Gradon Holocaust-Era Records

Częstochowa (Chenstochov), Krzepice (Kshepitz), Wieluń (Vielun), Szczekociny (Shtshekotshin), Działoszyn (Zaloshin), Radomsko (Radomsk), Przyrów (Shperov), and nearby towns

71 Holocaust-era records for Gradon and related spellings.

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IDTownType of recordPlace of recordDate of recordPersonSurname from previous columnRoleDetails
13211WieluńJudicial death declaration[not listed]1940-1945Jankiel GradonGRADONPerson mentioned in a document 
13212WieluńJudicial death declaration[not listed]1940-1945Esther Laja GradonGRADONPerson mentioned in a document 

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)
11912194288Częstochowa, 22 Jan 1942Częstochowa, 26 Jan 1942Mordka Gradon, born Częstochowa 7 Feb 1860, tradesmanGRADONIzraelTemera [maiden name not listed][not listed]Szlama Majzler, employee Jewish CommunityHerszlik Mitelman, employee Jewish CommunityMordka died at 15:00 in Częstochowa, ul. Najświętszej Marii Panny 1; he was a widowerwww.crarg.org/i…101-LeS9gd.jpg  
119801942156Częstochowa, 8 Feb 1942Częstochowa, 9 Feb 1942Chana Goldszer, born Częstochowa 23 Nov 1920GOLDSZERJosek MendelMałka née GradonGRADONSzlama Majzler, employee Jewish CommunityHerszlik Mitelman, employee Jewish CommunityChana died at 6:00 in Jewish Hospital in Częstochowa, ul. Przemysłowa 10; she was a maidwww.crarg.org/i…135-dkRHwH.jpg  

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

IDReg yearAktDate and place of eventDate and place of registrationGroom, age, profession, city, and (starting in 1916) street addressGroom surnameGroom's fatherGroom's father surnameGroom's motherGroom's mother maiden nameBride, age, city, and (starting in 1916) street addressBride surnameBride's fatherBride's father surnameBride's motherBride's mother maiden nameWitness 1Witness 1 surnameWitness 2Witness 2 surnameOther information on the pageSurname(s) from previous or next columnsImage(s)Comments by translatorSurname(s) from previous or next columnsComments (not by translator)
10377194010631 Dec 1939, Częstochowa3 Jun 1940, CzęstochowaIzrael Icyk Goldszer, bachelor, born Częstochowa 10 Oct 1910, living in Częstochowa ul. Najświętszej Marii Panny 1GOLDSZERJózef Mendel GoldszerGOLDSZERMałka née GradonGRADONTojba Gitla Szylit, unmarried, born Działoszyn, living in Częstochowa ul. Senatorska 14SZYLITChaim Lajb SzylitSZYLITSura née LewkowiczLEWKOWICZMojżesz Asz, employee of the Jewish community in CzestochowaHerszlik Mitelman, employee of the Jewish community in Czestochowawww.crarg.org/i…055-yV9RB0.jpgBride signs Tauba
10930194114527 Apr 1941, Częstochowa6 May 1941, CzęstochowaJankiel Fajga, divorced from Frajdla née Gryn, born Częstochowa 14 Jul 1902, living in Częstochowa ul. Kozia 5FAJGA, GRYNWolf FajgaFAJGACylka née AkermanAKERMANTemera Gradon, unmarried, born Częstochowa 1 Aug 1894, living in Częstochowa ul. Narutowicza 12GRADONSzmul GradonGRADONSura née OpenhejmOPENHEJMMojżesz Asz, employee of the Rabbinate in CzestochowaLejbuś Jasny, employee of the Rabbinate in Czestochowawww.crarg.org/i…078-RrhqCM.jpg   
1099219412059 Aug 1941, Częstochowa21 Aug 1941, CzęstochowaMojzesz Gradon, bachelor, born Częstochowa 11 Jun 1900, living in Częstochowa ul. Narutowicza 12GRADONSzmul GradonGRADONSura née OppenhejmOPPENHEJMMarja Szejgin, unmarried, born Częstochowa 27 Apr 1919, living in Częstochowa ul. Garibaldiego 28SZEJGINAba SzejginSZEJGINJenta née HajsHAJSMojżesz Asz, employee of the Rabbinate in CzestochowaLejbuś Jasny, employee of the Rabbinate in Czestochowawww.crarg.org/i…109-9S2qCI.jpg   
1113319425917 Mar 1942, Częstochowa24 Mar 1942, CzęstochowaChaim Nejman, bachelor, born Częstochowa 20 Dec 1907, living in Częstochowa ul. Katedralna 13NEJMANSzymon NejmanNEJMANChana née GerszonowiczGERSZONOWICZTemera Goldszer, unmarried, born Częstochowa 23 Jul 1912, living in Częstochowa ul. Najświętszej Marii Panny 1GOLDSZERMendel GoldszerGOLDSZERMałka née GradonGRADONLejbuś Jasny, employee of the synagogueHerszlik Mitelman, employee of the synagogueGroom signs surname as NajmanNAJMANwww.crarg.org/i…04-G5A4jF.jpeg, www.crarg.org/i…06-xwtebF.jpeg   

