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Kranc / Krantz Holocaust-Era Records in Piotrków, Radomsko, Częstochowa, and nearby towns

85 Holocaust-era records for Kranc / Krantz and related spellings.

These records span Piotrków (Petrikev), Radomsko (Radomsk, Noworadomsko, Novoradomsko, Noworadomsk, Novoradomsk), Częstochowa (Chenstochov), Krzepice (Kshepitz), Kielce (Keltz), Szczekociny (Shtshekotshin), Pilica (Piltz), Końskie (Kinsk), Kłobuck (Klobutzk), Lelów (Lelev), and nearby towns.

Note: These results are missing 159 KRANC records from our 1,620,997-record pre-Holocaust database. Join CRARG to see those records and receive research assistance. Learn more »

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
15830161837171JosekSZLACHTERMosiek & Frajda WojcenbaumWOJCENBAUM13 Jun 1869, PolaniecWorkerGRZYB, GUNTZBERG, TROCKA, WEISS
15831161837171RachlaZANDSZLACHTERMarkus Jakub & Laja KrancKRANC-- --- 1870, Grabowka, in GalicjaWith husbandGRZYB, GUNTZBERG, TROCKA, WEISS
2283228172354SzamaSZTRAJZANDMosiek & Cyrla TenebaumTENEBAUM6 Dec 1860, CzestochowaTailorBLASTER, KRANC, SZTRAJZAND, TENEBAUM
2283328172354FrajdlaKRANCSZTRAJZANDSzmul & Rywka BlasterBLASTER-- --- 1861, WarszawaWith husbandBLASTER, KRANC, SZTRAJZAND, TENEBAUM

Częstochowa: deportation from the Łódź ghetto to Częstochowa HASAG; accompanied by letter dated 3 Mar 1944 [H]

-Sort-Page numberOrder number[Number with unknown meaning]Handwritten note, if any (nearly always followed by check mark?)PersonSurname from previous column [r#]AdresseDate of birthHandwritten number(s), if anyNotes (not written by translator / typist)
1033810/6333124Loew?Szlama KrancKRANCKirchplatz 51911  
1034110/6336664?Szmul Hersz KraniecKRANIECCranach 34?  

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
152120615.tifHerszek ?CRANCResides on Warszawska St. 52/56; following an order received from the Polish criminal police Ghetto policeman, Monhajt was...MONHAJT; ARONOWICZ; SLADOWSKILong entry, split into two cells
152130615.tifHerszek ?CRANC... dispatched to escort him to the Police police station, but reported that he did not find him at home. [Aronowicz signature item 1018] [Sladowski signature item 1019]Long entry, split into two cells

Częstochowa: Registration of Jews from other cities to Częstochowa, 1941 and 1942 [Rejestracja Żydów przebywających z innych miast do Częstochowy za r. 1941 i 1942], syg 13801 [H]

-Sort-Page number (upper corner)Order numberRegistration numberYearDatePersonSurname [r#]Date of birthNames of family members [on 1942 pages]Surname from previous columnNumber of family members [on 1941 pages]Profession (in Polish or German)Profession (translated)Place where came fromWhere living nowDate at the bottom of the pageOther information on the pageNotes by translator / typistNotes (not written by translator / typist)
11164448.[not listed]1942[not listed]Chaja KrenikKRENIK[not listed]1[not listed]RadziejówWarszawska 27/292 Jun 1942   
11221478.377/42194225 May 1942Chaja KrenikKRENIK8 Dec 1914Zysa 1 Dec 1930[not listed]--RadziejówWarszawska 27/292 Jun 1942   

