Gitel / Gittel Holocaust-Era Records

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54 Holocaust-era records for Gitel / Gittel and related spellings.

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Children With Lost Identity: a list of 2500 files of Holocaust orphans from Poland between years 1936-1945 (2455 persons; info at https://tinyurl.com/q2prw84) [H]

IDThe complete listSublistPersonSurnameDate of BirthCityCountryArchive NoNotes
10631Originally at https://tinyurl.com/yyzjzfrn; now at Web Archive: https://tinyurl.com/y6zaht9xChildren With Lost Identity- GDygard GedaliGEDALI1 Jul 1936Sokolow PodlaskiPoland409 

Częstochowa BMD 1939-1942 deaths; Często Arch [H]

IDReg yearAktDeath place, dateRegistration place, dateDeceased, age, profession, etcDeceased surnameFather of deceasedFather surnameMother of deceasedMother maiden nameSpouseSpouse maiden name or surnameSurvived bySurvivors maiden name(s) or surname(s)Witness 1Witness 1 surnameWitness 2Witness 2 surnameOther informationSurname(s) from previous columnImage(s)Notes by translatorNotes (not by translator)
11098194124622 Apr 1941, Częstochowa28 Apr 1941, CzęstochowaDawid Gothail, traveler, born Łódź 16 Dec 1908, living in Częstochowa ul. Nadrzeczna 18, died in Częstochowa Municipal General HospitalGOTHAILAbram GothailGOTHAILMaria née GarneckaGARNECKA[not listed][not listed]Herszlik Mitelman, employee of the Rabbinate in CzęstochowaSzlama Majzler, employee of the Rabbinate in Częstochowawww.crarg.org/i…124-iU6xry.jpg  

Częstochowa Yizkor Book 1958, index pages 327-334; "Czenstochov: A New Supplement to the Book 'Czenstochover Yidn'"; translation at https://www.jewishge…wa/Czestochowa.html; images at https://digitalcolle…3-d71d-00505686a51c (1519 persons) [H]

IDSurnameGiven nameOther surnamePage numberIndex page number - column number
10311GITEL148328 - 4
10315GITELE127, 262328 - 4

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
13062Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel"24824 Oct 1993MJosephGODELPologneAllemagneGodel (Joseph), né le 24 janvier 1921 à Rybna (Pologne), décédé le 25 mai 1945 à Kolner (Allemagne)

Hannover, Germany: Paris list no. 1110, List of Jewish men in Hannover (Part of them in Schützenhaus, Krankenhaus Ricklingen and Josefstift), MLB 26 June 1945; Relatives Information Service, 7 Jan 1946; only Poland entries [H]

IDPage numberNumberNameSurname from previous columnDate of birthPlace [of birth?]Last place of residenceNotes (not by typist)
10054271Zalmann GotthailGOTTHAIL25 Jul 1911LodzLodz, Kelmstr. 89 

Kielce: list of city council voters entitled to vote in the election of city councilors and their deputies 1939, syg 2373-2393 [H]

IDDistrict, syg, image folderImagePage numberOrder numberPersonSurname from previous columnStreet nameHouse numberDate of birth [day and month often not listed]Living in the city since when?Confirmation that the vote was cast... [column usually blank]Remarks...Notes (written by typist)Notes (not written by typist)
15747District 6, ward 2, syg 2386, images at https://www.szu…ostka/1628983321_122_0_-_2386_15_56023801.jpg11482Szloma GitelGITELPiotrkowska1025 Jan 19021938doktor  

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

IDPage (upper right on right-hand page)Number added in red on the leftOrder numberSurnameGiven name(s)Parents’ namesSurname copied from previous columnDate of birthDate of arrival in KońskieNumber added in red on the leftOccupationOccupation, translatedAddressFile numberRemarks and AnnotationsNotes by translator / typistSurname copied from previous/following columnsNotes (not written by translator / typist)
10667292132GedaliaAbram-IcekLejbus & Malka12 Feb 19062z.? lazawania? wapna????Piłsudskiego 8182    
10668293133GedaliaSuraMajer & Chana-Rajzla GrinfeldGRINFELD19043bz [= bez zawodu]without occupationPiłsudskiego 8182    
10669294134GedaliaBajla-MindlaAbram-Icek19274[blank]Piłsudskiego 8182    
10670295135GedaliaLejzor-DawidAbram-Icek19345[blank]Piłsudskiego 8182    
10883361341GedalaLejbus[blank]18811[blank]Kopce 31167    
10884362342GedalaMalka[blank]18812[blank]Kopce 31167    
11115436566Gedalja(Jakub [crossed out]) DawidLejbus & Małka3 Jan 19086[blank]3 Maja 40412a    
11139449589GedaliaBasia-RywkaChaim & Fajga GincbergGINCBERG2 Aug 19079without3 go Maja 40412a    
11140440590GedaliaMariemDawid & Basia-Rywka24 Apr 19350without3 go Maja 40412a    
11141441591GedaliaJosef-EliezerDawid & Basia-Rywka17 Dec 19361without3 go Maja 40412a    

