Krakower Holocaust-Era Records
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Częstochowa: Resurrection and Destruction in Ghetto Częstochowa (Viderstand un Umkum in Czenstochower Ghetto, L. Brener), publ. before 1952, in Poland [H]
| ID | Translation here | Page | Given Name | Surname | Title | Notes | Surname from previous column | Details on pages 174-176 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10067 | https://www.jew…a4/cze005.html | 14 | W. | KRAKOWER |
France, deportations/deaths during WWII; also see https://tinyurl.com/yyctv3ve = http://web.archive.o…istoire/Accueil.htm [H]
| ID | Surname | Given Name | Maiden Name | Birth date | Birth Town | Death Date | Deportation | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10025 | KRAKOWER | Aron | 1 Jun 1908 | Szczekociny, Poland | 6 Aug 1942 | Auschwitz | ||
| 10026 | KRAKOWER | Pinkus | 6 Nov 1901 | Szerckociny, Poland | 9 Aug 1942 | Auschwitz | ||
| 10027 | KRAKOWER | Szandlo | SILBERSZTAJN | 1 Sep 1899 | Szerckociny, Poland | 5 Aug 1942 | Auschwitz | And not on 31 Jul 1942 in the original; "And not at Drancy (Seine-France)" in the original |
| 10028 | KRAKOWER | Szlama | 2 Nov 1903 | Szczekociny, Poland | 30 Jul 1942 | Auschwitz |
France: Deportations during Holocaust, only "Pologne" from the web; used to be here: http://perso.wanadoo…istoire/Accueil.htm [H]
| ID | Details | Nº JO [Number of journal] | Date [of journal] | Sex | Given name | Surname | Country of birth | State/region of birth | Country of death | Complete information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20236 | Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel" | 67 | 19 Mar 1995 | M | Aron | KRAKOWER | Pologne | Pologne | Krakower (Aron), né le 1er juin 1908 à Szczekoczyn (Pologne), décédé le 6 août 1942 à Auschwitz (Pologne) | |
| 20237 | Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel" | 67 | 19 Mar 1995 | M | Pinkus | KRAKOWER | Pologne | Pologne | Krakower (Pinkus), né le 6 novembre 1901 à Szerckociny (Pologne), décédé le 9 août 1942 à Auschwitz (Pologne) | |
| 20238 | Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel" | 67 | 19 Mar 1995 | F | Szandlo | KRAKOWER, NÉE SILBERSZTAJN | Pologne | Pologne | Krakower, née Silbersztajn (Szandlo) le 1er septembre 1899 à Szezckoniy (Pologne), décédée le 5 août 1942 à Auschwitz (Pologne) et non le 31 juillet 1942 à Drancy (Seine) | |
| 20239 | Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel" | 67 | 19 Mar 1995 | F | Szlama | KRAKOWER | Pologne | Pologne | Krakower (Szlama), née le 2 novembre 1903 à Szczekociny (Pologne), décédée le 30 juillet 1942 à Auschwitz (Pologne) | |
| 37051 | Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel" | 67 | 19 Mar 1995 | F | Szandlo | KRAKOWER, NÉE SILBERSZTAJN | Pologne | Pologne | Krakower, née Silbersztajn (Szandlo) le 1er septembre 1899 à Szezckoniy (Pologne), décédée le 5 août 1942 à Auschwitz (Pologne) et non le 31 juillet 1942 à Drancy (Seine) |
Kielce: list of city council voters entitled to vote in the election of city councilors and their deputies 1939, syg 2373-2393 [H]
| ID | District, syg, image folder | Image | Page number | Order number | Person | Surname from previous column | Street name | House number | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14679 | District 6, ward 1, syg 2385, images at https://www.szu…ostka/16289845 | 21_122_0_-_2385_12_56023756.jpg | 8 | 319 | Laja Krakowska | KRAKOWSKA | M. Focha | 14 | 17 Sep 1900 | 1937 | ||||
| 14680 | District 6, ward 1, syg 2385, images at https://www.szu…ostka/16289845 | 21_122_0_-_2385_12_56023756.jpg | 8 | 320 | Mordka Krakower vel-Krakowski | KRAKOWER VEL KRAKOWSKI | M. Focha | 14 | 12 Apr 1905 | 1937 | ||||
