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Kestenbaum / Kastenbaum Holocaust-Era Records in Kielce, Żarki, Częstochowa, and nearby towns

70 Holocaust-era records for Kestenbaum / Kastenbaum and related spellings.

These records span Kielce (Keltz), Żarki (Zharki), Częstochowa (Chenstochov), Pilica (Piltz), Szczekociny (Shtshekotshin), Wolbrom (Volbrom), and nearby towns.

Note: These results are missing 241 KESTENBAUM 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
11071Originally at https://tinyurl.com/yyzjzfrn; now at Web Archive: https://tinyurl.com/y6zaht9xChildren With Lost Identity- KJankiel KastenbaumKASTENBAUM1 Jan 19411653 

Częstochowa Book of Permanent Residents 1870-1930, Często Arch (about 16,250 persons); sample images: www.crarg.org/czestochowa-book-of-permanent-residents-1870-1930.php [H]

-Sort-VolumePage of book [r#]House 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
2170126994323TaubaLACHMANKESTENBAUMJekiel & Ewa AbramABRAM-- --- 1834, CzestochowaWidowABRAM, KESTENBAUM, LACHMAN
2170226994323ChawaKESTENBAUMMosiek & Tauba LachmanLACHMAN-- --- 1864, CzestochowaWith motherABRAM, KESTENBAUM, LACHMAN
2170326994323RozaKESTENBAUMMosiek & Tauba LachmanLACHMAN-- --- 1857, CzestochowaWith motherABRAM, KESTENBAUM, LACHMAN

Eichbordamm, Germany: List no. 2519 from J.D.C Berlin - List of Jews now in the transit home at Berlin-Wittenau, Eichbordamm [Germany], 138/40; American Joint Distribution Committee, 19 rue de Teheran, Paris 8e; Relatives Information Service, 26 Mar 1946; only Poland entries [H]

-Sort-Page numberNameSurname from previous columnBornPlace of birthNotes by typistNotes (not by typist)
101264Fela KaschtenbaumKASCHTENBAUM13 Jul 1917Biala Bodliaski / Biała PodlaskaBiała Podlaska added because it seems more likely
101274Maria KaschtenbaumKASCHTENBAUM3 May 1888Januv Podlaski / Janów PodlaskiJanów Podlaski added because it seems more likely

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
13079Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel"911 Jan 1995FRachlaKESTENBAUM, NÉE GODLEWICZPolognePologneKestenbaum, née Godlewicz (Rachla) le 15 mai 1908 à Wielon (Pologne), décédée le 22 septembre 1942 à Auschwitz (Pologne)
19119Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel"911 Jan 1995FChajaKESTENBAUM, NÉE ROSENBERGPolognePologneKestenbaum, née Rosenberg (Chaja, Frimeta) le 25 février 1897 à Jozefow (Pologne), décédée en janvier 1944 à Auschwitz (Pologne)
19121Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel"911 Jan 1995MMochekKESTENBAUMPolognePologneKestenbaum (Mochek), né le 16 juin 1884 à Varsovie (Pologne), décédé le 25 septembre 1942 à Auschwitz (Pologne)
19122Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel"911 Jan 1995MMoszekKESTENBAUMPolognePologneKestenbaum (Moszek, Ber), né le 6 octobre 1891 à Varsovie (Pologne), décédé le 22 juillet 1942 à Auschwitz (Pologne)
19123Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel"911 Jan 1995FRachlaKESTENBAUM, NÉE GODLEWICZPolognePologneKestenbaum, née Godlewicz (Rachla) le 15 mai 1908 à Wielon (Pologne), décédée le 22 septembre 1942 à Auschwitz (Pologne)
20070Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel"6719 Mar 1995MMoszekKOSTENBAUMPolognePologneKostenbaum (Moszek), né en février 1907 à Powazki (Pologne), décédé le 11 mars 1943 à Lublin-Maidanek (Pologne) et non le 6 mars 1943 à Drancy (Seine)
33501Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel"911 Jan 1995FChajaKESTENBAUM, NÉE ROSENBERGPolognePologneKestenbaum, née Rosenberg (Chaja, Frimeta) le 25 février 1897 à Jozefow (Pologne), décédée en janvier 1944 à Auschwitz (Pologne)

Iran [Persia]: "Polish Refugees in Tehran, 1943," American Jewish Archives, D56, 8 (1675 persons) [H]