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

IDVolumePage of bookHouse numberGiven nameMaiden nameSurnameParentsMother's maiden nameBirth date, placeProfession, other informationSurname from previous or following columnNotes (last event & life changes: death, displace, move to other house etc.)Surname from previous or following columnComments (not by researcher)All surnames for persons in this family
15506132596147Chil Majer----HELFGOTChaim & Fajgla GradonGRADON28 Aug 1890, Czestochowa----DAWIDSON, GRADON, HELFGOT
15507132596147SuraHELFGOTHELFGOTMoszek & Frajdla Nechuma DawidsonDAWIDSON20 Jul 1894, WarszawaWith husbandDAWIDSON, GRADON, HELFGOT
18065201118228Josek IcekHAFTKATobiasz & Sura GradonGRADON10 Oct 1884, Lubien----GOLDMAN, GRADON, GRAJNSDORF, HAFTKA
18066201118228ChindaGOLDMANHAFTKAIcek & Sura Laja GrajnsdorfGRAJNSDORF11 Apr 1879, ZakroczynWith husbandGOLDMAN, GRADON, GRAJNSDORF, HAFTKA
2443231644413SzmulGRADONLewek & Cylka AltmanALTMAN15 Jan 1869, CzestochowaTraderALTMAN, GRADON, HERCIGER, OPPENHEJM
2443331644413SuraOPPENHEJMGRADONEliasz & Maria HercigerHERCIGER17 May 1873, BedzinWith husbandALTMAN, GRADON, HERCIGER, OPPENHEJM
2443431644413TemeraGRADONSzmul & Sura OppenhejmOPPENHEJM1 Aug 1894, CzestochowaWith parentsALTMAN, GRADON, HERCIGER, OPPENHEJM
2443531644413IzraelGRADONSzmul & Sura OppenhejmOPPENHEJM9 May 1898, CzestochowaWith parentsALTMAN, GRADON, HERCIGER, OPPENHEJM
2443631644413MojzeszGRADONSzmul & Sura OppenhejmOPPENHEJM11 Jun 1900, CzestochowaWith parentsALTMAN, GRADON, HERCIGER, OPPENHEJM
2443731644413BerekGRADONSzmul & Sura OppenhejmOPPENHEJM27 Oct 1902, CzestochowaWith parentsALTMAN, GRADON, HERCIGER, OPPENHEJM
2443831644413AbramGRADONSzmul & Sura OppenhejmOPPENHEJM24 Jun 1908, CzestochowaWith parentsALTMAN, GRADON, HERCIGER, OPPENHEJM
2443931645413Jakub LejbGRADONSzmul & Sura OppenhejmOPPENHEJM9 Apr 1895, Czestochowa----ERLICH, GRADON, OPPENHEJM, SZENKER
2444031645413RuchlaERLICHGRADONUrysz & Fajgla SzenkerSZENKER16 Jun 1899, BedzinWith husbandERLICH, GRADON, OPPENHEJM, SZENKER

Częstochowa: Czestochower Yidn (Jews of Częstochowa 1947), transliteration of index; all names, including historical figures, non-Jews, etc.; translation at https://www.jewishge…1/Czestochowa1.html; images at https://digitalcolle…3-cd02-00505686d14e (2907 listings) [H]

IDGiven nameSurnamePageComments
12746GRADON118, 119 
12748S.GRADON91 

Częstochowa: daily record sheets of the Jewish police in the Częstochowa Ghetto 1941-1942, Senior Council in Częstochowa (Rada Starszych w Częstochowie), USHMM; sample images: www.crarg.org/czesto…olocaust-police.php [H]

