May / Maj Holocaust-Era Records

Częstochowa (Chenstochov), Kłobuck (Klobutzk), Praszka (Prashka), Żarki (Zharki), Krzepice (Kshepitz), Radomsko (Radomsk), Wieluń (Vielun), and nearby towns

69 Holocaust-era records for May / Maj and related spellings.

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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]

IDThe complete listSublistPersonSurnameDate of BirthCityCountryArchive NoNotes
11393Originally at https://tinyurl.com/yyzjzfrn; now at Web Archive: https://tinyurl.com/y6zaht9xChildren With Lost Identity- MRyszard MajMAJ11 Apr 19362136 

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
11620638456aHenrieta Halina----OPPENHEJMLeon & Berta MajMAJ21 Feb 1894, CzestochowaMaidMAJ, OPPENHEJM
11621638656aChaskel----ZANDSzaja & Estera LandauLANDAU6 Jan 1867, CzestochowaBachelorLANDAU, MAJ, OPPENHEJM, ZAND
11622638656aChaja Sura----ZANDSzaja & Estera LandauLANDAU21 May 1869, CzestochowaMaidLANDAU, MAJ, OPPENHEJM, ZAND
11623638656aMariem----ZANDSzaja & Estera LandauLANDAU19 Jun 1884, CzestochowaMaidLANDAU, MAJ, OPPENHEJM, ZAND

Częstochowa: Committee in Warszawa-Praga, District 5, Committee in Częstochowa, Register of ill persons (142 persons) [H]

IDSourceImage numberNumberGiven nameSurnameDate of birthParents' given namesProfessionAddress
10100Amer Jewish Arch, Central Committee of Polish Jews, persons for whom individual assistance is requested, about 1945; MSS COL 361, file D55/5Surv 11-D55n5/DSC00109.JPG100BinemMAJ1914Moszek, Frajdaworker (male)Garibaldiego 11

Częstochowa Holocaust-era, various pages (395 persons) [H]

IDDetailsGiven nameSurnameDate of birthAgeFatherMotherOccupationOccupation (translated)Current jobCurrent job (translated)AddressRegional page headerRegional page header (translated)L.p. (seq # on left)Comments
10279("Komitet w Czestochowie...," "Committee in Czestochowa": Central Committee of Polish Jews, Warszawa-Praga, Szeroka 5, Records/Files and Statistics Department), USHMM, 1997.A.0235.Reel 5BinemMAJ1914MoszekFrajdaRobotnikWorkmanGaribaldiego 11Wykaz chorychRegistry of sick people100 

Częstochowa: Rada Starszych w Czestochowie, USHMM, microfilm 4 (images 0001.tif-1015.tif); sample images: www.crarg.org/czesto…olocaust-police.php [H]

IDDigital file nameGiven nameSurnameDetailsSurname(s) in column to the left (if not in the surname column)Typist comments
166180880.tifWRZESINSKI, MAJ.On 12 Dec 1941 the Ghetto police station/1st district was checked by the major.  

Częstochowa: Resurrection and Destruction in Ghetto Częstochowa (Viderstand un Umkum in Czenstochower Ghetto, L. Brener), publ. before 1952, in Poland [H]

IDTranslation herePageGiven NameSurnameTitleNotesSurname from previous columnDetails on pages 174-176Notes
10784https://www.jew…a4/cze005.html140WOLSKA (nee WAJNRAJCH)Mrs.    

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
11584281599BeniekMAJ1914Sierpc 

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
1130079MaiszeMAJ15 Mar 1910MlawaLodz18 Jan 1945  

France: Concentration Camp at Vernet d'Ariège, France, 1939-1944: Jews from CRARG area of Poland [H]

IDSourcePersonSurname from previous columnDate of entryDate of birthPlace of birthParentsSurname from previous columnOccupationCommentsSurname from previous columnNotes (not written by researcher)
10015Archives Départementales, Foix, FranceStanislaw WolkenheimWOLKENHEIM9 Jun 194110 Aug 1884WarsawWaldemar & …. RoseLawyerTransfer to Camp de Noë 2 Nov 1942, married Maria Mey 18 Nov 1901MEY 

Łódź: Jewish survivors registered in Łódź, Poland, Origin-Zionist Federation; printed at the top in red: Relatives Information Service, 15 Mar 1946? [H]

