Fajwisz / Faywisz Holocaust-Era Records

Działoszyn (Zaloshin), Radoszyce (Radoshitz), Sulmierzyce (Silmerzitz), Radomsko (Radomsk), Częstochowa (Chenstochov), Wodzisław (Vodislov), Szczekociny (Shtshekotshin), and nearby towns

44 Holocaust-era records for Fajwisz / Faywisz and related spellings.

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Częstochowa BMD 1939-1942 marriages; Często Arch; for information on notary records, see https://www.crarg.org/notary-records.php [H]

ID	Reg year	Akt	Date and place of event	Date and place of registration	Groom, age, profession, city, and (starting in 1916) street address	Groom surname	Groom's father	Groom's father surname	Groom's mother	Groom's mother maiden name	Bride, age, city, and (starting in 1916) street address	Bride surname	Bride's father	Bride's father surname	Bride's mother	Bride's mother maiden name	Witness 1	Witness 1 surname	Witness 2	Witness 2 surname	Other information on the page	Surname(s) from previous or next columns	Image(s)	Comments by translator	Surname(s) from previous or next columns	Comments (not by translator)
10927	1941	142	27 Apr 1941, Częstochowa	1 May 1941, Częstochowa	Szaja Fajwisz, bachelor, born Gidle 10 May 1917, permanent resident Mstów	FAJWISZ	Abram Aron Fajwisz	FAJWISZ	Szajndla née Radoszycka	RADOSZYCKA	Chaja Sura Wiernik, unmarried, born Częstochowa 23 Jun 1911, living in Częstochowa ul. Najświętszej Marii Panny 4	WIERNIK	Chaskel Wiernik	WIERNIK	Małka née Jarkowizna	JARKOWIZNA	Mojżesz Asz, employee of the Rabbinate in Czestochowa		Lejbuś Jasny, employee of the Rabbinate in Czestochowa				www.crarg.org/i…077-UwFDmQ.jpg

Częstochowa Book of Permanent Residents 1870-1930, Często Arch (about 16,250 persons); sample images: https://www.crarg.or…dents-1870-1930.php [H]

ID	Volume	Page of book	House number	Given name	Maiden name	Surname	Parents	Mother's maiden name	Birth date, place	Profession, other information	All surnames for persons in this family
17251	19	231	208/209	Jozef Aron		CYMERMAN	Jankiel & Erla Prusicka	PRUSICKA	16 Sep 1896, Czestochowa	----	CYMERMAN, FAJWICZ, FAJWISZ, PRUSICKA, RADOSZYCKA
17252	19	231	208/209	Mindla	FAJWICZ	CYMERMAN	Abram Aron & Szajndla Radoszycka	RADOSZYCKA	5 May 1903, Gidle	With husband	CYMERMAN, FAJWICZ, FAJWISZ, PRUSICKA, RADOSZYCKA
17253	19	231	208/209	Icyk Lejbus		CYMERMAN	Jozef Aron & Mindla Fajwisz	FAJWISZ	6 Aug 1927, Gidle	With parents	CYMERMAN, FAJWICZ, FAJWISZ, PRUSICKA, RADOSZYCKA
17254	19	231	208/209	Rajzla		CYMERMAN	Jozef Aron & Mindla Fajwisz	FAJWISZ	2 Feb 1929, Czestochowa	With parents	CYMERMAN, FAJWICZ, FAJWISZ, PRUSICKA, RADOSZYCKA
17255	19	231	208/209	Abram		CYMERMAN	Jozef Aron & Mindla Fajwisz	FAJWISZ	10 Jul 1925, Czestochowa	With parents	CYMERMAN, FAJWICZ, FAJWISZ, PRUSICKA, RADOSZYCKA
17256	19	231	208/209	Hinda		CYMERMAN	Jozef Aron & Mindla Fajwisz	FAJWISZ	12 Jul 1926, Czestochowa	With parents	CYMERMAN, FAJWICZ, FAJWISZ, PRUSICKA, RADOSZYCKA

Częstochowa: German Prison in Częstochowa 1939-1944 (Niemiecki Zakład Karny w Częstochowie), EXPANDED WORK [H]

