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Rycerz / Rajcherc Holocaust-Era Records in Częstochowa, Janów, Wolbrom, and nearby towns

97 Holocaust-era records for Rycerz / Rajcherc and related spellings.

These records span Częstochowa (Chenstochov), Janów (Yanov), Wolbrom (Volbrom), Rozprza (Rospesha, Rosprza), Żarki (Zharki), Szczekociny (Shtshekotshin), Przyrów (Shperov), Krzepice (Kshepitz), Kielce (Keltz), Piotrków (Petrikev), and nearby towns.

Note: These results are missing 312 RYCERZ records from our 1,620,997-record pre-Holocaust database. Join CRARG to see those records and receive research assistance. Learn more »

Bydgoszcz: Committee in Warszawa-Praga, District 5, Voivodship Jewish Committee/Board in Bydgoszcz (101 persons) [H]

-Sort-SourceImage numberSublistNumberGiven nameSurnameAgeParents' given namesCurrent address
10085Amer Jewish Arch, Central Committee of Polish Jews, persons for whom individual assistance is requested, about 1945; MSS COL 361, file D55/5Surv 11-D55n5/DSC00075.JPGWykaz Chorych i Niezdolnych do Pracy48MaraRAJCHESAleje Maja 158

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
11702Originally at https://tinyurl.com/yyzjzfrn; now at Web Archive: https://tinyurl.com/y6zaht9xChildren With Lost Identity- RHenryka RechesRECHES5 Mar 19392157 

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
123138185069aNorbert----KONEdward & Augusta PretkaPRETKA15 Jul 1887, Nasielsk----HORENSZTEJN, KON, PRETKA, ROJKIS
123148185069aMalwina vel MarusiaROJKISKONWlodzimierz Izaak & Pola HorensztejnHORENSZTEJN24 Jan 1898, MikolajewWith husbandHORENSZTEJN, KON, PRETKA, ROJKIS
123158185069aAnna Paulina----KONNorbert & Malwina Marusia RojkisROJKIS2 Mar 1926, CzestochowaWith parentsHORENSZTEJN, KON, PRETKA, ROJKIS
24990331654429PinkusSZTAJNHAKERFroim & Estera RakoczRAKOCZ10 Dec 1861, PrzytykMerchantLAJTER, RAKOCZ, SZTAJNHAKER, WASERMAN
24991331654429PessaWASERMANSZTAJNHAKERMendel & Chana LajterLAJTER14 Jun 1870, CzestochowaWith husbandLAJTER, RAKOCZ, SZTAJNHAKER, WASERMAN

Częstochowa: daily record sheets of the Jewish police in the Częstochowa Ghetto 1941-1942, Senior Council in Częstochowa (Rada Starszych w Częstochowie), USHMM; sample images: www.crarg.org/czestochowa-holocaust-police.php [H]

-Sort-DetailsMicrofilm rollPageImageSurname(s) for this entryA person in this entrySurname from the previous columnBirth dateAddressOther family listedSummary of material
12279Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 20683www.crarg.org/i…683-oBiMXI.pdfALTMAN, RAKUS[no given name] AltmanALTMANAltman found a wallet
12280Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 20683www.crarg.org/i…683-oBiMXI.pdfALTMAN, RAKUSElzbieta RakusRAKUSChlopickiego 294The wallet belonged to Rakus

Częstochowa: Jewish Police in Częstochowa EXPANDED [H]

-Sort-Complete detailsPagePersonSurname(s) from previous column [r#]Persons listed in complete articleSurname(s) from previous columnSurname(s) from previous column, without diacritical marksNotes (not written by researcher)
10123For complete details, see pdf file at Czestochowa museum web site (pages 166-186): www.muzeumczest…_2011_2012.pdf178Jakub PytelPYTELParents Mendel & Laja [Łaja] z Krygerów; wife Mariem Brojer (her parents Icka Majer & Tauba Racca); siblings Aron, Mordka, Izak, Mariem Sroka, Fajga TuchKRYGERÓW / KRYGER, BROJER, RACCY, SROKA, TUCHKRYGEROW / KRYGER, BROJER, RACCY, SROKA, TUCH 

Częstochowa: Jewish Police in Częstochowa [H]

-Sort-Complete detailsSurname from previous column [r#]
10302For complete details, see pdf file at Czestochowa museum web site (pages 166-186): www.muzeumczest…_2011_2012.pdfRACCA?