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
20246Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel"6719 Mar 1995FItaKRAMACHE, NÉE PACHOLDERPolognePologneKramache, née Pacholder (Ita, Rajzla) le 4 janvier 1896 à Varsovie (Pologne), décédée le 16 février 1943 à Auschwitz (Pologne) et non le 11 février 1943 à Drancy (Seine)
20247Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel"6719 Mar 1995MJacquesKRAMACHEPolognePologneKramache (Jacques), né le 15 avril 1897 à Vilon (Pologne), décédé le 18 juillet 1942 à Auschwitz (Pologne)
28793Nº = number; JO = the publication "Le journal officiel"6719 Mar 1995FItaKRAMACHE, NÉE PACHOLDERPolognePologneKramache, née Pacholder (Ita, Rajzla) le 4 janvier 1896 à Varsovie (Pologne), décédée le 16 février 1943 à Auschwitz (Pologne) et non le 11 février 1943 à Drancy (Seine)

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

-Sort-Page 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)
103685Jews in Gartelegen [Gardelegen; town in Germany]Brama KrzejnnckaKRZEJNNCKA[blank][blank]Lodz 
103965Jews in GartelegenBrama KrzejnnckaKRZEJNNCKALodzDate fo Birth/Age not listed 

Kielce district: "Surviving Jews in the Kielce District"; World Jewish Congress, no date (2179 persons) [H]

-Sort-TownSequence number in city listPersonSurname from previous column [r#]Present address [city after war]Year of birthPage of bookComments
11988Wislica33 of 34Aron KrancKRANC190720 
11989Wislica34 of 34Malka KrancKRANC192220 

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
12089https://www.szu…ostka/1628653221_122_0_-_2910_700_56028029.jpg191933528 Dec 1919KielceJewish hospitalSzmul-Hersz Krink / KrenkKRINK / KRENKMaleDziałoszyce, Pinczów county46PneumoniaLewinsonSzmul Trembacki 21Janas Wajnrajch 37WAJNRAJCH
13567https://www.szu…ostka/1629145921_122_0_-_2917_261_56031106.jpg192712716 Oct 1927Kielceulica Rynek No. 10Szulim ElkiesELKIESMaleKielce19Oskar-WólfJochweta née KrancKRANCHeart paralysisKomendaSzmul Trembacki 27Bajnech Sokoławski 32 

Piotrków Trybunalski BMD 1938-1942 deaths; some images at https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/zespol/-/zespol/79118 [H]

-Sort-YearTypeAktRegistration dateDeath date, placeDeceasedDeceased surnameSpouseSpouse surnameFather, age, profession, cityFather surname / patronymicMother, ageMother maiden name / patronymicWitness 1Witness 1 surname / patronymicWitness 2Witness 2 surname / patronymicOther information on the pageSurname / patronymic from previous columnNotes by typist, translator, or proofer
106451942D4725 Jun 19424 Jun 1942, Piotrkow TrybunalskiFajga Krantz, widow, born in Plock on 15 Jul 1884KRANTZJoel BudnikBUDNIKBajlaSymcha Binem Kaminski, council worker, Piotrkow TrybunalskiSzaia Hipszer, council worker, Piotrkow Trybunalski    

Poland: Jewish Refugees in Italy, List Nr. 1, Jan 1946; only "Poland" listings [H]

-Sort-Page numberNameSurname from previous columnPlace of birthDate of birthFather's nameMother's nameNotes (not by typist)
1206966Meer KrancKRANCSzomsk, Poland1899ShmuelShifra 
1207066Merek KrancKRANCKrakow/ Kraków, Poland1925AharonMalkaKraków added because it seems more likely
1210167Alexander KrimcowKRIMCOWStanislawow / Stanisławów, Poland1897FiodorTatjanaStanisławów added because it seems more likely

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
1152257Hinde KriniukKRINIUKSernik, Poland1886BoruchRachel  
1152357Mosze KriniukKRINIUKSernik, Poland1866JakobHenie  
1152557Leon KronikKRONIK[blank], Poland1927HenochSara  

Poland: "Jewish survivors residing in Poland; cabled to the Jewish Immigrant Aid Society of Canada"; printed in red at the top: 24 Jan 1946 [H]

