Herszel Holocaust-Era Records

Opoczno (Opotchna), Pilica (Piltz), Końskie (Kinsk), Wolbrom (Volbrom), Wodzisław (Vodislov), Radoszyce (Radoshitz), Częstochowa (Chenstochov), and nearby towns

39 Holocaust-era records for Herszel and related spellings.

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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)
122781942454Częstochowa, 29 May 1942Częstochowa, 30 May 1942Dora Hirszel, born Ołobok 1 Sep 1890HIRSZELLoebelErnestyna née ZollnerZOLLNERSzlama Majzler, employee Jewish CommunityHerszlik Mitelman, employee Jewish CommunityDora died at 16:00 in Jewish Hospital in Częstochowa, ul. Przemysłowa 10; she lived in Częstochowa, ul. Warszawska 50; she was a maidwww.crarg.org/i…284-F37M5P.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]

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
15766161717169SzlamaMIETKIEWICZDawid & Tauba SzerSZER17 Jul 1862, CzestochowaMerchantBUCHMAN, HERSZEL, MIETKIEWICZ, SZER
15767161717169FrajdlaBUCHMANMIETKIEWICZHersz Wolf & Nacha HerszelHERSZEL3 Dec 1865, CzestochowaWith husbandBUCHMAN, HERSZEL, MIETKIEWICZ, SZER
15768161717169DawidMIETKIEWICZSzlama & Frajdla BuchmanBUCHMAN18 Mar 1895, CzestochowaWith parentsBUCHMAN, HERSZEL, MIETKIEWICZ, SZER
1717219160205Szlama MajerPYTELTobiasz & Dwojra MendlowiczMENDLOWICZ-- --- 1853, Mszczonow----HERSZEL, JOACHIMOWICZ, MENDLOWICZ, PYTEL
1717319160205GitlaHERSZELPYTELDawid & Estera JoachimowiczJOACHIMOWICZ13 May 1854, RadomskoWith husband; died 4 Feb 1927HERSZEL, JOACHIMOWICZ, MENDLOWICZ, PYTEL
1717419160205ChanaPYTELSzlama Majer & Gitla HerszelHERSZEL-- --- 1875, RadomskoWith parentsHERSZEL, JOACHIMOWICZ, MENDLOWICZ, PYTEL
1717519160205FrajdlaPYTELSzlama Majer & Gitla HerszelHERSZEL20 Sep 1879, RadomskoWith parentsHERSZEL, JOACHIMOWICZ, MENDLOWICZ, PYTEL
1717619160205JudaPYTELSzlama Majer & Gitla HerszelHERSZEL28 Dec 1891, CzestochowaWith parentsHERSZEL, JOACHIMOWICZ, MENDLOWICZ, PYTEL
1717719160205DawidPYTELSzlama Majer & Gitla HerszelHERSZEL10 Feb 1894, CzestochowaWith parentsHERSZEL, JOACHIMOWICZ, MENDLOWICZ, PYTEL
1717819165205ChaimPYTELSzlama Majer & Gitla HerszelHERSZEL23 Dec 1886, Czestochowa----FRYDMAN, HERSZEL, PYTEL, RUK
1717919165205CypraFRYDMANPYTELHerszlik & Macha RukRUK19 Jan 1890, CzestochowaWith husbandFRYDMAN, HERSZEL, PYTEL, RUK
1718019165205NachaPYTELChaim & Cypra FrydmanFRYDMAN12 Mar 1913, CzestochowaWith parentsFRYDMAN, HERSZEL, PYTEL, RUK
1718119165205DawidPYTELChaim & Cypra FrydmanFRYDMAN21 Jul 1914, CzestochowaWith parentsFRYDMAN, HERSZEL, PYTEL, RUK
1718219165205FrymetaPYTELChaim & Cypra FrydmanFRYDMAN4 Sep 1918, CzestochowaWith parentsFRYDMAN, HERSZEL, PYTEL, RUK
1718319165205LajaPYTELChaim & Cypra FrydmanFRYDMAN18 Nov 1920, CzestochowaWith parentsFRYDMAN, HERSZEL, PYTEL, RUK

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
10025HERZL43, 116 

Częstochowa: registration of Jews coming from other cities to Częstochowa 1940-1941, document pages 148-237, with no header information, syg 13797 [H]

IDNote regarding spellings of namesPageOrder numberPersonSurname from previous columnRelationshipRelationship, translatedAge?Unknown meaningNotes by translator / typistNotes (not written by translator / typist)
11052Names have been typed as they appear on the page, even though hundreds names are spelled very oddly1936071Chaia GetzelGETZELledigsingle24Plockentry crossed out 

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
10475HERZEL26, 194, 196, 203, 222329 - 3
10476HERSZEL144329 - 3
10484HESZILR' Abraham-Yehoszua118329 - 3

Częstochowa Yizkor Book (Tshenstokhover Yidn, 1947), index to full translations of biographies; translation at https://www.jewishge…chowa1/czea006.html; images at https://digitalcolle…3-cd02-00505686d14e [H]