IDDetailsMicrofilm rollPageImageSurname(s) for this entryA person in this entrySurname from the previous columnBirth dateAddressOther family listedSummary of material
19791Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 40759www.crarg.org/i…759-sVnRZ7.pdfGRADON, LANGELejzor GradonGRADONAleja 1Gradon reported the theft of some candies
19792Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 40759www.crarg.org/i…759-sVnRZ7.pdfGRADON, LANGEWładysław LangeLANGELange was accused of eating the candies and not paying

Częstochowa: District Court in Piotrków, Branch Department in Częstochowa 1940-1944, RG-15.332, syg 626 [H]

IDFile No.Case No.Date case commencedPlaintiff(s)Surname from previous columnPlaintiff(s) addressDefendant(s)Surname from previous columnDefendant(s) AddressCase DetailsSurname from previous columnDate Case ConcludedCourt VerdictNotes by translator / typistNotes (not written by translator / typist)
100148_626_0_0_2_71.pdfC 137/4027 May 1940Dawid SzmaragdSZMARAGDal. Wolnosci 33, CzęstochowaLejzer GradonGRADONul Orlicz Dreszera 9, CzęstochowaPresentation, for Court endorsement, of settlement of agreement between parties, as ordered by the Judenrat, for rent and expenses totaling 446.25 zł.[No date]File ends with document requesting Court to endorse the settlement agreement. There are no further documents in file in indicate final outcome.  

Częstochowa Forced Labor, WWII; original documents at Jewish Historical Institute Warsaw; we thank the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation Genealogy Project for their cooperation (4843 persons) [H]

IDJewish Historical Institute sygn.Laufende No. [consecutive number]Kartei-No. [file number]PersonSurname from previous columnOccupation (Beruf)Occupation (Beruf) (translated)Place of residence (Wohnort)Date at top of pagePage No. in pencilPage No. in redComments
111332191H 96240Lajzer GradonGRADONSuesswarenarb.Confectionery workerOrl. Dresz. 922 Apr 194045  
113531985H 96034Zyskind GradonGRADONWebermeisterMaster weaverN.M.P. 122 Apr 194051  

Częstochowa Ghetto Rejestracja (list of Jews sent to the Częstochowa Ghetto from other towns), 22 Jan 1940 to 7 Jan 1941; Często Arch, syg 9061, pages 2-128 (1351 persons) [H]

IDDetailsPagePersonSurname from previous columnCame fromComments (not by researcher)
10250Also see later, more complete, typing of this document, as well as additional pages from this material.15Leonia GradonGRADONLodz 
10416Also see later, more complete, typing of this document, as well as additional pages from this material.32Dawid GradonGRADONWielun 

Częstochowa: lists of abandoned properties in Częstochowa, syg 29; images: https://www.szukajwa…/jednostka/15071873 (part of: District Liquidation Office in Kielce - tinyurl.com/3awprebr) [H]

IDDetailsDetails in PolishImage file nameOrder numberStreetHouse numberProperty typePersonSurname from previous columnGroupRe-privatizedDelivered to the City Council.RemarksNotes by typistNotes (not written by typist)
10438LIST of real estates located in the city of Częstochowa, kept in the records of the District Liquidation Office in Częstochowa.WYKAZ nieruchomości połoźonych na terenie m. Częstochowy, znajdujących się w ewidencji Rejonowego Urzędu Likwidacyjnego w Częstochowie.21_336_0_-_29_12_56153431.jpg430.Orlicz Dreszera9house [Polish: dom]Mordka and Klara GradonGRADONP100%[blank]   

Częstochowa: lists of enterprises 1940-1941, pages 98-166 (alphabetical by surname), RG-15.301, zesp 1, syg 13793; images: https://www.szukajwa…/jednostka/24943565 [H]

IDImage file namePage number (at top)Order numberPerson (or office, business name, etc. )Very approximate translation (using chatgpt.com) of any Polish material from the preceding columnSurname (for Jewish listings), copied from previous columnType of enterprise [shops, businesses, workshops, etc]Type of enterprise: very approximate translation (using chatgpt.com)Address of enterpriseNotes (written by proofer)
105328_1_0_0_13793.pdf1143343Lejzer GradonGRADONSprzedaż słod. i nap. chłodz.Sale of sweets and cold drinksP. Marii 1 

Częstochowa: lost property of Holocaust victims from Czestochowa; how to submit application for restitution: https://www.gov.il/B…pplication-form.pdf [H]