-Sort-Page numberTown header [presumably means "residing in..."]PersonSurname from previous columnPlace of birthYear born [often not listed]Notes by typistNotes (not by typist)
10214[4]WislicaAron KrancKRANC1907  
10215[4]WislicaMalka KrancKRANC1922  

Poland: "Martyrdom of Jewish Physicians in Poland" (Exposition Press, 1963; 2584 persons) [H]

-Sort-Given name(s)SurnameBirthDeathPage number
10008IzydorFAJERSZTAJN-KRZEMICKI1867193556
10033IzydorFAJERSZTAJN-KRZEMICKI1867193572
10270IrenaBERMAN-KRYNICKA1914Holocaust314
11295IzaakKRENICKI1874Holocaust395
11296JozefKRENICKI1877Holocaust395

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]

-Sort-File 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)
10873M19460770142017717 Sierpnia19463Sad Grodzki w PiotrkowieOddzial Hipoteczny Sadu Grodzkiego w Piotrkowie obwieszcza, ze po nizej wymienionych zmarlych otwarte zostaly postepowania spadkowe:Translations will be added later; for now try https://translate.google.com1) Kranc Bajli, wspolwlascicielce nieruchomosci w Piotrkowie Nr Nr 514 i 286,Translations will be added later; for now try https://translate.google.comKRANC  
11357M194611202070111225 Pazdziernika19462Sad Grodzki w Czestochowie / na dzien 14 maja 1947 rokuSad Grodzki, Oddzial Hipoteczny w Czestochowie, obsieszcza, ze zostaly otwarte postepowania spadkowe po zmarlych jak nizej, celem zgloszenia prw do tych spadcow i zamkniecia postepowan w mysl art. 128 prawa hipotecznego w terminach:Translations will be added later; for now try https://translate.google.com42. Frajdli z Hassenfeldow Kremakiaj, wlascicielce 1/3 niepodz, nieruchomosci w Czestochowie, uregulcwanej w dziale II do Nr 10 w ks. 1610/II hip.;Translations will be added later; for now try https://translate.google.comHASSENFELD KREMAKI  
11618M19461360000011364 Grudnia19463Sad Grodzki w PiotrkowieOddzial Hipoteczny Sadu Grodzkiego w Piotrkowie obvieszcza, ze po nizej wymienionych zmarlych otwarrte zostaly postepowanie spadkowe:Translations will be added later; for now try https://translate.google.com1) Kranc Bajli, wspolwlasciciela nieruchomosci w Piotrkowie Nr 514 i 286Translations will be added later; for now try https://translate.google.comKRANC  

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

-Sort-Digital file idPageGiven name(s)Surname(s) from previous or next columnsPlaceTyping notes
3884209-DSC00107.jpg151JozefKRAJNIKKatowice 
3884309-DSC00107.jpg151RozaKRAJNIKKatowice 
3896009-DSC00108.jpg152AlaKRANCRadom 
3896109-DSC00108.jpg152AronKRANCWislica 
3896209-DSC00108.jpg152ElzbietaKRANCWarszawa 
3896309-DSC00108.jpg152IcekKRANCWarszawa 
3896409-DSC00108.jpg152JozefinaKRANCKatowice 
3896509-DSC00108.jpg152LudwikKRANCWarszawa 
3896609-DSC00108.jpg152MalkaKRANCWislica 
3926009-DSC00109.jpg153LubaKRONIKKatowice 
3926109-DSC00109.jpg153LeonKRONISCHKrakow 
3926209-DSC00109.jpg153LusiaKRONISCHKrakow 
3926309-DSC00109.jpg153SchifaKRONISCHKrakow 
3940109-DSC00110.jpg154MariaKRYMKOWarszawa 
3940209-DSC00110.jpg154PawelKRYMKOWarszawa 
3941509-DSC00110.jpg154BerekKRYNICKILodz 
6720910-DSC00116.jpg301EdaZYLBERT-KRANCRadom 

