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Grau / Gru Holocaust-Era Records in Częstochowa, Lelów, Żarki, and nearby towns

32 Holocaust-era records for Grau / Gru and related spellings.

These records span Częstochowa (Chenstochov), Lelów (Lelev), Żarki (Zharki), Szczekociny (Shtshekotshin), Rozprza (Rosprza, Rospesha), Kielce (Keltz), Kromołów (Krimilov), Opoczno (Opotchna), Przedbórz (Pshedbosh), and nearby towns.

Note: These results are missing 63 GRAU records from our 1,620,997-record pre-Holocaust database. Join CRARG to see those records and receive research assistance. Learn more »

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]

-Sort-The complete listSublistPersonSurnameDate of BirthCityCountryArchive NoNotes
10752Originally at https://tinyurl.com/yyzjzfrn; now at Web Archive: https://tinyurl.com/y6zaht9xChildren With Lost Identity- GHela GrauGRAU25 Aug 1945TiflisUSSR1840 

Częstochowa: Czestochower Yidn (Jews of Częstochowa 1947), transliteration of index; all names, including historical figures, non-Jews, etc.; translation at https://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Czestochowa1/Czestochowa1.html; images at https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/07a045a0-66cd-0133-cd02-00505686d14e (2907 listings) [H]

-Sort-Given nameSurname [r#]PageComments
12766JetteGRAJ145 
12777JetteGRAJ313 

Częstochowa: Harry Klein, "Czenstochov: Our Legacy," 1993, Yiddish portion (421 entries) [H]

-Sort-Page numberGiven nameSurname [r#]Other surnameYearCity or townField of interestOther informationAdditional surname
1008638JeteGRAJCzestochowaAuthor  

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

-Sort-Image fileImage file (second set: improved images)Lp.Given name (Nazwisko i imie)Surname (Nazwisko i imie) [r#]Year of birth (Data ur)Birth, from complete documentPlace 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), translationCard number (Nr. kartotek obozowej)Notes
11544Hasag-A2/0447.tifHasag-B2/0444.tif1543.FajgaGRU19225 Sep 1922StopnicaStopnicaSkarzysko-Kamkrawcowadressmaker/seamstress (female)3653 

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

-Sort-Digital file nameGiven nameSurname [r#]DetailsSurname(s) in column to the left (if not in the surname column)Typist comments
158710732.tifIcykGRA...? / GRAZMANBorn on 24 Sep 1916; resides on Katedralna St. 3Hard to read (smudged)

Częstochowa Yizkor Book 1947 Biographical Articles, index pages 323-325 (Częstochowa Jews who emigrated to the U.S.); index appears in the 1958 yizkor book; 620 persons [H]

-Sort-TranslationImagesNameSurname from previous column [r#]
10588https://www.jew…1/czea002.htmlhttps://digital…2-00505686d14eShimkhah GreyGREY
10589https://www.jew…1/czea002.htmlhttps://digital…2-00505686d14eShimkhah and Yetta Grey (Grilak)GREY, GRILAK
10593https://www.jew…1/czea002.htmlhttps://digital…2-00505686d14eYetta (nee Pakula) GreyPAKULA, GREY
10598https://www.jew…1/czea002.htmlhttps://digital…2-00505686d14eDan GreyGREY
10599https://www.jew…1/czea002.htmlhttps://digital…2-00505686d14eRuth GreyGREY

Częstochowa Yizkor Book (Tshenstokhover Yidn, 1947), index to full translations of biographies; translation at https://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Czestochowa1/czea006.html; images at https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/07a045a0-66cd-0133-cd02-00505686d14e [H]

-Sort-LetterPageSurname [r#]Additional SurnameGiven NameAdditional Given Name
1065603-gimelXXVIGREYGRILAKShimkhah 
1065703-gimelXXVIGREYPAKULAYetta 
1066503-gimelXXVIGREYDan 
1066603-gimelXXVIGREYRuth 
1099903-gimelXXVIGREYGRILAKShimkhah 
1100003-gimelXXVIGREYPAKULAYetta 
1100603-gimelXXVIGREYDan 
1100703-gimelXXVIGREYRuth 

France: Deportations during Holocaust, only "Pologne" from the web; used to be here: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/petit-chemin/Histoire/Accueil.htm [H]

-Sort-DetailsNº JO [Number of journal]Date [of journal]SexGiven nameSurnameCountry of birthState/region of birthCountry of deathComplete information
14420Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel"6923 Mar 1994FEtlaGRAU, NÉE WAGENBERGPolognePologneGrau, née Wagenberg (Etla) le 2 décembre 1908 à Colomya (Pologne), décédée en août 1942 à Auschwitz (Pologne)
40282Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel"6923 Mar 1994FEtlaGRAU, NÉE WAGENBERGPolognePologneGrau, née Wagenberg (Etla) le 2 décembre 1908 à Colomya (Pologne), décédée en août 1942 à Auschwitz (Pologne)

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

-Sort-Digital file idPageGiven name(s)Surname(s) from previous or next columnsPlaceTyping notes
2907909-DSC00053.jpg99AlbertGRAJKrakow 
2917309-DSC00053.jpg99FaniaGRAULodz 
2917409-DSC00053.jpg99NuchynGRAUChelm 
2926509-DSC00054.jpg100RoziaGRAURzeszow 
2926609-DSC00054.jpg100ZachariaszGRAULwow 

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

-Sort-SubdocumentSublistPageSurnameGiven nameSurname from previous columnBirth year or ageBirth place or last residenceTyping notes
16208List of Jews Liberated from the Buchenwald Camp; submitted by the World Jewish Congress, Jun 1945List B; 6 Sep 194541GRAUIsrael1919Lodz 
19446List of Polish Jewish Survivors at the Buchenwald Camp112GRAUIzrael1919Lodz 
22042List of Surviving Jews in Poland; submitted by the Jewish Committee in Krakow131GROHWilhelm1889Lwow 
22090List of Surviving Jews in Poland; submitted by the Jewish Committee in Krakow132GREIAlbert1925Krakow 

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

-Sort-Page 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)
192561529035Joel GruGRULida1922Miedzyrzecz   

Zbąszyń, Poland: refugees 1938-1939, List of Refugees who have relatives in America; numbered 187-598; unnumbered pages [H]

-Sort-Additional informaitonPage numberNumberPersonSurname from previous columnBorn onBorn atOccupationLast address in GermanyPresent address in ZbąszyńAddress of relativeSurname from previous columnDegree of relationNotes by typistNotes (not by typist)
10064List of Polish Jews expelled by the Nazi government into this Polish border town, receiving assistance from the JDC in 1938-1939[4]246Jacob SchmidtSCHMIDT2 Feb 1887Niemirow?, Pol.mechanicianHamburg-Altonaul. Senatorska 19Rosa Gre?nberg, 622 N. Breed Str, Los Angeles, CAGRE?NBERGaunt  

Note: These results are missing 63 GRAU records from our 1,620,997-record pre-Holocaust database. Join CRARG to see those records and receive research assistance. Learn more »

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