-Sort-ImageListPage numberGiven name(s)SurnameDate [of birth]Place [of birth]Other informationTypist notes
1030003-DSC00040.JPGLista No. 111EwaKESTENBAUM6 Sep 1908Lwow  
1030103-DSC00040.JPGLista No. 111GiselaKESTENBAUM23 Apr 1936Lwow  
1030203-DSC00040.JPGLista No. 111LeonardKESTENBAUM14 May 1933Lwow  

Kielce BMD 1935 birth registrations (most are late registrations): 1935 births

-Sort-Folder of imagesImage fileRegistration dateAktDate of birthPlace of birthAddressChildChild's surnameGenderFather, ageFather's surnameMother, ageMother's surnamePermanent resident of...OccupationWitness 1Witness 1 surname / patronymicWitness 2Witness 2 surname / patronymicOther information on the pageNotes by typist, translator, or prooferSurname(s) from previous columns
11040https://tinyurl.com/3epkp2j721_122_0_-_2927_577_56036904.jpg23 Jun 1935104115 Aug 1932Kielceulica Polna No. 15Majer KierszKIERSZMaleMendel Kiersz, 41KIERSZChana Kestenbaum, 28KESTENBAUMChęcinyTraderWólf Zyto, 45, Nowy-Świat No. 37, merchantZYTOHilel Cetel, 33, Polna No. 14, merchantCETELParents are not married; father is illiterate and acknowledges the childFather's birth certificate included 
11041https://tinyurl.com/3epkp2j721_122_0_-_2927_578_56036905.jpg23 Jun 193510421 Jan 1935Kielceulica Polna No. 15Hersz-Lejb KierszKIERSZMaleMendel Kiersz, 41KIERSZChana Kestenbaum, 28KESTENBAUMChęcinyTraderWólf Zyto, 45, Nowy-Świat No. 37, merchantZYTOHilel Cetel, 33, Polna No. 14, merchantCETELParents are not married; father is illiterate and acknowledges the childFather's birth certificate included 

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

-Sort-District, syg, image folderImagePage numberOrder numberPersonSurname from previous columnStreet nameHouse number [r#]Date 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)
11196District 2, ward 3, syg 2377, images at https://www.szu…ostka/1628984021_122_0_-_2377_25_56023439.jpg22934Hersz Fajwel KestenbaumKESTENBAUMPiotrkowska7314 May 19101937    
12383District 3, ward 4, syg 2380, images at https://www.szu…ostka/1628982721_122_0_-_2380_18_56023552.jpg14626Jankel KiestenbaumKIESTENBAUMNowy-Świat2410 Feb 18801937    
12384District 3, ward 4, syg 2380, images at https://www.szu…ostka/1628982721_122_0_-_2380_18_56023552.jpg14627Gitla KiestenbaumKIESTENBAUMNowy-Świat24[day and month not listed] 18861937    
13259District 3, ward 1, syg 2381, images at https://www.szu…ostka/1628982821_122_0_-_2381_23_56023602.jpg19845Icek Fajwel KestenbaumKESTENBAUMWarszawska6219111937    
13260District 3, ward 1, syg 2381, images at https://www.szu…ostka/1628982821_122_0_-_2381_23_56023602.jpg19846Moszek Lejbus KestenbaumKESTENBAUMWarszawska3719141922    
16947District 6, ward 3, syg 2387, images at https://www.szu…ostka/1628982121_122_0_-_2387_16_56023844.jpg12519Juma Majer KestenbaumKESTENBAUMSiiniczna318871921    
16948District 6, ward 3, syg 2387, images at https://www.szu…ostka/1628982121_122_0_-_2387_16_56023844.jpg12520Perla Zysla KestenbaumKESTENBAUMSiiniczna918 May 18891921    

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]