IDPage numberNameSurname from previous columnYear of birthAddressParents' namesSurname from previous columnAddress in 1939Notes by typistNotes (not by typist)
100762Herbert MaiMAI1929[not listed]Ludwif / Ludwig & MillaWirtzburgFather's name listed as "Ludwif"; Ludwig added because it seems more likely
1071011Halina MajMAJ1923[not listed]Abram & ZylbaWarsaw  
1123819Roza NojNOJ1916[not listed]Judel & BasiaOtwock  
1123919Teresa NojNOJ1939[not listed]Matys & Roza[not listed]  

Lublin-Majdanek; Institute of Jewish Affairs, Archives; Amer Jewish Arch, MSS COL 361, D56/4 (911 persons) [H]

IDImage numberGiven name(s)SurnameNumber (if any)Birth date (year)Other informationSurname from previous column
10563DSC00086.JPGTiborNEU24041915  
10578DSC00087.JPGHugoNEY5309   
10579DSC00087.JPGIgoNEY1899  

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

IDPage numberPersonSurname from previous columnBirth yearAddress in 1939Father's given nameMother's given namePresent address in LublinComments
1171711Ewa NeyNEY1919WarsawWaclawNataliaSpokojna 
1171811Wladyslaw NeyNEY1913WarsawSpokojna 

Poland: List of Polish Survivors, Undated (begins with Page 12: Poles) [H]

IDPage numberPersonSurname from previous columnBirthdayLast domocileIdentity card no.Notes by typistNotes (not by typist)
1028516Jan MaiMAI15 Feb 19271056  

Poland: List of surviving Jewish children in Poland; Relatives Information Service, 22 Jan 1946 [H]

IDPage numberNameSurname from previous columnAgeOther informationNotes (not by typist)
101392Maurycy MayMAY12  
101402Karola MayMAY7  

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

IDGiven name(s)SurnameBirthDeathPage number
11586JulianNEY1910Holocaust425

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)
11346106113List No. 68/P.1953/PLucja Maj[none]MAJMielec / ul. Pilsudskieg 16, / woj. KrakowskieT/237.80Maj, P.O.B. 1010, JerusalemMAJ8 May 1946 / To/1597  
1156912126[none]...Poland from U.S.A...through A.J.J.D. C. Jerusalem [page torn; text missing]2159/PMarya Hromiak[none]HROMIAKNowa Wies Opolska / pow. Opole / ul. Pandzy 26T/227.60Dr. N Mai?aum, Kiryat Shmuel, JerusalemMAI?AUMMAI?AUM21 May 1946 / To/1636  
11683130355List No. 59/P.1768/P.Lucja MajMAJMielec / ul. Pilsudskiego / No. 16 / woj. KrakowT 57.65Krystyna Rencka, P.O.B. 1010, JerusalemRENCKA29 Mar 1946 / To/1491  

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

IDDigital file idPageGiven name(s)Surname(s) from previous or next columnsPlaceTyping notes
4314409-DSC00130.jpg174AnnaMAYKrakow 
4314509-DSC00130.jpg174AnnaMAJWarszawa 
4314609-DSC00130.jpg174BeniekMAJCzestochowa 
4314709-DSC00130.jpg174ChanaMAJChrzanow 
4314809-DSC00130.jpg174GustaMAYKrakow 
4314909-DSC00130.jpg174GustawMAYLwow 
4315009-DSC00130.jpg174GutaMAYWarszawa 
4315109-DSC00130.jpg174HalinaMAJWarszawa 
4315209-DSC00130.jpg174HenaMAJChrzanow 
4315309-DSC00130.jpg174HenniMAYKrakow 
4315409-DSC00130.jpg174HenrykMAYLwow 
4315509-DSC00130.jpg174HerbertMAILodz 
4315609-DSC00130.jpg174MaksMAYKrakow 
4315709-DSC00130.jpg174MaksMAYLwow 
4315809-DSC00130.jpg174SabinaMAYKrakow 
4315909-DSC00130.jpg174TaubaMAY (WAJNSZTOK)Sanok 
4316009-DSC00130.jpg174ZytaMAJChrzanow 
4626310-DSC00001.jpg190JosekNAJIrena 
4626410-DSC00001.jpg190RozaNAJChelm 
4626510-DSC00001.jpg190RutaNAJChelm 
4663010-DSC00003.jpg192EwaNEYLublin 
4712310-DSC00006.jpg195WladyslawNOYLublin 

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

IDSet, 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
10477PSRM Set 13, folder 12-H277n2 DSC00032.JPGAnnaMAJOWAWarsawHusband22 Apr 1945Page 6
12828PSRM Set 56, folder 13-H277n2, image DSC00136.JPGHershBLANKLublinNow in Lublin. Sends greetings to Nej, Josef, Tel-Aviv.NEJ23 Jun 1945Title at top of page 1: Dated 18 Sep 1945, Messages Broadcast by Warsaw Radio, submitted by the World Jewish Congress N.Y.

