Gajda Holocaust-Era Records

Częstochowa (Chenstochov), Sulmierzyce (Silmerzitz), Kielce (Keltz), Pajęczno (Payentchno), Działoszyn (Zaloshin), Przedbórz (Pshedbosh), Radomsko (Radomsk), and nearby towns

51 Holocaust-era records for Gajda and related spellings.

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American Joint Distribution Committee Archives; see details (and search for other surnames) at https://search.archi….jdc.org/search.asp [H]

IDTownPersonSurname(s) from previous column
10311CzestochowaHanna GajdaGAJDA

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)
10172193916818 Jun 1939, Częstochowa24 Jul 1939, CzęstochowaMordka Josek Berkiensztat divorced from Chaja Gula Berkiensztat née Prajs, born Lipnik gmina Radoszewice 9 Aug 1890, living in Częstochowa ul. Aleja Wolności 38BERKIENSZTAT, BERKIENSZTAT NÉE PRAJSJakub BerkiensztatBERKIENSZTATGitla née GajdaGAJDAMene Rejla Oppenhajm, born Janów 6 Jul 1894, living in Częstochowa ul. Aleja Wolności 38OPPENHAJMSzaja Mendel OppenhajmOPPENHAJMChana née SzpilbergSZPILBERGHerszlik Mittelman, employee of the Jewish gmina in CzestochowaMojżesz Asz, employee of the Jewish gmina in Czestochowawww.crarg.org/i…088-UyXhO0.jpgSpelling is clearly "Mene"

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
15432132491145Nusen----ERLICHDawid & Masza BuchwalterBUCHWALTER-- --- 1857, CzestochowaShoemakerBUCHWALTER, ERLICH, GAJDA, HERSZKOPF
15433132491145ChajaHERSZKOPFERLICHZelig & Masza GajdaGAJDA11 Nov 1862, CzestochowaWith husbandBUCHWALTER, ERLICH, GAJDA, HERSZKOPF
15434132491145Szlama----ERLICHNusen & Chaja HerszkopfHERSZKOPF15 May 1888, CzestochowaWith parentsBUCHWALTER, ERLICH, GAJDA, HERSZKOPF
15435132491145Dwojra----ERLICHNusen & Chaja HerszkopfHERSZKOPF19 Jul 1890, CzestochowaWith parentsBUCHWALTER, ERLICH, GAJDA, HERSZKOPF
15436132491145Jankiel----ERLICHNusen & Chaja HerszkopfHERSZKOPF30 Dec 1894, CzestochowaWith parentsBUCHWALTER, ERLICH, GAJDA, HERSZKOPF

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
14431Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 20852www.crarg.org/i…852-NO2SqD.pdfPinkus GajdaGAJDASt. Rynek 12Gajda is disabled (see images 0853 and 0854)
14461Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 20853www.crarg.org/i…853-k7cNQq.pdfPinkus GajdaGAJDASt. Rynek 12Gajda is disabled (see images 0852 and 0854)
14491Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 20854www.crarg.org/i…854-SwHqTs.pdfPinkus GajdaGAJDASt. Rynek 12Gajda is disabled (see images 0852 and 0853)

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
107713732D 12742Pinkus GajdaGAJDASchuelerPupilSt. Rynek 1222 Apr 194032  
123533732D 12742Pinkus GajdaGAJDASchulerPupilSt. Rynek 1222 Apr 194082115 

Częstochowa: index to registration book of repatriates registered at the Częstochowa transit point [Skorowidz do książki meldunkowej repatriantów zameldowanych na Punkcie Etapowym w Czestochowie], syg 39; seems to be an index to: Częstochowa: State Repatriation Office, County Branch in Częstochowa 1945-1950 (questionnaires); zespołu 5, syg 10-11, 14, 21-38; images: https://www.szukajwa…-/jednostka/9713068 [H]

IDImage file namePageOrder number (L.p.)PersonSurname from previous columnNumber of persons, if listedCity in column 3 [likely = where coming from]City in column 4 [likely = where going]Notes (not written by translator / typist)
101858_5_0_-_39_42_89500022.jpg729830-1Maria GajdaGAJDA2 os. [2 persons]z Niemiec [from Germany]Cz-Wa Zacisne [Częstochowa, Zacisze] 

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)
10588LIST 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_15_56153434.jpg577.Stary Rynek12house [Polish: dom]Mordka and Sura GajdaGAJDAP[blank]29 Mar 1946   

