Sowa Holocaust-Era Records

Częstochowa (Chenstochov), Przyrów (Shperov), Kłobuck (Klobutzk), Radomsko (Radomsk), Kielce (Keltz), Przedbórz (Pshedbosh), Mstów (Omstov), and nearby towns

72 Holocaust-era records for Sowa 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
11839Originally at https://tinyurl.com/yyzjzfrn; now at Web Archive: https://tinyurl.com/y6zaht9xChildren With Lost Identity- SJerzy SawaSAWA1988 

Częstochowa: Articles in American Association for Polish-Jewish Studies collection "Jews of Częstochowa" [H]

IDURL of the articleTitle of the articleAuthor of the articlePersonSurname from previous column
11423http://www.aapj…ndex.php?id=70Jewish Education in Częstochowa Between the WarsZbigniew GrządzielskiDwojra SowaSOWA
11463http://www.aapj…ndex.php?id=70Jewish Education in Częstochowa Between the WarsZbigniew GrządzielskiDwojra SowaSOWA
11597http://www.aapj…ndex.php?id=70Jewish Education in Częstochowa Between the WarsZbigniew GrządzielskiDwojra SowaSOWA

Częstochowa BMD 1939-1942 deaths; Często Arch [H]

IDReg yearAktDeath place, dateRegistration place, dateDeceased, age, profession, etcDeceased surnameFather of deceasedFather surnameMother of deceasedMother maiden nameSpouseSpouse maiden name or surnameSurvived bySurvivors maiden name(s) or surname(s)Witness 1Witness 1 surnameWitness 2Witness 2 surnameOther informationSurname(s) from previous columnImage(s)Notes by translatorNotes (not by translator)
11674194181320 Nov 1941, Częstochowa22 Nov 1941, CzęstochowaZelman Sowa, worker, born Dobrzyń 3 Jun 1869, living in Częstochowa ul. Katedralna 7, died in Częstochowa ul. Garncarska 65SOWADawid SowaSOWARajzel née SzajnbartSZAJNBARTBajla née KaczorKACZOR[not listed]Szlama Majzler, employee of the Rabbinate in CzęstochowaHerszlik Mitelman, employee of the Rabbinate in Częstochowawww.crarg.org/i…161-rdVvFd.jpg  

Częstochowa BMD 1939-1942 marriages; Często Arch; for information on notary records, see https://www.crarg.org/notary-records.php [H]

IDReg yearAktDate and place of eventDate and place of registrationGroom, age, profession, city, and (starting in 1916) street addressGroom surnameGroom's fatherGroom's father surnameGroom's motherGroom's mother maiden nameBride, age, city, and (starting in 1916) street addressBride surnameBride's fatherBride's father surnameBride's motherBride's mother maiden nameWitness 1Witness 1 surnameWitness 2Witness 2 surnameOther information on the pageSurname(s) from previous or next columnsImage(s)Comments by translatorSurname(s) from previous or next columnsComments (not by translator)
10215193921020 Aug 1939, Częstochowa31 Aug 1939, CzęstochowaLajb Sowa, born Częstochowa 7 Jun 1909, living in Częstochowa ul. Nadrzeczna 88SOWAJankiel SowaSOWADwojra née BalzamBALZAMChaja Rywka Sztybel, born Częstochowa 19 Oct 1911, living in Częstochowa ul. Nadrzeczna 63SZTYBELAbram SztybelSZTYBELMasza née ZelcerZELCERJózef Zajdman, merchant living in Częstochowa ul. Nadrzeczna 88ZAJDMANJakub Kremski, merchant, living in Czestochowa ul. Nadrzeczna 67KREMSKIwww.crarg.org/i…109-VIu7QW.jpg   

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
20583241873295JozefGOTAJNERZelek & Frajdla SowaSOWA-- --- 1861, MiedznoMerchantGOTAJNER, PFEFER, SOWA, STAWSKA
20584241873295SuraPFEFERGOTAJNERJozek & Fajgla StawskaSTAWSKA15 May 1865, PrzyrowWith husbandGOTAJNER, PFEFER, SOWA, STAWSKA
20585241873295JerlaGOTAJNERJozef & Sura PfeferPFEFER18 Feb 1902, CzestochowaWith parentsGOTAJNER, PFEFER, SOWA, STAWSKA
20586241873295GitlaGOTAJNERJozef & Sura PfeferPFEFER21 Mar 1905, CzestochowaWith parentsGOTAJNER, PFEFER, SOWA, STAWSKA

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/czesto…olocaust-police.php [H]