ID	Reference [number]	Date of arrival in prison	Name	Surname copied from previous column	Date of birth	Place of birth	Previous address (Częstochowa unless otherwise stated)	Father	Mother	Surname copied from previous column	Occupation	Suspected or accused of	Date of sentence	Sentence	Other information	Notes by translator / typist	Surname copied from previous columns
10246	1191	6 Aug 1941	Mordka Wajsfelner	WAJSFELNER	22 Dec 1919	Kłobucko	Wieluńska No. 17, Kłobucko	Abram	Frymeta née Wajsfelner	WAJSFELNER	With father	Currency offenses	23 Oct 1941	6 months prison and 40 days prison or 1000 złoty fine	Released 20 Feb 1942; arrested and tried with Chil Ferlegier [Ferleger], Abram Fajwisch, and Abram Najman		FERLEGIER [FERLEGER], FAJWISCH, NAJMAN
10247	1192	6 Aug 1941	Chil Ferlegier [Ferleger]	FERLEGIER [FERLEGER]	23 Mar 1908	Będzin	B. Joselewicza No. 1	Icek	Mariem née Fajtman	FAJTMAN	Merchant	Currency offenses	23 Oct 1941	4 months and 40 days prison or 1000 złoty fine	Released 6 Dec 1941; paid 100 złoty; arrested and tried with Mordka Wajsfelner, Abram Fajwisch, and Abram Najman	Letter from wife Róza requesting permission from prison authorities to supply food to her husband who had already had a lung operation	WAJSFELNER, FAJWISCH, NAJMAN
10248	1193	6 Aug 1941	Abram Fajwisz	FAJWISZ	27 Jan 1917	Łódź	Szewcka No. 8, Piotrków	Pinkus	Łaja née Frydrych	FRYDRYCH	Waste collector	Currency offenses	23 Oct 1941	5 months prison and 20 days prison or 500 złoty fine	Mother deceased; father living at Brzezinska No. 11, Łódź; released 6 Jan 1942; 7 years of schooling; arrested and tried with Mordka Wajsfelner, Chil Ferleger, and Abram Najman	Physical description included; 4 teeth missing ; letter from him to prison authorities requesting that the 1576 złoty that he deposited at the prison be passed to his sister Brucha Fajwisz in Piotrków as she has no money	WAJSFELNER, FAJWISZ, NAJMAN, FERLEGER
10249	1194	6 Aug 1941	Abram Najman	NAJMAN	15 Feb 1902	Łódź	Gorzkowice, Piotrków county	Izrael	Basia née Wajngrat	WAJNGRAT	Trader	Currency offenses	23 Oct 1941		Released 23 Oct 1941; arrested and tried with Mordka Wajsfelner, Chil Ferleger, and Abram Fajwisz	Acquitted	WAJSFELNER, FERLEGER, FAJWISZ
10562	2925	11 Mar 1943	Szaja Fajwisz	FAJWISZ	10 May 1917	Gidle	Nadrzeczna No. 63	Abram	Szajndla née Radoszycka	RADOSZYCKA	Worker	Jew			Resettled 19 Mar 1943; husband of Sala Wiernik	Physical description included; missing 11 teeth	WIERNIK

Częstochowa: prisoners at Hasag Pelcery slave labor camp in Częstochowa, USHMM (4738 persons) [H]

ID	Image file	Image file (second set: improved images)	Lp.	Given name (Nazwisko i imie)	Surname (Nazwisko i imie)	Year of birth (Data ur)	Birth, from complete document	Place of birth (Miejsce urodzenia)	Residence in 1939 (Miejsce zam. w 1939 r)	From where sent (Skad przybyl do obozu) [may be one of 6 Hasag slave-labor camps]	Profession (Zawod)	Profession (Zawod), translation	Card number (Nr. kartotek obozowej)	Notes
10946	Hasag-A1/0953.tif	Hasag-B1/0948.tif	945.	Abram	FAJWISZ	1921	10 Mar 1921	Lodz	Lodz	Lodz	bez zawodu	with no profession	3190

Dachau: "Memorial Dates Yorzait of the Martyred Jews of Dachau," Vol II, Lists of Polish Jewish who perished in Dachau, Germany (Jewish Labor Committee, 1947; 2380 persons) [H]

ID	Page number	Given name	Surname	Birth	City of birth	City of residence	Death date	Comments 1	Comments 2
10415	26	Rachmil	FAJWISCH	1 May 1921	Lodz		23 Mar 1945

Gidle Identity Cards 1929-1939; Piotrków Tryb. Arch., syg 23 (69 persons) [H]