IDFor more details...Town (last known place asset owner was)Asset ownerSurname from previous columnAsset typeCase numberAsset numberNotes (not in orginal data)
10077For more details, visit https://www.cze…aust-property/CzęstochowaMordche GradonGRADONJCT-Securities29383A36930 
10078For more details, visit https://www.cze…aust-property/CzęstochowaSamuel GradonGRADONJCT-SecuritiesA36931 

Częstochowa: Rada Starszych w Częstochowie, USHMM microfilm 1 (images 0001.tif-1079.tif); sample images: www.crarg.org/czesto…olocaust-police.php [H]

IDFile numberNumber in list (if any)Given nameSurnameOther information about this personGeneral description of this list (if any)General description of information on this pageTypist comments
10427Rada1/0326.tif15LejzorGRADONAleja 1Numbered list of 43 names, each with address and signatureText in German: Memorandum, signed by makers/sellers of confectionaries in Czestochowa, requesting that the Czestochowa Aeltestenrat (Council of Elders) provide an allocation of 25 kg sugar per month 

Częstochowa: Rada Starszych w Czestochowie, USHMM, microfilm 4 (images 0001.tif-1015.tif); sample images: www.crarg.org/czesto…olocaust-police.php [H]

IDDigital file nameGiven nameSurnameDetailsSurname(s) in column to the left (if not in the surname column)Typist comments
160300759.tifLejzorGRADONResides on Aleja 1; reported that on 1 Nov 1941 a man, named Wladyslaw Lange, a non Jew, walked into his store located at the same address, and demanded sweets for 6.60 zl. He did not pay for his purchase, but left his identity card.  

Częstochowa: regarding ownership of houses 30 Apr 1941, syg 13797 [H]

IDPageOrder numberStreetName of the ownerSurname(s) copied from previous columnNumber of rentersAdministratorsSurname(s) copied from previous columnLetter before list of names / property: textLetter before list of names / property: detailsNotes by translator / typistNotes (not written by translator / typist)
1008113382.Rozen, Gradon u. [and] NowakROZEN, GRADON, NOWAK52HoschowskiHOSCHOWSKI“administrators of the houses from which Jews were evicted to immediately carry out the relevant deregistration”https://www.cra…0-Apr-1941.phpThe street name is crossed out 
10134134134.u. Orl. Dreszera 9Gradon Erben [heirs]GRADON34SommerfeldSOMMERFELD“administrators of the houses from which Jews were evicted to immediately carry out the relevant deregistration”https://www.cra…0-Apr-1941.php  

Częstochowa: registration of Jews coming from other cities to Częstochowa 1940-1941, syg 13797, pages 2-128 (1,558 persons) [H]

IDPageNumber on pageRegistration number (if included)DateGiven name(s)SurnameDate of birthNumber in familyProfessionProfession, translated into EnglishFormer residenceCurrent residenceNotes by translator / typistDate at end of this listText on a non-list pageNotes (not written by translator / typist)
10265156417 FebLeonia GradonGRADON18 Feb 1923-bez zawoduno professionŁódźAleja 119 Feb 1940  
10620325419 MarDawid GradonGRADON1896-robotnikworkerWieluńWarszawska 9526 Mar 1940  

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
10348GRADON156329 - 1

Częstochowa Yizkor Book 1958 Necrology, pages 270-289; translation at https://www.jewishge…wa/Czestochowa.html; images at https://digitalcolle…3-d71d-00505686a51c (1208 persons) [H]

IDGiven nameMaiden nameSurnameParentsSurname from previous columnHusbandAgeBirth place and dateDeath place and yearSurviving relativesSurname from previous columnNotesPage
10157GRADONCzestochowa GhettoIzydor GordonGORDON271.jpg
11193PaniGRADONIzydorUSA, 26 Jul 1956Izidor GardonGARDON299.jpg

Jewish Colonial Trust; now at web archive: http://web.archive.o…80/shareholders.asp; original source: www.jct.co.il/index.html (347 persons) [H]

IDPersonSurname from previous columnCity
10081Mordche GradonGRADONCzestokov
10082Samuel GradonGRADONCzestokov

Memorial Book: Victims of the Persecution of Jews under the National Socialist Tyranny in Germany 1933-1945 (selected towns; complete material: https://www.bundesar…kbuch/introduction/) [H]

IDGiven name(s)Maiden nameSurnameBorn onResident ofEmigration // Expulsion // ImprisonmentDeportationDate of deathPlace of death“Destiny”
10001ChanaGRADONGRANEK26 Dec 1886 in Krzepice / - / RusslandRosenberg O. S.Deportation: [to] 1942, unknown place of deportation   