| 14681 | District 6, ward 1, syg 2385, images at https://www.szu…ostka/16289845 | 21_122_0_-_2385_12_56023756.jpg | 8 | 326 | Moszek Kuperberg | KUPERBERG | M. Focha | 14 | 23 Sep 1887 | 1933 | ||||
| 14682 | District 6, ward 1, syg 2385, images at https://www.szu…ostka/16289845 | 21_122_0_-_2385_12_56023756.jpg | 8 | 327 | Nacha Kuperberg | KUPERBERG | M. Focha | 14 | 20 Jun 1895 | 1933 | ||||
| 14683 | District 6, ward 1, syg 2385, images at https://www.szu…ostka/16289845 | 21_122_0_-_2385_12_56023756.jpg | 8 | 329 | Menucha Laks | LAKS | M. Focha | 14 | 14 Dec 1901 | 1937 | ||||
| 14684 | District 6, ward 1, syg 2385, images at https://www.szu…ostka/16289845 | 21_122_0_-_2385_12_56023756.jpg | 8 | 330 | Noech Laks | LAKS | M. Focha | 14 | 16 Feb 1902 | 1937 | ||||
| 14685 | District 6, ward 1, syg 2385, images at https://www.szu…ostka/16289845 | 21_122_0_-_2385_12_56023756.jpg | 8 | 331 | Perec Lejwa | LEJWA | M. Focha | 14 | 5 Jan 1909 | 1937 | ||||
| 14686 | District 6, ward 1, syg 2385, images at https://www.szu…ostka/16289845 | 21_122_0_-_2385_12_56023756.jpg | 8 | 332 | Chana Lejwa | LEJWA | M. Focha | 14 | 23 Jul 1910 | 1937 | ||||
| 14687 | District 6, ward 1, syg 2385, images at https://www.szu…ostka/16289845 | 21_122_0_-_2385_12_56023756.jpg | 8 | 333 | Blima Lewit | LEWIT | M. Focha | 14 | 14 Jan 1889 | 1937 | ||||
| 14688 | District 6, ward 1, syg 2385, images at https://www.szu…ostka/16289845 | 21_122_0_-_2385_12_56023756.jpg | 8 | 334 | Froim Josek Lewit | LEWIT | M. Focha | 14 | 22 Aug 1895 | 1937 | ||||
| 14689 | District 6, ward 1, syg 2385, images at https://www.szu…ostka/16289845 | 21_122_0_-_2385_12_56023756.jpg | 8 | 339 | Mojzesz Lichtensztajn | LICHTENSZTAJN | M. Focha | 14 | 17 Mar 1903 | 1931 | ||||
| 14690 | District 6, ward 1, syg 2385, images at https://www.szu…ostka/16289845 | 21_122_0_-_2385_12_56023756.jpg | 8 | 340 | Szajndla Lichtensztajn | LICHTENSZTAJN | M. Focha | 14 | 4 Mar 1903 | 1931 |
Poland: Register of Jewish Survivors II (Jewish Agency, 1945) [H]
| ID | Digital file id | Page | Given name(s) | Surname(s) from previous or next columns | Place | Typing notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38880 | 09-DSC00107.jpg | 151 | Dawid | KRAKOWER | Piotrkow | |
| 38881 | 09-DSC00107.jpg | 151 | Lola | KRAKOWER | Rychbach | |
| 38882 | 09-DSC00107.jpg | 151 | Leja | KRAKOWER | Bedzin | |
| 38883 | 09-DSC00107.jpg | 151 | Paula | KRAKOWER | Bedzin | |
| 38884 | 09-DSC00107.jpg | 151 | Pola | KRAKOWER | Rychbach | |
| 38885 | 09-DSC00107.jpg | 151 | Sala | KRAKOWER | Bedzin |
Poland Survivor Radio Messages, American Jewish Archives, H277, n2 (2741 persons) [H]
| ID | Set, folder, and image | Survivor given name | Surname from previous column | Name of father | Other family members | Present address | Surname from any previous column | Survivor former residence | Message in full | Address for mail | Surname from previous two columns | Date(s) of broadcast | Other information--including title, date, and page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11254 | PSRM Set 31, folder 12-H277n2 image DSC00139.JPG & DSC00140.JPG | Niunia | KRAKOWER | baby | Is looking for Eng. Hirsz | HIRSZ | 27 May 1945 | Page 5 |
Radomsko: In the Radomsko Ghetto 10 Nov 1939 - 31 Dec 1944; Name Registry of Murdered and Deceased Jews in the Radomsko Ghetto; ITS Bad Arolsen Digital Archives, Sub-collection 1.2.2.1/11407177-11407220 (453 persons) [H]