Częstochowa: Lists of Jewish arrivals to Częstochowa drawn up by the Judenrat; Często Arch, syg 5 (890 persons) [H]

-Sort-ImageNumber(s) at top of page (if any)NumberPersonSurname from previous columnWhen and where bornProfessionAddressNumber of family membersWhere moved fromWhere and when moved inRemarksOther text on the pageNotes (not by researcher)
10140www.crarg.org/i…-1b-V1LsBZ.jpg84138.Rojza [?]rkusz[?]RKUSZ[Column not included on this page][Column not included on this page]Garncarska 301Szydlowiec[Column not included on this page][blank]Top: nothing; bottom: stamp (Council of Elders Czestochowa) and signature 

Częstochowa: Rada Starszych w Czestochowie, USHMM, microfilm 3 (images 0001.tif-0951.tif); sample images: www.crarg.org/czestochowa-holocaust-police.php [H]

-Sort-Digital file nameSequence numberGiven nameSurname [r#]Additional informationAny surname(s) that appear in the column to the leftTypist comments
131990210.tif18RECHURC ? / RECHNIC?Czestochowa Police, duty rosters, approx. 20 Dec 1941 to 19 Jun 1942No given name

Częstochowa: Regional Liquidation Office in Częstochowa 1949-1950, USHMM RG-15.327, syg 401 [H]

-Sort-Document start page, part 1Document start page, part 2Page(s)Number (first page)Description of the property, and locationGardens, garages, outbuildings etc.To whom did it belongSurname from previous column [r#]Currently administered byNotesOther informationNotes by transcriber / translatorSurname from previous columnsNotes (not written by translator / typist)
10250Rejonowy Urząd Likwidacyjny w Częstochowie 1949-50 syg 30Administration of abandoned & fled properties Wancerzów District122, 12420Residential house ul. Kościelna No.8, MstówHerszlik Rejherc / ReicherREJHERC / REICHER      

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]

-Sort-Page numberGiven nameSurnameBirthCity of birthCity of residenceDeath dateComments 1Comments 2
11631101SchiaRAKOCZ1 Jan 1897WiersbiceLodz6 Feb 1945  

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

-Sort-SourcePersonSurname from previous columnDate of entryDate of birthPlace of birthParentsSurname from previous columnOccupationCommentsSurname from previous columnNotes (not written by researcher)
10125Archives Départementales, Foix, FranceSalomon BochnerBOCHNER18 Mar 194324 Jan 1907JodolwaSamuel & GitlaMilkmanLeft the camp 9 Sep 1943, married Tony Rachac Zunia in 1939, 2 childrenRACHAC ZUNIA 

Hillersleben: Messages from Survivors in Hillersleben, sumitted by World Jewish Congr, 1834 Broadway, NY (102 persons) [H]

-Sort-Image numberSourceMessage for:Surname(s) from previous columnMessage:Surname(s) from previous columnTypist notes
10095DSC00350.JPGSurvivor Lists, Poland, Central Committee of Polish Jews, Survivor Messages from Hillersleben and Stockholm, Sweden; Amer Jewish Arch, MSS COL 361, D55/5ROKACH, Rabbi, Jerusalem, Pal.ROKACHRegards fr. David Singer Jeroslower & his two childrenSINGER 