-Sort-Folder 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
11085https://www.szu…ostka/1628654521_122_0_-_2909_333_56026555.jpg191619126 Nov 1916Kielceulica Pocieszka No. 13Srul KestenbaumKESTENBAUMMaleSettlement of Raków, district of Rębów3Dawid-JosekGela née PasternakPASTERNAKPneumoniaP. JankowskiFather is a shoemaker      
11190https://www.szu…ostka/1628654521_122_0_-_2909_441_56026667.jpg19178320 Mar 1917Kielceulica Pocieszka No. 17Majer KestenbaumKESTENBAUMMaleSettlement of Raków, district of Rębów1Dawid-Josek KestelbaumKESTELBAUMGela PasternakPASTERNAKStomach & intestinal diseaseP. JankowskiFather is a shoemakerBrother of Srul Kestenbaum died 26 Nov 1916; Pasternak is mother's maiden nameKESTENBAUM, PASTERNAK    
11254https://www.szu…ostka/1628654521_122_0_-_2909_505_56026727.jpg191714724 May 1917Kielceulica Nowy-Świat No. 20Herszel KestenbaumKESTENBAUMMaleSettlement of Raków, district of Rębów1 1/2Jankiel KestenbaumKESTENBAUMGitla RusinekRUSINEKPneumoniaP. JankowskiFather is a porterMother's maiden name most probably Rusinek ("z" omitted) as no statement of parents not being marriedRUSINEK    
11949https://www.szu…ostka/1628653221_122_0_-_2910_412_56027740.jpg191919514 Jul 1919Kielceulica Silniczna No. 7Małka KestenbaumKESTENBAUMFemaleSettlement of Raków, district of Rębów, Opatów county65HerszelEsteraApoplexyRyttelWidow; no occupation      
12500https://www.szu…ostka/1628654121_122_0_-_2911_254_56028920.jpg19211353 Sep 1921Kielceulica Silniczna No. 7Herszel KestenbaumKESTENBAUMMaleSettlement of Raków, Rembów district1Benjamin-MajerPerla-Zysla née GoldbergGOLDBERGIntestinal diseaseOlszewskiWith parents; father is a shoemakerJankiel Trembacki 60Szmul Trembacki 21 
14659https://www.szu…ostka/1629145221_122_0_-_2923_277_56033516.jpg193313711 Sep 1933Kielceulica Polna No. 8Małka KierszKIERSZFemaleChęciny6 monthsMendel KierszKIERSZChana-Rywa née KestenbaumKESTENBAUMIntestinal inflammationJanowskiSzmul Trembacki 34Chil Goldberg 52 

Lublin: "Surviving Jews in Lublin"; World Jewish Congress, 1945 (2393 persons) [H]

-Sort-Page numberPersonSurname from previous columnBirth yearAddress in 1939Father's given nameMother's given namePresent address in LublinComments
112358Tobiasz KestenbaumKESTENBAUM1907KrakowKoilLibaSw. Mikolaj 

Poland: Jewish Refugees in Italy, List Nr. 2, Feb 1946; only "Poland" listings

-Sort-Page numberNameSurname from previous columnPlace of birthDate of birthFather's nameMother's nameNotes (not by typist)Surname from previous column
1134551Felga KestenbaumKESTENBAUMSwientanowa, Poland1917Mosze-OszerBejla  
1134651Maks KestenbaumKESTENBAUMPodwoloczysk, Poland1902JakobMiriam  
1134751Maks KestenbaumKESTENBAUMStry, Poland1915NatanLea  
1134851Rejzl KestenbaumKESTENBAUMGrodzisk, Poland1919SzymonSzprinca  

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

-Sort-Digital file idPageGiven name(s)Surname(s) from previous or next columnsPlaceTyping notes
3646809-DSC00094.jpg139AbrahamKESTENBAUMJaroslaw 
3646909-DSC00094.jpg139AronKESTENBAUMLinz 
3647009-DSC00094.jpg139EsteraKESTENBAUMKrasnik 
3647109-DSC00094.jpg139EzrielKESTENBAUMLodz 
3647209-DSC00094.jpg139FelaKESTENBAUMRzeszow 
3647309-DSC00094.jpg139HermanKESTENBAUMRychbach 
3647409-DSC00094.jpg139JankielKESTENBAUMKrasnik 
3647509-DSC00094.jpg139LeopoldKESTENBAUMKrakow 
3647609-DSC00094.jpg139MoszekKESTENBAUMKrasnik 
3647709-DSC00094.jpg139NatanKESTENBAUMChelm 
3647809-DSC00094.jpg139ReginaKESTENBAUMLodz 
3647909-DSC00094.jpg139TobiaszKESTENBAUMLublin 