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
10135PSRM Set 05, folder 11-H277n2, image DSC00144.JPGRuchlaACKERMANWants to contact Krantz, BrooklynKRANTZ24 Feb & 21 Mar 1945Title at top of page: Radio Messages Broadcast by Jewish Survivors in Poland through "Radjo Polskie" Lublin; Date: 4 May 1945; page 1
10869Set 21, folder 12-H277n2, DSC00084.JPGBernardKRANC (KRANTZ)Lublin, Komitet ZydowskiLwowSends regards to Krantz, Franka, Sabina & Tzesia, Tel AvivKRANTZ17 Apr 1945Page 5
11255PSRM Set 31, folder 12-H277n2 image DSC00139.JPG & DSC00140.JPGLudwikKRANCWarsaw Praga Jewish Committee Szeroka 31Informs Wajsbaum Rosa in Paris that he is aliveWAJSBAUM27 May 1945Page 5
11663PSRM Set 39, folder 13-H277n2, image DSC00037.JPGJosefKRINKAWarsawSends greetings to Hamburger, Feivel – Tel-Av.HAMBURGER16 Feb 1945Page 5
11846PSRM Set 41, folder 13-H277n2, image DSC00050.JPGJankaKESSELFr. KrosnoGreets Kranc, HermanKRANC18 Mar 1945List of Radio Messages Broadcast by Radio Lublin Submitted by the World Jewish Congress, N.Y., 1 Aug 1945, page 1
12091PSRM Set 45, folder 13-H277n2, image DSC00071.JPGJankaKESSELKrosnoSends greetings to Kranc, HermanKRANC18 Mar 1945Page 6
12120PSRM Set 45, folder 13-H277n2, images DSC00072.JPGJosefKRINKAWarsawSends greetings to Hamburger, Faivel?, Tel-AvivHAMBURGER16 Feb 1945Page 6

Radom: List of Jewish survivors born and registered in Radom; received by the Hebrew Sheltering and Immigrant Aid Society (HIAS), 425 Lafayette Street, New York 3, New York; from Komitet Zydowski Radom, ul. Traugutta 45, Radom, Poland; Relatives Information Service; 18 Mar 1946 [H]

-Sort-Page numberNameSurname from previous columnDate of birthStreet address in RadomNotes (not by typist)
101964Ala KrancKRANC1 Jun 1921Traugutta 52, Radom 

Radomsko (and other towns): Stefania Heilbrunn and Miriam Chaszczewacki, Children of Dust and Heaven: A Diary from Nazi Occupation through the Holocaust [A Collective Memoir] (Cape Town, South Africa, 1978; and republished later) [H]

-Sort-PagePersonSurname repeated from previous column
10961153KrynickiKRYNICKI
10972156KrynickiKRYNICKI

Radomsko Book of Migration Control, 1930-1943 EXPANDED; Piotrków Tryb. Arch., syg 199-202 (about 7000 persons), sample image: www.crarg.org/radomsko-migration.php [H]

-Sort-Previous sort numberSyg.YearPageNumber [just a sequential number]Given nameSurname from previous column [r#]Number of persons: maleNumber of persons: femalePrevious place of residence - PowiatPrevious place of residence - CommunePrevious place of residence - Place, street, number of houseAddress in RadomskoWent toOther informationSurname(s) from previous columnResearcher notesComments (not by researcher)
141962001937251714Marek KrynkeKRYNKE11Radomsko    
151212021940931096Zofia KrynickaKRYNICKA1Leave in unknown direction    

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
20132List of Jews of Polish nationality who arrived in Sweden Submitted by the World Jewish CongressList B, 31 May 1945118KRANCSara1917Warszawa 
20472List of Surviving Polish Jews Submitted by the Representatives of the Polish Jews in London120KRYNKAIzaak    
26598List of Jewish Survivors from East European TownsKOWNO161KRINIKSara (Yankel)    
27009List of Jewish Survivors from East European TownsLIST B KOWNO163KRONIKSara (Jacob)    
28852List of Jewish Survivors from East European TownsWILNO175KRANIK-KORABELNIKMasza    