Częstochowa / Łódź: Lists of Jewish survivors from Częstochowa and Łódź and other places who lived in Łódź, Poland after WWII [A] (Yad Vashem), images: www.crarg.org/im/cze-sur-lod-A.pdf [H]

IDImage nameNumberingPersonSurname from previous columnMarital statusDate of birthPlace of birthNames of parentsSurname from previous columnWhere was staying during warProfessionPlace of workLocation in 1939CommentsOther information on the pageNotes by typistNotes (not written by typist)
101441166.pdf141.Gajda JosyfGAJDAmarried [zon.]1908l-go Maja 3    
101451166.pdf142.Gajda RuziaGAJDAmarried [męż.].1926PolskaZawadzka 25    
101461166.pdf143.Gajda HankaGAJDA1946Zawadzka 25    
101471166.pdf144.Gajda ZalmaGAJDA1925Zawadzka 25    
101481166.pdf145.Gajda JosekGAJDA1896Zawadzka 25    

Częstochowa / Łódź: Lists of Jewish survivors from Częstochowa who lived in Łódź after WWII, Poland [B] (source: Yad Vashem), images: www.crarg.org/im/cze-sur-lod-B.pdf [H]

IDImage nameNumberingPersonSurname from previous columnNames of parentsDate and place of birthPlace of residence during the occupationLocation in 1939ProfessionPresent addressPlace of workOther information on the pageNotes by typistNotes (not written by typist)
100201138.pdf136.Josyf GajdaGAJDA----1908------------Image is cut off 
100211138.pdf137.Rózia GajdaGAJDA----1926Poland [Polska]--------Image is cut off 
100221138.pdf138.Hanka GajdaGAJDA----1946------------Image is cut off 
100231138.pdf139.Załma GajdaGAJDA----1925------------Image is cut off 
100241138.pdf140Josek GajdaGAJDA----1896------------Image is cut off 

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

IDImage fileImage file (second set: improved images)Lp.Given name (Nazwisko i imie)Surname (Nazwisko i imie)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
11233Hasag-A2/0135.tifHasag-B2/0132.tif1232.HannaGAJDA192329 Apr 1923CzestochowaCzestochowaCzestochowarobotnicaworker (female)994 
11234Hasag-A2/0136.tifHasag-B2/0133.tif1233.JozefGAJDA192024 Jul 1920CzestochowaCzestochowaCzestochowarobotnikworker (male)927 

Częstochowa: Rada Starszych w Częstochowie, USHMM, microfilm 2 (images 0001.tif-1002.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
16417Rada2/0854.tif4388 - 23PinkusGAJDASt. Rynek 12   

Częstochowa: Rada Starszych w Częstochowie, USHMM, microfilm 2, with expanded translations (images 0001.tif-1015.tif); sample images: https://www.crarg.or…olocaust-police.php [H]

IDDigital file nameGiven nameSurnameDetailsSurname(s) in column to the left (if not in the surname column)Typist comments
172630854.tif.pdfPinkusGAJDAResides on Stary Rynek st. 12; Following a request of the Jewish Council and an order of the supervisor of the 1st precinct, was to be escorted on the night between 30 and 31 Jul 1942 and...EPSZTAJNLong entry, split into two cells
172640854.tif.pdfPinkusGAJDA...taken to the 1st precinct, then on 30 Jul 1942 at 4:45am was to be taken to the rail station and turned over to brigadier Epsztajn, but the policemen who came for him confirmed that he was handicapped;EPSZTAJNLong entry, split into two cells

Częstochowa: Surviving Jews in Częstochowa, about 1945, World Jewish Congress (2503 persons) [H]

IDPage numberSequence number on far leftGiven nameSurnameYear of birthPresent address [document published 1950]Comments
1082015821Mordka JosekGOJDA1920Dzialoszyn 

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]

IDPage numberGiven nameSurnameBirthCity of birthCity of residenceDeath dateComments 1Comments 2
1054134JankielGAJDA25 Dec 1908SiemkiewiceLodz22 Jan 1945  

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)
16906District 6, ward 3, syg 2387, images at https://www.szu…ostka/1628982121_122_0_-_2387_15_56023839.jpg11477Jozefa GajdaGAJDASiiniczna1118941932    
16907District 6, ward 3, syg 2387, images at https://www.szu…ostka/1628982121_122_0_-_2387_15_56023839.jpg11478Jozef GajdaGAJDASiiniczna1118961932    