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

-Sort-Set, 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
10225PRSM 07, image DSC00159.JPGGustavBEWETwants to contact Kestenbaum in Palestine Wajnsberg Joseph in New YorkKESTENBAUM, WAJNSBERG24 Feb 1945, 21 Mar 1945 
10243Set 08, folder 12-H277n2, image DSC0002.jpgGustavBEWATwants to contact Kestenbaum in Palestine Wajnsberg Joseph in New YorkKESTENBAUM, WAJNSBERG24 Feb 1945 & 21 Mar 1945Title at top of page: Radio messages broadcast by Jewish survivors in Poland through Radjo Polskie, Lublin. Sub-title: Submitted by the World Jewish Congress. Date: 16 May 1945
11640PSRM Set 38, folder 13-H277n2, image DSC00035.jpgTuvia, fr. Warsaw, Wilenska ul. 26KESTENBAUMWarsawIs alive21 Feb 1945Page 4
11804PSRM Set 40, folder 13-H277n2, image DSC00046.JPGWOWAK / BOBAKPraga-WarsawLwowGreets KESTENBAUM, Tel-AvivKESTENBAUM2 Mar 1945Page 8
12093PSRM Set 45, folder 13-H277n2, image DSC00071.JPGTuviaKESTENBAUMWarsaw, 25 Wilenska?Is alive.21 Feb 1945Page 6
12389PSRM Set 48, folder 13-H277n2, image DSC00089WOWAK / BOBAK)LwowSends greetings to Kestenbaum in Tel-AvivKESTENBAUM2 Mar 1945page 12

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
11962Jewish Women Liberated in the Bergen-Belsen Camp; submitted by the American Jewish Congress, May 194513*KESZTENBAUMSzeren1922Kassa 
20479List of Surviving Polish Jews Submitted by the Representatives of the Polish Jews in London120KESTENBAUMTobiasz    
22730List of Surviving Jews in Poland; submitted by the Jewish Committee in Krakow136KESTENBAUMLeopold1926Rabka 

Sweden: Holocaust Survivors 1945-1946; American Jewish Archives, D56/5 (16,816 rows) [H]

-Sort-Digital 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
2307906-DSC00038.JPG27392ZygmundHILLMAN28 Aug 1923KrakauKrakauIzakKESTENBAUMKrakau - Plaszow  

Sweden: Survivors 1 (9505 persons) [H]

-Sort-PageGiven 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
1080314EthelKESZTENBAUMTiszaujlak1919Czechoslovakia 
1080414HildaKESTENBAUMPreslov18 Nov 1922Czechoslovakia 
1080514IreneKESTENBAUMTecsoe12 May 1924Czechoslovakia 
1080614LiviaKESTENBAUMTecsoe21 Jan 1921Czechoslovakia 
1080714MargitKESTENBAUMHust10 Feb 1920Czechoslovakia 
1291449EtelKESZTENBAUMTiszaujuak1919Hungary 

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

-Sort-ImageGiven name(s)SurnameDate of birthPlace of birthOther informationTypist notes
10115DSC00089.JPGBeniKERSTENBAUM1929   

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

-Sort-ImagePage numberGiven name(s)Surname(s)AgeOccupationFather's nameFamily groupLast residence in PolandLast address in the USSROther information
1210316/DSC00006.JPG5ShimonKESTENBOJM49JankelShimon, Chana & FejgelWolynOmsk 20ye Potchtotdelenie do Vostrebevania 
1210416/DSC00006.JPG5ChanaKESTENBOJM21ShimonShimon, Chana, & FejgelWolynOmsk 20ye Potchtotdelenie do Vostrebevania 
1210516/DSC00006.JPG5FejgelKESTENBOJM45MoisheShimon, Chana, & FejgelWolynOmsk 20ye Potchtotdelenie do Vostrebevania 

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)
189781478762Cwi KestinbojmKESTINBOJMLwow1913Lwow   

Zbąszyń, Poland: refugees 1938-1939, List of Persons, Possessing Relatives in U.S.A.; numbered 1-169; Cracow, in Aug 1939; stamp at bottom of page: 3 Oct 1939 [H]

-Sort-Additional informaitonPage numberNumberPersonSurname from previous columnBorn onBorn inDistrictVoivodshipProfessionFormer residenceCurrent addressSurname from previous columnAddress of relatives in U.S.A. (1)Surname from previous columnAddress of relatives in U.S.A. (additional, if any)Surname from previous columnIf in possession of affidavitSingle or marriedNotes (not by typist)
10143List of Polish Jews expelled by the Nazi government into this Polish border town, receiving assistance from the JDC in 1938-193910134.Armin VogelmanVOGELMAN29 Dec 1911Kezmark[blank]/Czechosl./merchantKezmarkCracow, Starowislna 12/19Simon Kestenbaum, Cameron Texas U.S.A.KESTENBAUM[none]-no affidavit[blank] 

Note: These results are missing 241 KESTENBAUM 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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