Końskie: lists of issued industrial and commercial cards and correspondence in this matter, 1940-1941, zesp 519, syg 429; part of Akta miasta Końskie (https://www.szukajwa…pol/-/zespol/111989); images: https://www.szukajwa…/jednostka/15091183 [H]

IDImage file name(s)Page(s)Details regarding this materialPerson, business, etc.Surname from previous columnNotes (by translator / typist)
1007721_519_0_0_429.pdf69List of persons who operated businesses in 1940 and did not purchase registration cards for 1941 [Lista osób, które prowadziły przedsiębiorstwa w 1940 r., a nie wykupiły kart rejestracyjnych na 1941 r.]55 Abram Icek Gedalie; type of industrial, commercial establishment, or occupation: detal. sprzed. wapna na straganie [retail sale of lime at a stall]; address: Annotarg; comments: [none]GEDALIE 

Końskie: Records of the City of Końskie [Akta Miasta Końskie] (selected records), RG-15.441, zesp 519, syg 4 - syg 475, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum summaries; details and images: https://www.szukajwa…pol/-/zespol/111989 [H]

IDsygImagesDescription/Title of this collectionSummary of material, translated with https://chatgpt.com/g/g-4ANoaaYlq-polish-english-translatorSurname from previous columnNotes (by translator / typist)
10267syg 181https://www.szu…ostka/15090907Covering costs of treatment, allowances, 1923-1930page 140 agreement. The ill Helena Nowakowska leases her 9-morgen field to Lejbuś Giedala.GIEDALA 

Końskie: registers of business registration cards / taxable businesses, 1940, syg 430, 21_519_0_0_430 [H]

IDYearImage file namePageOrder number[Date of receipt and number of registration card][Business: Name of owner (co-owner)]SurnameHandwritten number after name, if anySection part III appendix to article 7Unknown meaning[Date checked][Type of business][Business: Place of operation][Cost of registration card]h [handel? = trade], pr [produkcja? = production / manufacture], or rz [rzemieślnik? = artisan]Notes by translator / typistNotes (not written by translator / typist)
100591940 [no column headers; headers assumed, based on 1943 document]21_519_0_0_43019-20163 Jun 1940Abram Icek GdaliaGDALIA[blank]I.c.1.I.31 Dec 1940[Polish text]Końskie Annotarg40.00h  

Końskie: registers of Jews arriving in Końskie, 1940, pages 3-42, zesp. 519, syg 447; part of Akta miasta Końskie (https://www.szukajwa…pol/-/zespol/111989); images: https://www.szukajwa…/jednostka/15091203 [H]

IDImage file namePageHeader before (and footer after) these listings, if anyOrder numberPersonSurname from previous columnParentsMaiden name from previous columnDate of arrivalDate of arrival spelled outPlace of previous residenceOccupationOccupation, translatedDate of birthMarital statusAddress of residenceRemarks and annotations [nearly always blank]Notes (not written by translator / typist)
1003621_519_0_0_447.pdf6Header: Header: Register of Jews who arrived in Końskie from 19 Feb - 25 Feb 1940 / at the end of the list: Końskie, 26 Feb 1940, Board of the Jewish Community in Końskie, Chairman J. Rosen [signed]35Szaje ElechnowiczELECHNOWICZZelman & Tauba Rana née GothajlGOTHAJL20/220 Feb 1940Łódźkupiecmerchant18 Jan 1872zonaty [married]ul. Szymańskiego 10  
1003721_519_0_0_447.pdf6Header: Header: Register of Jews who arrived in Końskie from 19 Feb - 25 Feb 1940 / at the end of the list: Końskie, 26 Feb 1940, Board of the Jewish Community in Końskie, Chairman J. Rosen [signed]36Rywka Łaja Elechnowicz née RutbergELECHNOWICZ NÉE RUTBERGGilman & Estera née RotkopROTKOP20/220 Feb 1940Łódźprzy mężuwith husband15 Oct 1873zamęzna [married (female)]ul. Szymańskiego 10  