IDDetailsMicrofilm rollPageImageSurname(s) for this entryA person in this entrySurname from the previous columnBirth dateAddressOther family listedSummary of material
10165Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 10776www.crarg.org/i…779-OSVhQq.pdfAmstislawska ZofiaZOFIA1888Katedralna 8Person who has not left the city despite having a railroad pass
14234Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 20839www.crarg.org/i…839-PByCIE.pdfSOWASynicka SowaSOWA22 Jan, 1912Warszawska 39Sowa reported that she had lost her ID card
14244Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 20839www.crarg.org/i…839-PByCIE.pdfSOWASynicka SowaSOWA22 Jan 1912Warszawska 39Sowa reported that she had lost her ID card
17210Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 40524www.crarg.org/i…524-1uCmRQ.pdfSOWA, SKOWRONJojne SowaSOWAWarszawska 39 StSowa reported the theft of 4 food cards
17211Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 40524www.crarg.org/i…524-1uCmRQ.pdfSOWA, SKOWRONIzrael SkowronSKOWRONWarszawska 39.Skowron was suspected of stealing the food cards

Częstochowa: German Prison in Częstochowa 1939-1944 (Niemiecki Zakład Karny w Częstochowie), EXPANDED WORK [H]

IDReference [number]Register numberDate of arrival in prisonNameSurname copied from previous columnDate of birthPlace of birthPrevious address (Częstochowa unless otherwise stated)FatherMotherSurname copied from previous columnOccupationSuspected or accused ofDate of sentenceSentenceOther informationNotes by translator / typistSurname copied from previous columnsNotes (not written by translator / typist)
1015593224 Mar 1941Estera TenenbaumTENENBAUM1903KrakówSzeroka No. 14, KrakówNot knownNot knownWorkerNo armband29 Apr 19412 months prisonReleased 24 May 1941; arrested at Częstochowa railway stationReport from prison guard concerning refusal to undertake potato peeling duty by the following prisoners - Estera Tanenbaum, Zosia Mydlarz, Hendla Lewkowicz, Liba Lederman, Regina Sowa, Małka Sowa, Sawa LipszycTANENBAUM, MYDLARZ, LEWKOWICZ, LEDERMAN, SOWA, LIPSZYC 
109653763 (41)11031 Jan 1941Chaim RosentalROSENTAL24 Jan 1919Nadrzeczna No. 75WagonerExtortionInformation transferred to different prisoner register (penal) No. 408Arrested with Małka and Regina Sowa, Hena Liba Lederman (reference 809), and Josefa KubanSOWA, LEDERMAN, KUBAN 
109663763 (41)11131 Jan 1941Małka SowaSOWA6 Oct 1913Warszawska No. 94With husbandExtortionInformation transferred to different prisoner register (penal) No. 412Arrested with Chaim Rosental, Regina Sowa, Hena Liba Lederman (reference 809), and Josefa Kuban; wife of SymchaROSENTAL, SOWA, LEDERMAN, KUBAN 
109673763 (41)11231 Jan 1941Regina SowaSOWA20 Jun 1920Warszawska No. 39With husbandExtortionInformation transferred to different prisoner register (penal) No. 410Arrested with Chaim Rosental,Małka Sowa, Hena Liba Lederman (reference 809), and Josefa KubanROSENTAL, SOWA, LEDERMAN, KUBAN 

Częstochowa: prisoners at Hasag Pelcery slave labor camp in Częstochowa, USHMM (4738 persons) [H]

IDImage fileImage file (second set: improved images)Lp.Given name (Nazwisko i imie)Surname (Nazwisko i imie)Year of birth (Data ur)Birth, from complete documentPlace of birth (Miejsce urodzenia)Residence in 1939 (Miejsce zam. w 1939 r)From where sent (Skad przybyl do obozu) [may be one of 6 Hasag slave-labor camps]Profession (Zawod)Profession (Zawod), translationCard number (Nr. kartotek obozowej)Notes
13672Hasag-A4/0477.tifHasag-B4/0472.tif3670.GeniaSOWA192220 Dec 1922CzestochowaCzestochowaCzestochowarobotnicaworker (female)2243 
13673Hasag-A4/0478.tifHasag-B4/0473.tif3671.LajbSOWA19097 Jun 1909CzestochowaCzestochowaCzestochowarobotnikworker (male)217 

Częstochowa: Rada Starszych w Częstochowie, USHMM, microfilm 2 (images 0001.tif-1002.tif); sample images: www.crarg.org/czesto…olocaust-police.php [H]

IDFile numberNumber in list (if any)Given nameSurnameOther information about this personGeneral description of this list (if any)General description of information on this pageTypist comments
16308Rada2/0839.tif4339SymeckSOWAMaterial in Polish (text, chart, graph, etc.)Dob?22.I.1912 Czestochowie