Przyrów Newcomers 1932-1950 EXPANDED; Często Arch, syg 526 (1932-1939) and syg 527 (1939-1950) (1020 persons), sample image: www.crarg.org/przyro…omers-1932-1950.php [H]

IDPrevious sort numberSyg.; YearsPageNumeralGiven nameSurname from previous columnPrevious place of residence: powiatPrevious place of residence: communityPrevious place of residence: city, street, house numberDate received application standard No 2Date received application standard CDate of issuing of evidence of changing the place of residence standard ADate received proof of residence standard BDelated from residence register: DateDelated from residence register: Volume/pageRemarks about... [blank for nearly all listings]CommentSurname from previous 2 columnsNotes by researcherNotes (not written by researcher)
10933syg. 526 (1932-1939)2786318Stefania Kaleba Nee JudaKALEBA nee JUDANiegowaNowy Gorzkow[Not listed][Not listed]15 Oct 193523 Oct 193523 Oct 1935[Not listed]     

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
12849Jewish Women Liberated In the Bergen-Belsen Camp18NEUEszter1930Kirolyhaza 
23075List of Surviving Jews in Poland; submitted by the Jewish Committee in Krakow138MAJMaks1904Krakow 
23083List of Surviving Jews in Poland; submitted by the Jewish Committee in Krakow138MAJGusta1910Zabornia, pod Rabka 
23084List of Surviving Jews in Poland; submitted by the Jewish Committee in Krakow138MAJSabina1907Buczacz 
24370List of Surviving Jewish Children in Poland, submitted by the Jewish Committee in KrakowList A146MAYMaurycy12 years  
24371List of Surviving Jewish Children in Poland, submitted by the Jewish Committee in KrakowList A147MAYKarola7 years old  
27518List of Jewish Survivors from East European TownsLUBLIN LIST B166NEJKarolaLublin 

Survivor Lists, Poland, Central Committee of Polish Jews, "Pomoc Indyividualna," "List of Persons for Which Individuel Assistance is Required," ca. 1945; American Jewish Arch, MSS COL 361, D55/5 (241 persons) [H]

IDSubdocumentLp.Given nameSurnameYear of birthRelationCommentsImage file #
10154Wykaz Pracownikow Centr. Com. Zyd. Polsk. - w Warszawie110LudwikNEUPage 5 of list of namesDSC00145.jpg

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
1108518Noe RozsiNEUCserna16 May 1920Czechoslovakia 
1197233AdeleMAYKRIEGERNeu- Sandez23 Mar 1915The Netherlands 
1220137RuthMAYANDREEStrassburg24 Jul 1928France 

Sweden: Survivors 2 (1375 persons) [H]

IDPageGiven nameGiven name 2Given name 3SurnameSurname 2SexPlace of birthDate of birthResidencePlace of deathDate of deathNationalityNotes
100874HenricusMAYMAmsterdam26 Jan 1916The Netherlands 

Vilna [Vilnius, Lithuania]: Polish Jewish refugees receiving Joint Distribution Committee aid, in Vilna, Lithuania, 1940 [H]

IDPage 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)
13821603693Szmuel MajMAJSierpc1914Sierpc   

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]

IDSourceL.p. numberImage numberSurnameGiven NameOther surnameAgeAddress
10300Amer Jewish Arch, Central Committee of Polish Jews, persons for whom individual assistance is requested, about 1945; MSS COL 361, file D55/5292Surv 11-D55n5/DSC00025.jpgNEJJoanna8Piastow, Bernard 9/4

Warsaw: Committee in Warszawa-Praga, District 5; Registry of children receiving assistance (443 persons) [H]

IDSourceNumberImage numberSurnameGiven NameOther surnameAgeMaleFemaleAddress
10300Amer Jewish Arch, Central Committee of Polish Jews, persons for whom individual assistance is requested, about 1945; MSS COL 361, file D55/5292Surv 11-D55n5/DSC00025.jpgNEJJoanna8XPiastow, Bernard 9/4

Warsaw: Listing of the Surviving Warsaw Jews in the US Zone in Germany [Centrale fun di Warszewer Landsmanszaftn in der US Zone in Dajczland], 1948 (5859 persons) [H]

IDPageGiven nameSurnameBirth dateResidence in Warsaw until 1 Sep 1939Father's given nameMotherMother's maiden name copied from preceding columnCurrent address [town]Comments
1319254Schaja MayMAY15 Mar 1910Mila 27IciekLaja KalinaKALINAMunchen 

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