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)
1393331Rene GadielGADIEL1915Bialystok 

Poland: List of persons receiving individual gift packages, 1941, American Joint Distribution Committee [H]

IDDetailsPage number of complete set (unnumbered)Page number at top, centered (if any)Page header (including running header)[List number?]NameSurname from previous or following column[Address]Column without header [regarding delivery]Notes (not by typist)
10894German title: 2. Liste der Personen zwecks Zusendung von individuellen Liebesgabenpaketen; preceded by letter in English from AJDC in Lisbon, Portugal to AJDC in New York, dated 2 Jul 1941[21]3List No. 3, Continued[131?]Fanny GotheilGOTHEILLitzmannstadt  

Poland: Lists of Polish Jews in Ghetto[s] to Receive Aid 1942 (V-mail; regarding V-mail, see: https://postalmuseum…bition/victory-mail) [H]

IDImage fileDestination of CommunicationPostmarkSender addressDatePerson in Poland: Line numberPerson in Poland: Given namePerson in Poland: SurnamePerson in Poland: Town [k/=kolo=near; dla=for]Person in Poland: AddressOther informationSurname from previous 2 columnsTypist notes
11324DSC00070.JPGDr. I. Schwarzbart; 45 Queensway Queenscourt; London W. 2; 142730Palestine; Postage paidRepresentation Polish Jewry; 15 Lilienblum, TEL-AVIV8 Nov 19421323Meir GittelGITTELSwir, pow. Swieciany, Wienskie?    
12474DSC00099.JPGDr. I. Schwarzbart; 45 Queensway Queenscourt; London W. 2; 101271Palestine; Postage paidRepresentation Polish Jewry; 15 Lilienblum, TEL-AVIV28 Sep 194256Menek GotheilGOTHEILWarsawLeszno 13/30   
13308DSC00121.JPGDr. I. Schwarzbart; 45 Queensway Queenscourt; London W. 2; 107074Palestine; Postage paidRepresentation Polish Jewry; 15 Lilienblum, TEL-AVIV5 Oct 194241Jakob GotheilGOTHEILWarsawLeszno 13   

Poland: "Martyrdom of Jewish Physicians in Poland" (Exposition Press, 1963; 2584 persons) [H]

IDGiven name(s)SurnameBirthDeathPage number
10757Szlama (Shlomo)GITEL1902Holocaust352

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

IDDigital file idPageGiven name(s)Surname(s) from previous or next columnsPlaceTyping notes
2548409-DSC00031.jpg81ReneGADIELLodz 
2583709-DSC00034.jpg83BulwikiGEDALIAPeterswaldau 
3055209-DSC00063.jpg108PerecGUTELLwow 
3065409-DSC00063.jpg108ManiaGUTHEILPeterswaldau 
3065509-DSC00063.jpg108KatarzynaGUTHEILPeterswaldau 

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

IDSet, folder, and imageSurvivor given nameSurname from previous columnName of fatherOther family membersPresent addressSurname from any previous columnSurvivor former residenceMessage in fullAddress for mailSurname from previous two columnsDate(s) of broadcastOther information--including title, date, and page
11046PSRM Set 26, folder 12-H277n2 image DSC00109.JPGJakowHERSZENHORNCentralny Komitet Zydowski WarszawaSends regards to: Godel, Anszel in New YorkGODEL19 May 1945Page 4
11076PSRM Set 26, folder 12-H277n2 image DSC00113.JPGKOHUTCentralny Komitet Zydowski, WarszawaSends regards to: Godel, Anshel in New YorkGODEL19 May 1945Page 5

Radomsko Book of Migration Control, 1930-1943 EXPANDED; Piotrków Tryb. Arch., syg 199-202 (about 7000 persons), sample image: https://www.crarg.or…omsko-migration.php [H]

IDPrevious sort numberSyg.YearPageNumber [just a sequential number]Given nameSurname from previous columnNumber of persons: maleNumber of persons: femalePrevious place of residence - PowiatPrevious place of residence - CommunePrevious place of residence - Place, street, number of houseAddress in RadomskoWent toOther informationSurname(s) from previous columnResearcher notesComments (not by researcher)
1609720219432881051Jozef GdalGDAL1Germany / Reich    