| ID | Page number | Number | Person | Person, with Polish translated | Surname(s) from previous two columns | Date and place of birth, names of parents | Date and place of birth, names of parents, with Polish translated | Surname(s) from previous two columns | Place of death | Date of death (Polish: r = roku = year) | Names and addresses of witnesses | Surname(s) from previous column | Sources of information | Other text on page | Notes (not written by researcher) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10366 | 33 | 346. | SZWARC Chaim | SZWARC Chaim | SZWARC | W 1909 r.,s.Sury-Lai z d.Krakower | in 1909, son of Sura-Laja nee Krakower | KRAKOWER | Radomsko | 18 Oct 1942 | Fiszlewicz Chana, Radomsko,Reymonta 19 | FISZLEWICZ | Arch.b.Sadu Grodz. w Radoms Co.368/47 | KRAKOWER is correct, as in other Radomsko records | |
| 10371 | 34 | 351. | SZWARC Sura-Laia z d.Krakower | SZWARC Sura-Laia nee Krakower | SZWARC, KRAKOWER | 9 Jun 1876 r.w Szczekocinach | 9 Jun 1876 in Szczekociny | Radomsko | 9 Oct 1942 r | Przedborski Szaja-Dawid,Radomsko, Reymonta 19 | PRZEDBORSKI | Arch.b.Sadu Grodzkiego w Radomsku Co.369/47 |
Radomsko: Radomsker Landsleit in Israel and in the Diaspora Memorialize the Memory of Our Victims, transliterated/translated by Merav Schejtman and Gloria Berkenstat Freund (over 2500 victims; over 300 donors) [H]
| ID | Notes | Page | Place of donor | Donor given name | Donor surname | Victim given name | Victim surname | Relation of victim to donor | Surname from previous column | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11629 | Donor was living at the time the necrology. | 426-427 | Israel | Mariam | PACANOWSKI-KRAKOWER | Yitzhak | PACANOWSKI | Father of Mariam Pacanowski-Krakower | PACANOWSKI-KRAKOWER | |
| 11630 | Donor was living at the time the necrology. | 426-427 | Israel | Mariam | PACANOWSKI-KRAKOWER | Tziporah | PACANOWSKI | Mother of Mariam Pacanowski-Krakower | PACANOWSKI-KRAKOWER | |
| 11631 | Donor was living at the time the necrology. | 426-427 | Israel | Mariam | PACANOWSKI-KRAKOWER | Henya | GROSMAN | Sister of Mariam Pacanowski-Krakower | PACANOWSKI-KRAKOWER | And family |
| 11632 | Donor was living at the time the necrology. | 426-427 | Israel | Mariam | PACANOWSKI-KRAKOWER | Nakhum | PACANOWSKI | Relative of Mariam Pacanowski-Krakower | PACANOWSKI-KRAKOWER | And family |
| 11633 | Donor was living at the time the necrology. | 426-427 | Israel | Mariam | PACANOWSKI-KRAKOWER | Motek | PACANOWSKI | Relative of Mariam Pacanowski-Krakower | PACANOWSKI-KRAKOWER | And family |
| 11634 | Donor was living at the time the necrology. | 426-427 | Israel | Mariam | PACANOWSKI-KRAKOWER | Guta | WOLINSKI | Relative of Mariam Pacanowski-Krakower | PACANOWSKI-KRAKOWER | |
| 11635 | Donor was living at the time the necrology. | 426-427 | Israel | Mariam | PACANOWSKI-KRAKOWER | Moishe | KOHAN | Relative of Mariam Pacanowski-Krakower | PACANOWSKI-KRAKOWER | |
| 11636 | Donor was living at the time the necrology. | 426-427 | Israel | Mariam | PACANOWSKI-KRAKOWER | Abraham | KOHAN | Relative of Mariam Pacanowski-Krakower | PACANOWSKI-KRAKOWER | |
| 11637 | Donor was living at the time the necrology. | 426-427 | Israel | Mariam | PACANOWSKI-KRAKOWER | Ester | FAJERMAN | Relative of Mariam Pacanowski-Krakower | PACANOWSKI-KRAKOWER |
Szczekociny 1939: List of contribution for support of Jewish Community in Szczekociny in 1939, syg 3387, document pages 108-131 [Lista składek na utrzymanie Gminy Wyznaniowej Żydowskiej w Szczekocinach.]; images: https://www.szukajwa…/jednostka/14981502 [H]