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
10774Kozienice40 of 62Lel RakoczRAKOCZ9 
10775Kozienice41 of 62Efraim RakoczRAKOCZ9 
10992Ostrowiec131 of 215Lew RakoszRAKOSZ193411 
10993Ostrowiec132 of 215Efraim RakoszRAKOSZ193711 
11002Ostrowiec141 of 215Cyrla RakoczRAKOCZ190411 

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)
1291793Abraham RakuczRAKUCZRadom, Poland1925FishelMindle 
1295394Rachela ReichesREICHESWilna, Poland1915IzchakSara 

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

-Sort-Page numberNameSurname from previous columnAgeOther informationNotes (not by typist)
101812Henryka RechesRECHES6  

Poland: Lists of Polish Jews in Ghetto[s] to Receive Aid 1942 (V-mail; regarding V-mail, see: https://postalmuseum.si.edu/exhibition/victory-mail) [H]

-Sort-Image fileDestination of CommunicationPostmarkSender addressDatePerson in Poland: Line numberPerson in Poland: Given namePerson in Poland: SurnamePerson in Poland: Town [k/=kolo=near; dla=for]Person in Poland: AddressOther informationSurname from previous 2 columnsTypist notes
13192DSC00118.JPGDr. I. Schwarzbart; 45 Queensway Queenscourt; London W. 2; 106172Palestine; Postage paidRepresentation Polish Jewry; 15 Lilienblum, TEL-AVIV4 Oct 194276Mery? ReichesREICHESWilnoZawalna 27/1   
13477DSC00125.JPGDr. I. Schwarzbart; 45 Queensway Queenscourt; London W. 2; 107066Palestine; Postage paidRepresentation Polish Jewry; 15 Lilienblum, TEL-AVIV5 Oct 194295Salomea RokeachROKEACHWarsawChlodna 12   

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

-Sort-Given name(s)SurnameBirthDeathPage number
11863SzmuelRECHES?Holocaust440

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)
10985M1946082015201822 Wrzesnia19465Sad Grodzki w CzestochowieSad Grodzki, Oddzial Hipoteczny w Czestochowie obwieszcza, ze zostaly otwarte postepowania spadkowe po zmarlych:Translations will be added later; for now try https://translate.google.com29) Julianie Radziochu, parceli Nr 21, uregulowanej w dziale II do Nr 16 ad g w Czestochowie, w ksiedze wieczystcj Nr 25 M. hip.,Translations will be added later; for now try https://translate.google.comRADZIOCH  

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

-Sort-Digital file idPageGiven name(s)Surname(s) from previous or next columnsPlaceTyping notes
2843609-DSC00050.jpg96Ruchcia?GOLDSZTEJN-RUCHCIABiala Podl. 
3182009-DSC00069.jpg114BarbaraHELLING-RAKOCZRadom 
5004510-DSC00021.jpg210AmaliaRAJCZARZPrzemysl 
5010910-DSC00022.jpg211MariaRAJCHESWarszawa 
5011010-DSC00022.jpg211MeraRAJCHESBydgoszcz 
5011110-DSC00022.jpg211MinaRAJCHESBydgoszcz 
5028410-DSC00022.jpg211JozefRAJHERCCzestochowa 
5048610-DSC00023.jpg212CyrkaRAKOCZLodz 
5048710-DSC00023.jpg212EfroimRAKOCZLodz 
5048810-DSC00023.jpg212JozefRAKOCZWarszawa 
5048910-DSC00023.jpg212LubaRAKOCZ KRONENBERGRadom 
5049010-DSC00023.jpg212LelRAKOCZKozienice 
5049110-DSC00023.jpg212LewRAKOCZLodz 
5049410-DSC00024.jpg213PinkusRAKOCZLodz 
5049710-DSC00024.jpg213AronRAKOSZLinz 
5049810-DSC00024.jpg213HerszRAKOSZLodz 
5049910-DSC00024.jpg213SzlamaRAKOSZLinz 
5081810-DSC00025.jpg214D. z rodzinaRECHESLwow 
5139210-DSC00028.jpg217BertaROKACHLwow 
5139310-DSC00028.jpg217DawidROKACHLublin 
5139410-DSC00028.jpg217PerlaROKACHKrakow 
5139510-DSC00028.jpg217SzyjeROKACHKrakow 
5139610-DSC00028.jpg217SzyjaROKACHLwow 
5139710-DSC00028.jpg217FelaROKACZLodz 
5139810-DSC00028.jpg217HenrykROKACZLodz 
5139910-DSC00028.jpg217JakubROKACZLublin 
5140010-DSC00028.jpg217LolaROKACZLodz 
5140110-DSC00028.jpg217Majer DawidROKACZLodz 
5140210-DSC00028.jpg217MariaROKACZLodz 
5140310-DSC00028.jpg217MarianROKACZWarszawa 
5140410-DSC00028.jpg217MariemROKACZLublin 
5140510-DSC00028.jpg217NatanROKACZLodz 
5198510-DSC00031.jpg220OlaROTZACHWarszawa 