Częstochowa: Rada Starszych w Częstochowie, USHMM, microfilm 2, with expanded translations (images 0001.tif-1015.tif); sample images: https://www.crarg.or…olocaust-police.php [H]

IDDigital file nameGiven nameSurnameDetailsSurname(s) in column to the left (if not in the surname column)Typist comments
171070839.tif.pdfSymchaSowaBorn on 22 Jan 1912 in Czestochowa; reported that on 26 Jul 1942 he lost his identity card, issued by the City of Czestochowa:  

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
145000496.tifBerekFILIPOWICZResides on Dreszer St. 6; reporting finding lost documents: ID card under the name of Z...? Zofja and a Meldenkarte (ID) under the same name.Z...? /ZASLIK ZOFJA? 
146860524.tifJojnaSOWAResides on Warszawska St. 39; Reported the theft of 4 food ration cards; He suspected Sz...? Skowron? who lives at the same address, in stealing the cards.SKOWRON? 

Częstochowa: registration of Jews coming from other cities to Częstochowa 1940-1941, document pages 148-237, with no header information, syg 13797 [H]

IDNote regarding spellings of namesPageOrder numberPersonSurname from previous columnRelationshipRelationship, translatedAge?Unknown meaningNotes by translator / typistNotes (not written by translator / typist)
10266Names have been typed as they appear on the page, even though hundreds names are spelled very oddly1606329Salmann SowaSOWAEhemannHusband72Plock  
10267Names have been typed as they appear on the page, even though hundreds names are spelled very oddly1606330Beila SowaSOWAEhefrauWife68Plock  
11305Names have been typed as they appear on the page, even though hundreds names are spelled very oddly2056229Salmann SowaSOWAEhemannHusband72Plock  
11306Names have been typed as they appear on the page, even though hundreds names are spelled very oddly2056230Beila SowaSOWAEhefrauWife68Plock  

Częstochowa: State Repatriation Office, County Branch in Częstochowa 1945-1950 (questionnaires); zespołu 5, syg 10-11, 14, 21-38 [H]

IDImage file namePage header (Polish)Page header (translated)Date of arrivalPage numberSerial numberFamily group number?PersonSurname from previous columnFather's name [after s. (son of) and c. (daughter of)]Surname from previous columnMaleFemaleEvacuation card number or ID card.Date of birthOccupationNationalityWhere coming fromArrival dateDeparture dateWhere goingSignature of the reporting clerkCommentsNotes by typist / translatorNotes (not by typist / translator)
102548_5_0_0_24.pdfKsiazka meldunkowa repatriantow 1946Registration book of the repatriates 194617 Feb 19463470376936Mojzesz SowaSOWASzymon & [not listed]Male279501922LocksmithJewishCzernichow17 Feb 194617 Feb 1946Wroclaw    

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
11994352001GeniaSOWA1922Czestochowa 
12178392186JulieSIWAI1919Wien 

Częstochowa: two lists of Jews from the 1940s, RG-15.304, syg 12, pages 12 and 17 [H]

IDLetter before this listPage numberSerial numberPersonSurname from previous columnAddress to right of person's nameNotes (not written by translator / typist)
1000925 Oct 1940: This is a list of transporters [presumably people with vans or horse-drawn carts] who work for the community. The Council of Elders respectfully requests they be supplied with appropriate quantities of bran [Kleie], oats [Hafer] and petroleum.139.Lajb SowaSOWANadrzeczna 88 

Częstochowa Yizkor Book 1958 Necrology, pages 270-289; translation at https://www.jewishge…wa/Czestochowa.html; images at https://digitalcolle…3-d71d-00505686a51c (1208 persons) [H]