IDLetterPageSurnameAdditional SurnameGiven NameAdditional Given Name
1238719-tzadekLXXIXHERZLTheodor 

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
1085352ImreHIRSCHL26 Jul 1890ZentaSzabalka13 Oct 1944  

Jerusalem: Booklet listing survivors published by the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee in Jerusalem, P.O.B. 640, Jerusalem; only Poland listings [H]

IDPage numberRegional headerSub-regional header, if anyPersonSurname(s) from previous columnListed in parentheses after primary entrySurname(s) from previous column[Blank column header; date of birth?]AgeFromNotes (not by typist)
104796Regards from abroad (in brackets: the name of the relative from abroad)Nik HerschlHERSCHL(Schwarz Annush).SCHWARZ[blank][blank][blank] 
105076Header in HebrewNik HerschlHERSCHL(Schwarz Annush).SCHWARZAge and From not listed 

Kielce synagogue: authorization for burial in the Jewish cemetery in Kielce, 1905-1935 (Załączniki do akt zgonu Okręgu Bożniczego Kielce); two images per record from Oct 1918 [H]

IDFolder of images for this yearImage (perhaps also see image before and after)YearAkt numberDate of deathTown of deathDeceased's place of deathDeceased's nameSurname from previous columnDeceased's genderDeceased's place of permanent residenceDeceased's ageFather of deceasedSurname from previous columnMother of deceasedSurname from previous columnSpouse of deceasedSurname from previous columnCause of deathDoctorOther informationComments by translator, typist, or prooferSurname from previous two columnsWitness 1 name, ageWitness 1 surnameWitness 2 name, ageWitness 2 surname
11429https://www.szu…ostka/1628654521_122_0_-_2909_680_56026902.jpg191732229 Dec 1917KielceJewish hospitalLejbus GajselGAJSEL / GAJSTMaleNowy Słupi, Kielce county45Heart defectLewinsonUnknown parentsGAJST added because it appears in other Kielce records     
14029https://www.szu…ostka/1629144921_122_0_-_2920_197_56032127.jpg19308718 Jun 1930Kielceulica Hipoteczna No. 10Hana HagiermanHAGIERMANFemaleZarnowice district45Lejbus LibermanLIBERMANRajzla née Goczał?GOCZAŁSzmulPulmonary tuberculosisKomendaSzmul Trembacki 30Chil Goldberg 41 

Łódź: In the Łódź Ghetto Oct 1939 - 16 Aug 1944; Name Registry of Murdered and Deceased Jews in the Łódź Ghetto, ITS Bad Arolsen Digital Archives, Sub-collection 1.2.2.1/11407146 (99 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)
10055542.HERSZEL SzyjaHERSZEL SzyjaHERSZELw 1910 r. w Lodzi s. Abrama i Frajndli1910 in Lodz son of Abram and FrajndlaLodzAug 1942Zomer Izrael, Lodz Piotrkowska 19ZOMERA. S. Gr. Ozorkow Zg. 200/46  

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)
107196Bajla Ruchla Bogomolna-GeszelBOGOMOLNA-GESZEL1872Lodz 

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)
10238German 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[6][none]List No. 1, Receipts, May 1943[42?]Abraham HeschelHESCHELTarnopel  

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

IDDigital file idPageGiven name(s)Surname(s) from previous or next columnsPlaceTyping notes
1513408-DSC00133.jpg27Bajla RuchlaBOGOMOLNA-GESZELLodz 
3251909-DSC00073.jpg118ZofiaHIRSELKrakow 

Radomsko Yizkor Book index, page 585-600: https://www.jewishge…adomsko/rad585.html; images at https://digitalcolle…3-c4a6-00505686a51c [H]

IDIndex page numberLetterGiven namesSurname(s)Page(s) in Yizkor book
10882589HESDr. TheodorHERZL27, 28, 33, 50, 51, 88, 184

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
11536Jewish Women Liberated in the Bergen-Belsen Camp; submitted by the American Jewish Congress, May 194510HYRSCHELSarolta1919Kispest 

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
2438706-DSC00108. JPG50704HerschNO?BERGPupil09 Jun 1931LodzLodzGolompHUSHELAntwerpen  

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
1283548RosziHIRSCHLSINGERNagykanizsa15 May 1915Hungary 
19104149IlseGOETZELMainz27 Sep 1915Germany 

USSR: "List of Polish Jewish Refugees Now in USSR, 1945," American Jewish Archives, H277/7 (2582 persons) [H]

IDImagePage numberGiven name(s)Surname(s)AgeOccupationFather's nameFamily groupLast residence in PolandLast address in the USSROther information
1157415/DSC00122.JPGIsakGRESSELIsak, & NadiaTashkent. Proletarskaja 81 
1157515/DSC00122.JPGNadiaGRESSELIsak, & NadiaTashkent. Proletarskaja 81 

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