| ID | Header immediately before this list | Page | Serial number | Person | Surname from previous column | Place of residence [Miejsce zamieszkania] | Occupation [Zawód] | Occupation, translated into English | Amount [Kwota]: Zł | Notes [Uwaga] | Notes (not written by translator / typist) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10140 | [no header] | 115 | 135 | Bajla Krakower | KRAKOWER | Szczekociny | wł. dom. | house owner | 5 | ||
| 10411 | List: exempt from contributions [Wykaz:uwolnionychod składek] | 125 | 79 | Fajgla Krakower | KRAKOWER | [Szczekociny] |
Szczekociny: List of Jewish victims in Szczekociny, Poland, 1940; Yad Vashem; (188 persons); images: www.crarg.org/jewish…zczekociny-1940.php [H]
| ID | Details | Image | Numbering [L.p.] | Person | Surname from previous column | Town [Miejscowosc] | Number of persons [Ilosc osob] | Number of Kg [Ilosc Kg] | Comments [Uwagi]; top of each column: Potatoes [Kartofle] | Note regarding units | Notes (not written by typist) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10080 | Appears to be list of residents, rather than victims; but one list could be the same as the other | 1050.pdf | 78 | Krakower Fajgla | KRAKOWER | Szczekociny | 3 | 5 | [blank] | Unit is meters (metra); likely equals 100 kilograms of potatoes |
Szczekociny: Municipal Court [1929-1950], zespol 1846, syg 6-1465 (various); includes more than 100 requests for issuance of death certificates for persons who died during the Holocaust [H]
| ID | Image file name | syg | Case number | Date case commenced | Plaintiff name | Surname from previous column | Plaintiff address | Defendant name | Surname from previous column | Defendant address | Case details | Surname from previous column | Date case concluded | Verdict | Notes by translator / typist | Surname from previous two columns | Notes (not written by translator / typist) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10045 | 21_1846_0_0_139.pdf | 139 | K 39/30 | 13 Jan 1930 | Szlama Krakower | KRAKOWER | Szczekociny | Szczekociny police claim that, on 28 Dec 1929, the Defendant circulated four fake 5 zł banknotes. He claims that he received them during the course of his trading activities. | 20 Feb 1930 | Court acquits Defendant due to lack of evidence as to origin of fake banknotes. | Defendant is a tailor born in 1903. | ||||||
| 10118 | 21_1846_0_0_404.pdf | 404 | C 32/32 | 15 Jan 1932 | Josek Krakower | KRAKOWER | Szczekociny | Dawid Płatkiewicz | PŁATKIEWICZ | Szczekociny | Plaintiff is suing Defendant for 112 zł being for unpaid rent. | 4 Apr 1932 | Court finds in favor of Plaintiff awarding him 170 zł. | Defendant perhaps not Jewish. |
Szczekociny: Protocols on "abandoned" Jewish properties, 1957-1959, RG-15.760, zesp 1808, syg 313 (index of names in this material); part of Prezydium Miejskiej Rady Narodowej w Szczekocinach [Presidium of the Municipal National Council in Szczekociny] (https://www.szukajwa…pol/-/zespol/113310) [H]
| ID | Image file name(s) | Page(s) | Details regarding this material | Person(s) | Surname from previous column | Notes (not written by translator / typist) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10017 | 21_1808_0_5_313.pdf | 37-38 | Protocol drawn up on 10 Feb 1959 regarding abandoned real estate [Protokół spisany dnia 10.II 1959 r. w sprawie nieruchomości opuszczonej] | Josek Krakower, ul. [illegible] | KRAKOWER |
Szczekociny Yizkor book: Israel Shwaicer, Pinkas Shts'kots', 1959; translation at https://www.jewishge…ny/Szczekociny.html; no images at https://libguides.nypl.org/yizkorbooks [H]
| ID | Details | Number of page | Letter of Hebrew alphabet or serial number | Person | Surname(s) from previous column | Person, with names converted to Polish spelling | Surname(s) from previous column | Family information | More information | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10415 | God [will] remember [the] holy community of Szczekochin [martyrs list] | 271 | Kaf | Krakower Beila | KRAKOWER | Krakower Bajla | KRAKOWER | One boy | ||