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)
1495239Hanka GadjaGADJA1926Czestochowa 

Palestine: Immigrants, 1945; origin of list: Jewish War Appeal; only Poland entries [H]

IDSubheaderPage numberNumberNameSurname from previous columnAgeRelationship [if listed]Name of fatherName of motherCitizenshipPlace of birthPlace of birth: inferred country (or city and country)Notes
10126List of Jewish immigrants Who Arrived in Palestine Through Haifa Harbour on 26 Oct 1945 on Board SS "Transilvania"6349.Ester GaitaGAITA45YehoshuaRachelPolandMilizMilicz, Poland 

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)
12178M1947016000001167 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.com44) Surze-Szajndli z Gliksmanow Gajda, wlascicielce 217/320 czesci nieruchomosci w Czestochowie Nr 81/II hip.Translations will be added later; for now try https://translate.google.comGLIKSMAN GAJDA  
12788M1947061000001619 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.com44) Surze-Szajndli z Gliksmanow Gajda, wlascicielce 217/320 czesci nieruchomosci w Czestochowie Nr 81/II hip.Translations will be added later; for now try https://translate.google.comGLIKSMAN GAJDA  

Poland: Parcels to be sent to Poland from U.S.A. as per orders received through American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Jerusalem 1946-1947 [H]

IDImagePage number in cornerPage number at topPage header, part 1Page header, part 2Serial No.NameNumber after name (if any)Surname from previous columnsAddressStandardPriceSenderSurname from previous columnStamp at bottom (if any)Notes by typistNotes (not by typist)
1023120208List No. 74/P.; all parcels to be sent c/o A.J.J.D.C. M. Pokorny, Gdynia, ul. Kilinskiego 8 m. 62310/P.Jozef Gajda[none]GAJDAwies Wosniki / gm. Menka / pow. Sieradz / woj. LodzkieT/237.80Jozef Gajda, P.O.B. 1010, JerusalemGAJDA[none]  
1047936369List No. 74/P.2310/P.Jozef GajdaNo. 137GAJDAwies Wosniki / gm. Menka / pow.Sieradz / woj.LodzT/237.80Jozef Gajda, P.O.B. 1010, JerusalemGAJDA[none]  

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

IDDigital file idPageGiven name(s)Surname(s) from previous or next columnsPlaceTyping notes
2549109-DSC00031.jpg81ChanaGAJDABergern-Belsen 
2549209-DSC00031.jpg81HankaGAJDALodz 
2549309-DSC00031.jpg81PrywaGAJDABergen-Belsen 
2737409-DSC00043.jpg90Mordka J.GOJDACzltochowa 

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
11090Jewish Women Liberated in the Bergen-Belsen Camp; submitted by the American Jewish Congress, May 19457GAJDAHana1915Lodz 
11091Jewish Women Liberated in the Bergen-Belsen Camp; submitted by the American Jewish Congress, May 19457GAJDAPrima1914Lodz 

Rentzmuhler, Germany: Additional list of Polish Jewish Women liberated from the campus Rentzmuhler, 11 Jun 1945; Relatives Information Service, 28 Dec 1945 [H]

IDPage numberNumberNameSurname from previous columnDate of birthLast residenceNotes by typistNotes (not by typist)
10050[1 of 1]50Chana GajdaGAJDA1928Lodz  

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
1871804-DSC00114.JPG51720IrkaPAKULA6 Jun 1919ChorzewLodzKarol & Abram & JankiezGADJALodz  
2446206-DSC00111.JPG51720IrkaPAKULA6 Jun 1923ChrzewLodzKarol & Abram & JankiezGAJDALodz  

Sweden: "List of Survivors: Stockholm, 1946," Mosaiska forsamlingens i Stockholm (807 persons) [H]

IDPage numberNationalityIdentity card numberSequential number (on left)Arrival dateGiven name(s)SurnameDate of birthLast domicilePlace of birthComments
1056613Uncertain nationalityAfter 26 Jun [1946]AnnaGOEDE DE?List No. 10 of Jews who arrived in Sweden after 26 Jun [1946] (Group 2)

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
1185030AnnaDE GOEDEWATERMANNAmsterdam08 Jun 1907The Netherlands 

Zawodzie: register of prisoners in [prison] Zawodzie who died (772 persons) [H]

IDPage numberLp.Given nameSurnameDate of birthData smierciOther information
10172261172BronislawGAUDA1 Nov 191812 Feb 1943 

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