Radomsko: In the Radomsko Ghetto 10 Nov 1939 - 31 Dec 1944; Name Registry of Murdered and Deceased Jews in the Radomsko Ghetto; ITS Bad Arolsen Digital Archives, Sub-collection 1.2.2.1/11407177-11407220 (453 persons) [H]

IDPage numberNumberPersonPerson, with Polish translatedSurname(s) from previous two columnsDate and place of birth, names of parentsDate and place of birth, names of parents, with Polish translatedSurname(s) from previous two columnsPlace of deathDate of death (Polish: r = roku = year)Names and addresses of witnessesSurname(s) from previous columnSources of informationOther text on pageNotes (not written by researcher)
10087875.DZIALOWSKA Maria z d. MelfgotDZIALOWSKA Maria nee MelfgotDZIALOWSKA, MELFGOT / HELFGOT13 May 1874 r. w Radomsku, c. Icka i Hendli z d. Gotel13 May 1874 in Radomsko, daughter of Icyk and Hendla nee GotelGOTELRadomsko1 Nov 1942 r.Arch. b. Sadu Grodzkiego w Radomsku Co. 192/47HELFGOT added because it appears in other Radomsko records 

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
11161Jewish Women Liberated in the Bergen-Belsen Camp; submitted by the American Jewish Congress, May 19458GIDALIJuid1920Budapest 
15135List of Jews Liberated from the Buchenwald Camp; submitted by the World Jewish Congress, Jun 1945List A, 8 Jun 1945 - Aug 6 194534GIDALIAdolf1899Arthud-Cherla 
15157List of Jews Liberated from the Buchenwald Camp; submitted by the World Jewish Congress, Jun 1945List A, 8 Jun 1945 - Aug 6 194534GODELLazar1898Jelna 
15158List of Jews Liberated from the Buchenwald Camp; submitted by the World Jewish Congress, Jun 1945List A, 8 Jun 1945 - Aug 6 194534GODELLazar1898Zelan 
18338List of Polish Jews Liberated from the Dachau Camp104GUTHELLFiszel1903Lodz 

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
2270606-DSC00020.JPG21305ZelmanGOTHEIL25 Jan 1911LodzLodzMosesWIENERTel Aviv  
2270706-DSC00020.JPG21305ZelmanGOTHEIL25 Jan 1911LodzLodzAbramGOTHEILZurich Badenstrasse  
2270806-DSC00020.JPG21305ZelmanGOTHEIL25 Jan 1911LodzLodzDavidGOTHEILZurich Badenstrasse  

Sweden: Survivors 1 (9505 persons) [H]

IDPageGiven name(s)Surname 1Surname 2Surname 3Maiden name 1Maiden name 2Father's given nameMother's given nameSpouse's given namePlace of birthDate of birthPlace of residencePlace of deathDate of deathNationalityComments
1265145JudithGIDALISzekelykeresztur29 Apr 1920Hungary 
1265245JudithGIDALISzt Imre29 Sep 1928Hungary 
1331155JuditROTHGIDALIErnoeSzekelykeresztur10 Jun 1920Hungary 
1499683ZelmanGOTHEILLodz25 Jan 1911Poland 
18203135IrenaGIDALICehetel-Mures14 Jan 1924Roumania 
18204135IuditGIDALIRoumania 

Sweden: Survivors 2 (1375 persons) [H]

IDPageGiven nameGiven name 2Given name 3SurnameSurname 2SexPlace of birthDate of birthResidencePlace of deathDate of deathNationalityNotes
1108920JuditGIDALIF29 Sep 1928Roumania 

Vilna [Vilnius, Lithuania]: Polish Jewish refugees receiving Joint Distribution Committee aid, in Vilna, Lithuania, 1940 [H]

IDPage numberNumberNameSurname from previous columnBirth placeBirth yearComes from[X = handwritten mark added after "Comes from" town]Stamp at bottom of page (if any)Notes (not by typist)
189561478740Szoszana GudelGUDELWarszawa1917Warszawa   

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
1445575Zlata Strik née GutheilSTRIK NÉE GUTHEIL6 May 1911Nowolipki 25JosekCipa BubinBUBINWetzlar 

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