| 10416 | God [will] remember [the] holy community of Szczekochin [martyrs list] | 271 | Kaf | Krakower Feivel | KRAKOWER | Krakower Fajwel | KRAKOWER | Two children |
Theresienstadt: List of Polish Children at Theresienstadt; part of "Survivor Lists: Poland, Children, Mar 1946"; World Jewish Congress, D56, 10 (197 persons) [H]
| ID | Image | Given name(s) | Surname | Date of birth | Place of birth | Other information | Typist notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10133 | DSC00090.JPG | David | KRAKOWER | 1930 | Bendzin |
Vilna [Vilnius, Lithuania]: Polish Jewish refugees receiving Joint Distribution Committee aid, in Vilna, Lithuania, 1940 [H]
| ID | Page number | Number | Name | Surname from previous column | Birth place | Birth year | Comes from | [X = handwritten mark added after "Comes from" town] | Stamp at bottom of page (if any) | Notes (not by typist) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12895 | 46 | 2823 | Beruch Krukwer | KRUKWER | Melnice | 1908 | Lodz | X |
Żarki: lists of persons obliged to pay levy 1940-1941, RG-15.314, zesp 125, syg 304; based on letter on page 102 (see: Beresz / Berek Półrolnicki): Żarki, 23 Aug 1941 / According to decree of the General Governor concerning collection of a resident tax from 27 Jun 1940, requires two payments for the fiscal year 1941, one by 10 Sep 1941 and one by 10 Feb 1942; images: https://www.szukajwa…/jednostka/12321636 [H]
| ID | Header before this list | Page number | Order number | Person | Surname from previous column | Name of father or year [of birth], if included | Residence | Occupation | Quota / established income for the tax year 1939 | Comments (see image for possible additional comments, in pencil] | Notes (not written by translator / typist) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11517 | [pages 157-199:] Persons over 18 years of age required to pay a levy in 1940 | 176 | [not listed on this page] | Moszek-Sz. Krakower | KRAKOWER | Icek | Koziegłowska 20 | 5927 N 110 | |||
| 11518 | [pages 157-199:] Persons over 18 years of age required to pay a levy in 1940 | 176 | [not listed on this page] | Gitla Krakower, wife | KRAKOWER | Icek | Koziegłowska 20 | 5928 wife |
Żarki: Lists of property taxes on Jewish-owned properties, 1944, RG-15.314, zesp 125, syg 308 (index of names in this material); part of Akta gminy Żarki (Akta urzedu gminy Żarki): https://www.szukajwa…spol/-/zespol/75127; images: https://www.szukajwa…/jednostka/12321758 (but no images) [H]
| ID | Image file name(s) | Page(s) | Details regarding this material | Receipt number | Order number | Payment request | Person | Surname from previous column | Address | Amount, in zl. | Amount, in gr | Remarks | [Based on "Żarki: lists of persons obliged to pay levy 1940-1941"] Who was living here in 1940/1941 or before? | Surname from previous column | Notes by translator / typist | Notes (not written by translator / typist) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10130 | 8_125_0_0_308.pdf | 7 | List of of the tax amounts paid to the tax office in Częstochowa from the Jewish house and land ownership in Quarter II, year 1947 | [column not in this table] | 6 | 126 | [name not listed] | Koziegłowska 20? | 18 | 00 | Moszek-Sz. Krakower, wife Gitla Krakower, Kopel Ejzykowicz, wife Chaja Ejzykowicz, Idesa Ejzykowicz, Srul-Juda Ejzykowicz, Szmul Krakauer | KRAKOWER, EJZYKOWICZ, KRAKAUER |
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