końskich [https://www.szukajwa…pol/-/zespol/112248]; images: https://www.szukajwa…/jednostka/15119894 [H]

IDImage file name(s)Page(s)Details regarding this materialOrder numberOwner or co-owner of the houseSurname from previous columnStreet namePresent and former numbersNumber of separate residential buildingsAll remarksNotes (by translator / typist)
1002421_778_0_0_26.pdf48-49[No information listed]128Herszek Szajewicz, heirs of Lejbus Chojnowski, Dydja ZalcbergSZAJEWICZ, CHOJNOWSKI, ZALCBERGJoselewicza strona lewa [Joselewicza, left side]11/613[blank]Continuation of previous entry

Łódź: Jewish survivors registered in Łódź, July 1945, received by the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society of Canada [date unreadable] [H]

IDPage numberNameSurname from previous columnYear of birthAddress before 1939Notes (not by typist)
1198616Icek ChajnowskiCHAJNOWSKI1918Lodz 

Piotrków Trybunalski: Selected Records of the District Court in Piotrków Trybunalski, 1940-1947 [Sąd Okręgowy w Piotrkowie Trybunalskim], zesp. 893, RG-15.710 [H]

IDImage file nameCase No.DateName of accused / defendant / personSurname from previous columnSummary of information on this pageSurname from previous columnNotes (not written by translator / typist)
1001539_893_0_0_132_000.jpgK 105/40 Sa 218/4110 Jun 1941Rubin-Riwen HersztajnHERSZTAJNFile cover  
1001639_893_0_0_132_006.jpgK 105/408 Nov 1940Rubin-Riwen HersztajnHERSZTAJNAccused is son of Icek and Sura née Chojnowska, born on 20 Nov 1878 in Sulejów, address ul. Opoczyńska 25, is charged that in March 1940, in Sulejów, Piotrków County, he misappropriated 2,000 złoty, entrusted to him, by Szajndla Rozencwajg, for the purchase of a horse. A witness claimed that the Accused indeed did not buy any horses at the fair in KielceCHOJNOWSKA 
1001739_893_0_0_132_006.jpgK 105/405 Dec 1940Rubin-Riwen HersztajnHERSZTAJNIn view of the complex circumstances of the case, the Piotrków Municipal Court decides to refer it for examination by the Collegiate Court.  
1001839_893_0_0_132_025.jpgK 105/4018 Apr 1941Rubin-Riwen HersztajnHERSZTAJNMinutes of preliminary hearing, Accused is described as Jewish, illiterate, occupation carter, married with four children aged 20 to 33, with no previous criminal record. Accused pleads not guilty, claiming that he did indeed buy the horse but, on the way back home, it was confiscated by the German army. Proceedings adjourned to subpoena three vital witnesses to testify.  
1001939_893_0_0_132_068.jpgK 105/4010 Jun 1941Rubin-Riwen HersztajnHERSZTAJNThe Piotrków Regional Court finds the Accused guilty of misappropriating 2,000 złoty. He is sentenced to two months' jail and court costs are also awarded against him.  
1002039_893_0_0_132_106.jpgSA 218/412 Dec 1941Rubin-Riwen HersztajnHERSZTAJNThe Radom Appeals Court sets aside the Accused's conviction and order the State Treasury to cover his and the court's costs.  

Poland: Register of Jewish Survivors II (Jewish Agency, 1945) [H]

IDDigital file idPageGiven name(s)Surname(s) from previous or next columnsPlaceTyping notes
1794208-DSC00148.jpg42IcekCHOJNOWSKILodz 
1794308-DSC00148.jpg42IcekCHOJNOWSKILodz 

Register of Jewish Survivors I: Lists of Jews Rescued in Different European Countries (Jerusalem, 1945; 19032 records typed) [H]

IDSubdocumentSublistPageSurnameGiven nameSurname from previous columnBirth year or ageBirth place or last residenceTyping notes
15000List of Jews Liberated from the Buchenwald Camp; submitted by the World Jewish Congress, Jun 1945List A, 8 Jun 1945 - Aug 6 194533CHOJNOVSKYIcek1920Tomaszow-Maz 

Sweden: Holocaust Survivors 1945-1946; American Jewish Archives, D56/5 (16,816 rows) [H]

IDDigital file idPageSeq numberSurvivor given name(s)Survivor maiden name / other surname (previous or next column)Survivor surnameOccupationBirthdayBirth cityLast domicileSurvivor sends greetings to -- given name(s)Survivor sends greetings to -- surname(s)Greetings to--PlaceOther informationTyping notes
2137305-DSC0010312154EdvardaMARKOWICZstenographer25 Sep 1917LodzLodzLeonCHANOWSKYLondon  
2137905-DSC0010312155PolaMARKOWIEZClerk25 Aug 1918LodzLodzLeonCHANOWSKYLondon  

Warsaw: Listing of the Surviving Warsaw Jews in the US Zone in Germany [Centrale fun di Warszewer Landsmanszaftn in der US Zone in Dajczland], 1948 (5859 persons) [H]

IDPageGiven nameSurnameBirth dateResidence in Warsaw until 1 Sep 1939Father's given nameMotherMother's maiden name copied from preceding columnCurrent address [town]Comments
1069813Icchok ChojnawskiCHOJNAWSKI1908Nowolipki 69Lichtenau 

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