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)
101763Barbara Helling-RokoczHELLING-ROKOCZ28 Sep 1916Moniuszki 2, Radom 

Radomsko, 1939, Niebieski / Blaue farbe (Blue): list of unknown meaning; preceded by 27 Sep 1939 letter in German; Piotrkow Tryb Arch, syg 2174 [H]

-Sort-Column 1: number position on listColumn 1: personSurname from previous columnColumn 2: number position on listColumn 2: personSurname from previous columnNotes by researcherNotes (not written by researcher)
10055162Reicherc IcekREICHERC310Krakowski FiszelKRAKOWSKI  

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
13168Jewish Women Liberated In the Bergen-Belsen Camp20ROOSECMargarete1912Konigsberg 
21231List of Jews Bucarest Surviving in Poland126RECHES& mother, wife & 2 childrenMosciska 
24412List of Surviving Jewish Children in Poland, submitted by the Jewish Committee in KrakowList A147RECHESHenryka6 years old  
26680List of Jewish Survivors from East European TownsKOWNO161RAICHISJudith (Morduch)    
26681List of Jewish Survivors from East European TownsKOWNO161RAICHISRocha (Joseph)    
26682List of Jewish Survivors from East European TownsKOWNO161RAISCHISJudith (Mordachai)    

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
10213DSC00368.JPGSurvivor Lists, Poland, Central Committee of Polish Jews, Survivor Messages from Hillersleben and Stockholm, Sweden; Amer Jewish Arch, MSS COL 361, D55/5SZ ARCBART, Regina fr. RadomSZ ARCBART--May 31, 1945Greets STERN David, London and ROKEACH, Tel-AvivSTERN, ROKEACH 

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
10585DSC00135.JPG13RosaPFEIFFERNAFTAL PFEIFFER10 Dec 1912BledwoLitzmannstadtJosekRECHTSCHAJTel Aviv or Haifa  
13216DSC-00083 JPG11LonieWUDKARAKOCZ-WUDKA22 Apr 1920RadomIsrael MendelGOLDBERGHaifa, Palestine  
13217DSC-00083 JPG11LonieWUDKARAKOCZ-WUDKA22 Apr 1920RadomGodelKORMANArchangielsk, Russia  
1463602-DSC00132.JPG14PelaROZEN26 Oct 1920SandomierzJanROKAEZLodz  
1463702-DSC00132.JPG14PelaROZEN26 Oct 1920SandomierzLolaROKAEZLodz  
1777804-DSC00064.JPG36453TaubaRAKOCZPupil29 Dec 1929LodzIsraelROSENBERGBelgien  
1777904-DSC00064.JPG36453TaubaRAKOCZPupil29 Dec 1929LodzSzyja & LajaRAKOSZLodz-Auschwitz  
1778004-DSC00064.JPG36453TaubaRAKOCZPupil29 Dec 1929LodzMajlechRAKOSZLodz  