Stockholm: August 9, 1945, List of Messages Broadcast by Radio Stockholm submitted by The World Jewish Congress, N.Y. (244 persons) [H]

-Sort-Image numberSourceNameSurname(s) isolated/repeated from previous columnAge (of person listed under "Name")Date of BroadcastMessageSurname(s) isolated/repeated from previous columnTypist notes
10154DSC00363.JPGSurvivor Lists, Poland, Central Committee of Polish Jews, Survivor Messages from Hillersleben and Stockholm, Sweden; Amer Jewish Arch, MSS COL 361, D55/5KRANC, Sara and Stefa fr. WarsawKRANC--June 8, 1945--  

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
1025801-DSC00115.JPGSaraKRANC15 Dec 1917WarschauWarschauChilCYTRINTel Aviv Reanane T.D.124  
1025901-DSC00115.JPGSaraKRANC15 Dec 1917WarschauWarschauMajlochKSIAZENICERTel Aviv  
1026001-DSC00115.JPGSaraKRANC15 Dec 1917WarschauWarschauSzyjaCYTRIBPalestine  
1026101-DSC00115.JPGSaraKRANC15 Dec 1917WarschauWarschauEliaszKRANTZCanada  
1026201-DSC00115.JPGSaraKRANC15 Dec 1917WarschauWarschauSzymonKRANTZNew York  
1521702-DSC00153.JPG3SaraKRANTZWarschauSzymanKRANTZNew York  

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

-Sort-Page numberNationalityIdentity card numberSequential number (on left)Arrival dateGiven name(s)SurnameDate of birthLast domicilePlace of birthComments
10745[18?]German13After Aug 1946EditKRONISCH9 Aug 1910BerlinMosaiska Forsamlingen; Registreringsavdelningen; Wahrendorffsgatan 3 Stockholm

Sweden: Survivors 2 (1375 persons) [H]

-Sort-PageGiven nameGiven name 2Given name 3SurnameSurname 2SexPlace of birthDate of birthResidencePlace of deathDate of deathNationalityNotes
1117121EdithKRONISCHFBerlin9 Aug 1910Germany 
1117221MonicaKRONISCHFBerlin22 Jun 1937Germany 

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)
12821452750Mosze KrenickiKRENICKIFilipowa1920Filipowa   
12823452752Benjamin Jakow KrancKRANCPlock1911Plock   

Warsaw: Committee in Warszawa-Praga, District 5; Register of old and disabled persons receiving pension at Social Welfare by the Jewish Committee (410 persons) [H]

-Sort-SourceL.p. numberImage numberSurnameGiven NameOther surnameAgeAddress
10092Amer Jewish Arch, Central Committee of Polish Jews, persons for whom individual assistance is requested, about 1945; MSS COL 361, file D55/592Surv 11-D55n5/DSC00051.jpgKRANTZCzeslawa63Nieporecka 14/63

Warsaw: "Surviving Jews in Warsaw as of June 5th, 1945," World Jewish Archives (2523 persons) [H]

-Sort-Page numberGiven nameSurnameYear of birthAddress in 1939Present address in WarsawComments
111907PawelKRYMKO1901Warsaw, Wilanowska 12Nobla 9 

Zbąszyń, Poland: refugees 1938-1939, List of persons, actually in Zbąszyń, having relatives in U.S.A., Canada, or South America; addresses not exact or unknown; unnumbered pages [H]

-Sort-Additional informaitonPage numberNumber [on page]PersonSurname from previous columnBorn onBorn atOccupationLast address in GermanyPresent address in ZbąszyńAddress of relativesSurname from previous or next columnDegree of relationshipNotes (not by typist)
10292List of Polish Jews expelled by the Nazi government into this Polish border town, receiving assistance from the JDC in 1938-1939[13]280Jacob KrantzKRANTZ12 Dec 1883KrakowmanufacturerBerlinPilsudskiego 13Sonh Americabrother in law 

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