Poland: Monitor Polski (court records after WWII regarding inheritance, etc.); translations will be added later, for now try https://translate.google.com; source: http://monitorpolski.gov.pl [H]

IDFile nameNr.DateYearPageHeaderIntroductory sentence/paragraph (if any), before a numbered listIntroductory sentence/paragraph (if any), before a numbered list: translationEntry regarding person, couple, or familyEntry regarding person, couple, or family: translationSurname from previous two columnsNotes by typistNotes (not by typist)
12176M1947016000001167 Lutego19474Sad Grodzki w CzestochowieSad Grodzki, Oddzial Hipoteczny w Czestochowie obwieszcza, ze zostaly otwarte postepowania spadkowe po zmarlych:Translations will be added later; for now try https://translate.google.com42) Mordce Gradon, wlascicielu polowy nieruchomosci w Czestochowie oznaczonej Nr 101 hip. oraz - 2112/16896 czesci nieruchomosci w Czestochowie Nr 219 hip.Translations will be added later; for now try https://translate.google.comGRADON  
12786M1947061000001619 Maja19478Sad Grodzki w CzestochowieSad Grodzki, Oddzilal Hipoteczny w Czestochowie obwlezcza, ze zostaly otwarte postepowania spadkow po zmarlych:Translations will be added later; for now try https://translate.google.com42) Mordce Gradon, wlascicielu polowy nieruchomosci w Czestochowie oznaczonej Nr 101 hip. oraz - 2112/16896 czesci nierucomosoi w Czestochowie Nr 219 hip.Translations will be added later; for now try https://translate.google.comGRADON  

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

IDDigital file idPageGiven name(s)Surname(s) from previous or next columnsPlaceTyping notes
2969909-DSC00056.jpg102AnastazyGROTTENPrzemysl 
2970009-DSC00056.jpg102BertaGROTTENPrzemysl 
2970109-DSC00056.jpg102ElwinaGROTTENPrzemysl 
2970209-DSC00056.jpg102ErnaGROTENNowy Sacz 
2970309-DSC00056.jpg102HertaGROTENNowy. Sacz 

Radoszyce: concerning the reconstruction of the burned settlement of Radoszyce, 1945, RG-15.738, zesp 702, syg 68 (index of names in this material); part of Gminna Rada Narodowa w Radoszycach (https://www.szukajwa…pol/-/zespol/112172) [H]

IDImage file name(s)Page(s)Details regarding this materialPerson(s)Surname from previous columnNotes (not written by translator / typist)
1003821_702_0_0_68.pdf17List of real estate: buildings and lands abandoned by former German [former German crossed out and changed to Jewish] Jewish owners within the boundaries of the municipality of Radoszyce [Wykaz nieruchomości budynków i gruntów opuszczonych poniemieckich [poniemieckich crossed out and changed to po żydowskich] po żydowskich posiadłościach w granicach gminy Radoszyce]37, owner as of 1 Sep 1939: Boruch Gradan?, type of real estate: Plot, area: 0.10 ha, location: RadoszyceGRADAN? 

Theresienstadt: List of Polish Children at Theresienstadt; part of "Survivor Lists: Poland, Children, Mar 1946"; World Jewish Congress, D56, 10 (197 persons) [H]

IDImageGiven name(s)SurnameDate of birthPlace of birthOther informationTypist notes
10086DSC00087.JPGAbramGROTENA1929Brezko Nove  

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)
11886291834Jolasz GardonGARDONWilno1893Warszawa   
183041378098Szloma GrodaneGRODANEKalisz1906Modlin   

Wieluń Yizkor book: Sefer zikaron li-ḳehilat Veyelun, 1971, pages 407-487 [H]

IDPageInformation on pageSurname (or maiden name) copied from previous columnNotes by transliterator / translatorNotes (not written by translator / typist)
10240420Parents: David and Tauba GradonGRADON  
10241420    
10242420in mourning:   
10243420Sam GradonGRADON  
10244420New York   
10245420    
10246420My parents: Hanan and Leah GlicksmanGLICKSMAN  
10247420and those killed by the Nazi murderers   
10248420Brothers: Welwel and Fajwel [Gliksman]GLICKSMAN  
10249420Sister: Chaja [Gliksman]GLICKSMAN  
10250420    
10251420in mourning:   
10252420Frida Glicksman-FriedmanGLICKSMAN-FRIEDMAN  
10253420USA   

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