Sweden: List no. 7 of Jews who arrived in Sweden after June 26th (Group 2); printed red at top of page 1: 8 Feb 1946? [H]

-Sort-Page numberPersonSurname from previous columnDate of birthLast domicileIdentity card no.Notes by typistNotes (not by typist)
1044616Tauba RakoczRAKOCZ29 Dec 1929Lodz, Poland[not listed]  

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
1325254ElviraRAKOSILOEWErnoeBihardioszeg06 Nov 1900Hungary 
1328455IstvanROKSZABudapest10 May 1928Hungary 
16555108LonieRAKOCZWUDKARadom22 Apr 1920Poland 
16556108TaubaRAKOCZYLodz29 Dec 1929Poland 

Sweden: Survivors 2 (1375 persons) [H]

-Sort-PageGiven nameGiven name 2Given name 3SurnameSurname 2SexPlace of birthDate of birthResidencePlace of deathDate of deathNationalityNotes
1121722LasarRAKICMDrenovac18 Apr 1901Yugoslavia 

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]

-Sort-Image file namesyg [r#]Case numberDate case commencedPlaintiff nameSurname from previous columnPlaintiff addressDefendant nameSurname from previous columnDefendant addressCase detailsSurname from previous columnDate case concludedVerdictNotes by translator / typistSurname from previous two columnsNotes (not written by translator / typist)
1035821_1846_0_0_1172.pdf1172Sp 22/4916 Apr 1949Cyrla RakoczRAKOCZul. Świerczewskiego 32/2, WrocławPlaintiff is requesting Court to acknowledge her as the rightful heir to the estate of Nachman and Jentla Grinfeld, who owned property in Szczekociny, on ul Strażacka.GRINFELD25 Oct 1955[Too complicated to understand/explain.]   

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)
14719744577Józef RechtsRECHTSPraga1900Praga   
191451508926Josef RakoczRAKOCZRadom1922RadomX  
191491508930Mejlach RezuchREZUCHSkidel1919-   

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]

-Sort-PageGiven nameSurname [r#]Birth dateResidence in Warsaw until 1 Sep 1939Father's given nameMotherMother's maiden name copied from preceding columnCurrent address [town]Comments
1387766Felicja Rokoch née MarkawjeckaROKOCH NÉE MARKAWJECKA10 May 1915Hasenheke? 
1503884Ruta Wajngarten née RychhachWAJNGARTEN NÉE RYCHHACH15 Apr 1946HerszBluma KonKONMuncheberg 
1566394Felicja Markowicka née RokachMARKOWICKA NÉE ROKACH15 Mar 1915Grzybowska 53MotelManiaHasenhecke1. Nachtrag (1st addendum/appendix)
1572694Felicja Markowicka née RokachMARKOWICKA NÉE ROKACH15 Mar 1915Grybowska 53MotelManiaHasenhecke1. Nachtrag (1st addendum/appendix)

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
1174010JozefRAKOCZ1922RadomGrochowska 147 

Żarki: Persons who perished in the Holocaust; source: Yad Vashem (329 persons), images: www.crarg.org/zarki-perished-in-the-holocaust.php [H]

-Sort-Image file nameConsecutive number in documentPersonSurname from previous column [#]Date of birth (or age)Polish textPolish text, translatedTypist notes
10237706.pdf234Hana RajchercRAJCHERCborn 9 Apr 1867zginela w obozie w Radomsku 20 Nov 1942she perished in a camp in Radomsko on 20 Nov 1942 

Zawodzie: register of prisoners in [prison] Zawodzie who died (772 persons) [H]

-Sort-Page numberLp.Given nameSurname [r#]Date of birthData smierciOther information
10524268524StanislawRADZIOCH13 Aug 191324 jan 1941 
10531268531AdolfREDZIOCH16 Aug 191312 Jun 1942 

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