ID	Year	Person	Surname from previous column	Date of birth	Place of birth	Address
10006	1931	Moszek Fajwis	FAJWIS	8 Sep 1910	Gidle	Gidle
10010	1932	Jakub Fajwis	FAJWIS	26 Feb 1912	Gidle	Gidle
10028	1937	Szaja Fajwisz	FAJWISZ	10 may 1917	Gidle	Gidle
10055	1939	Szajndla Fajwis	FAJWIS	20 Sep 1877	Gidle	Gidle
10063	1939	Moszek Fajwis	FAJWIS	8 Sep 1910	Gidle	Gidle

Gidle, Newcomers (Immigrants), 1937-1940; Piotrków Tryb. Arch., zespol 109, syg 17-18 (28 persons) [H]

ID	Year, syg.	Person	Surname from previous column	Came from	Address in gidle	How many members of the family: male	How many members of the family: female	Page
10013	1935, Syg. 17	Szprynca Fajwisz	FAJWISZ	---	Gidle: Kartuska 1		1	27
10014	1935, Syg. 17	Dawid Szlomo Fajwisz	FAJWISZ	---	Gidle: Kartska 1 [Kartuska 1?]	1		27
10024	1937-38, Syg. 17	Estera Frajdla Fajwisz	FAJWISZ	---	Gidle		1	10

Gidle, Those who left, 1937-1940; Piotrków Tryb. Arch., zespol 109, syg 20 (21 persons) [H]

ID	Year	Person	Surname from previous column	Where to	Members of the family: male	Members of the family: female	Page	Notes
10004	1937	Szaja Fajwisz	FAJWISZ	Lodz: Kilinskiego 4	1		8

Końskie: Jewish council [Rady Żydowskie], 1942 [apparently is a list of Jews in Końskie in 1942] [H]

ID	Page (upper right on right-hand page)	Number added in red on the left	Order number	Surname	Given name(s)	Parents’ names	Surname copied from previous column	Date of birth	Date of arrival in Końskie	Number added in red on the left	Occupation	Occupation, translated	Address	File number	Remarks and Annotations	Notes by translator / typist	Surname copied from previous/following columns	Notes (not written by translator / typist)
10337	15	3	113	Fajwisz	Jakub-Aron	[blank]		1894		3	[blank]		Pocztowa 2	811
10338	15	4	114	Fajwisz	Rywka	[blank]		1899		4	[blank]		Pocztowa 2	811

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

ID	Page number	Name	Surname from previous column	Year of birth	Address before 1939	Notes (not by typist)
13155	25	Abram Fajwicz	FAJWICZ	1917	Belchatow
13156	25	Szaja Fajwicz	FAJWICZ	1915	Belchatow

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

ID	Digital file id	Page	Given name(s)	Surname(s) from previous or next columns	Place
20835	09-DSC00006.jpg	57	Dawid	ELJASZ FAJWISZ	Lodz
21970	09-DSC00012.jpg	63	Abram	FAJWISZ	Lodz
21971	09-DSC00012.jpg	63	Bronia	FAJWISZ	Lodz
21972	09-DSC00012.jpg	63	Szaja	FAJWISZ	Belchatow
21973	09-DSC00012.jpg	63	Szaja	FAJWISZ	Lodz
21987	09-DSC00012.jpg	63	Paula	FAJWUS	Dabrowa Gornicza

Poland Survivor Radio Messages, American Jewish Archives, H277, n2 (2741 persons) [H]

ID	Set, folder, and image	Survivor given name	Surname from previous column	Name of father	Other family members	Present address	Surname from any previous column	Survivor former residence	Message in full	Address for mail	Surname from previous two columns	Date(s) of broadcast	Other information--including title, date, and page
10571	Set 15, Folder 11- H277n2, Image DSC000043.JPG	Israel	FAJWUSZ			Lublin now			Greetings to Herszkowicz Victor & family in London		HERSZKOWICZ	10 May 1945	title at top of page: Radio messages broadcast by Jewish survivors in Poland through "Radjo Polskie" Lublin; date: 01 May 1945; page: 2

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

ID	Digital file id	Page	Seq number	Survivor given name(s)	Survivor maiden name / other surname (previous or next column)	Survivor surname	Birthday	Birth city	Last domicile	Survivor sends greetings to -- given name(s)	Survivor sends greetings to -- surname(s)	Greetings to--Place
15744	03-DSC00112.JPG	3	42	Sonia	FEIWYSCH	BERMAN-FEIWYSCH	25 Dec 1914	Lomza	Lodz	Lajb	FEIWISCH	Skalbmierz
15745	03-DSC00112.JPG	3	42	Sonia	FEIWYSCH	BERMAN-FEIWYSCH	25 Dec 1914	Lomza	Lodz	Hillel	FEIWISCH	Palestine
15860	03-DSC00119.JPG	3	42	Sonia	FEIWYSCH	BERMAN-FEIWYSCH	25 Dec 1914	Lomza	Lodz	Lajb	FEIWISCH	Skalbmierz
15861	03-DSC00119.JPG	3	42	Sonia	FEIWYSCH	BERMAN-FEIWYSCH	25 Dec 1914	Lomza	Lodz	Hillel	FEIWISCH	Palestine

Sweden: Survivors 1 (9505 persons) [H]

ID	Page	Given name(s)	Surname 1	Surname 2	Surname 3	Maiden name 1	Maiden name 2	Father's given name	Mother's given name	Spouse's given name	Place of birth	Date of birth	Place of residence	Place of death	Date of death	Nationality	Comments
14026	68	Sonia	BERMAN	FEIWYSCH							Lomza	25 Dec 1914				Poland

Szczekociny 1939: List of contribution for support of Jewish Community in Szczekociny in 1939, syg 3387, document pages 108-131 [Lista składek na utrzymanie Gminy Wyznaniowej Żydowskiej w Szczekocinach.]; images: https://www.szukajwa…/jednostka/14981502 [H]

ID	Header immediately before this list	Page	Serial number	Person	Surname from previous column	Place of residence [Miejsce zamieszkania]	Occupation [Zawód]	Occupation, translated into English	Amount [Kwota]: Zł	Notes [Uwaga]	Notes (not written by translator / typist)
10051	[no header]	111	50	Moszek Fajwusz	FAJWUSZ	Szczekociny	kup.	merchant	20

Szczekociny: Municipal Court [1929-1950], zespol 1846, syg 6-1465 (various); includes more than 100 requests for issuance of death certificates for persons who died during the Holocaust [H]

ID	Image file name	syg	Case number	Date case commenced	Plaintiff name	Surname from previous column	Plaintiff address	Defendant name	Surname from previous column	Defendant address	Case details	Surname from previous column	Date case concluded	Verdict	Notes by translator / typist	Surname from previous two columns
10225	21_1846_0_0_700.pdf	700	Kg 162/36	10 Mar 1936				Moszek Jankel Fajwisz	FAJWISZ	pl. Marii Panii 10, Szczekociny	Włoszczowa police accuse Defendant, that on 1 Mar 1936, he was operating his haberdashery shop, behind closed doors, on a Sunday.		10 Mar 1936	Court finds Defendant guilty and fines him 15 zł or 3 days in jail.	Defendant born 28 Dec 1894. He is married, with 5 children.
10394	21_1846_0_0_1261.pdf	1261	Sp 57/50	21 Jun 1950	Uszer Szwarcbaum	SZWARCBAUM	ul. Kościuszki 24/5, Katowice				Plaintiff is requesting Court to acknowledge him as the rightful heir to his late parents and siblings who perished in the Płaszów death camp in 1943.		30 Jun 1950	Court grants Plaintiff's application.	Hi relative were Hilel Fajwisz, Mariem Fajwisz, Moszek Jankel Fajwisz, Ajdla Fajwisz and Chwula Rafałowicz nee Szwarcbaum.	FAJWISZ, RAFAŁOWICZ NEE SZWARCBAUM
10566	21_1846_0_0_1462.pdf	1462	Zg 7/50	6 Jun 1950	Uszer Szwarcbaum	SZWARCBAUM	ul. Kościuszki 24/5, Katowice				Plaintiff is requesting Court to issue death certificates for his relatives Chilel Fajwisz (born 1 Oct 1904), Mariem Fajwisz (born 2 Aug 1902), Moszek Jankiel Fajwisz (born 28 Dec 1894 and Ajdla Fajwisz (born 20 May 1893). All were residents of Szczekociny and perished in the Płaszów death camp.	FAJWISZ	14 Jun 1950	Court grants Plaintiff's application.

Szczekociny Yizkor book: Israel Shwaicer, Pinkas Shts'kots', 1959; translation at https://www.jewishge…ny/Szczekociny.html; no images at https://libguides.nypl.org/yizkorbooks [H]

ID	Details	Number of page	Letter of Hebrew alphabet or serial number	Person	Surname(s) from previous column	Person, with names converted to Polish spelling	Surname(s) from previous column	Family information	More information	Notes
10375	God [will] remember [the] holy community of Szczekochin [martyrs list]	270	Peh	Feiwish Moshe Jacob	FEIWISH	Feiwisz Mosze Jakub	FEIWISZ	Wife and four children

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