IDGiven nameMaiden nameSurnameParentsSurname from previous columnHusbandAgeBirth place and dateDeath place and yearSurviving relativesSurname from previous columnNotesPage
10616HerszelSZWARTZFala and Rywka and Sala Sawa-SzwartzSAWA-SZWARTZ282.jpg
10617GoldaSZWARTZHerszelFala and Rywka and Sala Sawa-SzwartzSAWA-SZWARTZ282.jpg
10618Abram SzajeSZWARTZHerszel and GoldaFala and Rywka and Sala Sawa-SzwartzSAWA-SZWARTZ282.jpg
10619GitelSZWARTZHerszel and GoldaFala and Rywka and Sala Sawa-SzwartzSAWA-SZWARTZ282.jpg
10620ZeldaSZWARTZHerszel and GoldaFala and Rywka and Sala Sawa-SzwartzSAWA-SZWARTZ282.jpg
10621CirlSZWARTZHerszel and GoldaFala and Rywka and Sala Sawa-SzwartzSAWA-SZWARTZ282.jpg
10622BrandelSZWARTZHerszel and GoldaFala and Rywka and Sala Sawa-SzwartzSAWA-SZWARTZ282.jpg
11003LejbelSAWAJonit SawaSAWA289.jpg
11004SimchaSAWAJonit SawaSAWA289.jpg
11005HerszelSAWA / SZWARTZ?Sala Sawa-SzwartzSAWA-SZWARTZ289.jpg
11006GoldaPEJTEKSAWA / SZWARTZ?HerszelSala Sawa-SzwartzSAWA-SZWARTZ289.jpg
11007Abram SzajeSAWA / SZWARTZ?Herszel and GoldaSala Sawa-SzwartzSAWA-SZWARTZ289.jpg
11008GitelSAWA / SZWARTZ?Herszel and GoldaSala Sawa-SzwartzSAWA-SZWARTZ289.jpg
11009ZeldaSAWA / SZWARTZ?Herszel and GoldaSala Sawa-SzwartzSAWA-SZWARTZ289.jpg
11010CirlSAWA / SZWARTZ?Herszel and GoldaSala Sawa-SzwartzSAWA-SZWARTZ289.jpg
11011BrejndelSAWA / SZWARTZ?Herszel and GoldaSala Sawa-SzwartzSAWA-SZWARTZ289.jpg

Częstochowa Yizkor Book (Tshenstokhover Yidn, 1947), index to full translations of biographies; translation at https://www.jewishge…chowa1/czea006.html; images at https://digitalcolle…3-cd02-00505686d14e [H]

IDLetterPageSurnameAdditional SurnameGiven NameAdditional Given Name
1240419-tzadekLXXXIZAVBen 

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]

IDFolder 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
13758https://www.szu…ostka/1629144721_122_0_-_2918_350_56031523.jpg192815712 Oct 1928Kielceulica Czarnowska No. 18Lejzer GoldblitGOLDBLITMaleChmielnik58MajlichChana-Hinda née SowaSOWARajzla née LewiLEWIStomach cancerKomendaSzmul-Zelik Trembacki 29Janas Dziadek 36 

Palestine: Immigrants, 1945; origin of list: Jewish War Appeal; only Poland entries [H]

IDSubheaderPage numberNumberNameSurname from previous columnAgeRelationship [if listed]Name of fatherName of motherCitizenshipPlace of birthPlace of birth: inferred country (or city and country)Notes
10551Jewish Immigrants who arrived in Palestine through Haifa harbour on 8 Nov 1945 on board S/S "Prinzes Katlen"20306.Fruma ZeevZEEV28MetosNehamaPolandKaminkshilkKamin Kashirski [Yiddish] = Kamin-Kashyrskyi, Ukraine 

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

IDPage numberNameSurname from previous columnPlace of birthDate of birthFather's nameMother's nameNotes (not by typist)
13492107Majer ShewaSHEWAPrzemiszl / Przemyśl, Poland1919MordchaiSheindelPrzemyśl added because it seems more likely

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

IDDigital file idPageGiven name(s)Surname(s) from previous or next columnsPlaceTyping notes
5612210-DSC00054.jpg242GemaSOWACzestochowa 
5612310-DSC00054.jpg242JurekSOWAJWarszawa 

Poland Survivors at (DP) Camps, American Jewish Archives, D56, 1 (778 persons) [H]

IDSetjpg fileTitle at top of page (if any)Date at top of page (if any)SurnameGiven name(s)Date of birthAgeBirth placeFrom where?Father's nameRelatives hereSurnames from previous or following columnOther information
10725Set 8DSC00105.JPGList of Polish Jews in Stenenberg-NeuenbergSOWAIzraelRadom    

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
13829Jewish Women Liberated In the Bergen-Belsen Camp25SZEFAMargit1914Budapest 
13830Jewish Women Liberated In the Bergen-Belsen Camp25SZEFAErzsebel1908Budapest 
14458Jewish Women Liberated In the Bergen-Belsen Camp28ZEWIAlegre1918Milano 

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

IDDigital 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
2152505-DSC00110.JPG14189Barbara JoannaHILDEBRANDTDE SOEVY-HILDEBRANDT25 Feb 1922LembergKrakowTomas (Tomas Kotbusowy)DE SOEVY-HILDEBRANDTRavensbruck?Child 
2152605-DSC00110.JPG14189Barbara JoannaHILDEBRANDTDE SOEVY-HILDEBRANDT25 Feb 1922LembergKrakowOrestawKRAJEWSKI1, Princes Row, RAF, Buckingham Palace Rd, LondonColonel 
2152705-DSC00110.JPG14189Barbara JoannaHILDEBRANDTDE SOEVY-HILDEBRANDT25 Feb 1922LembergKrakowAlfredKRAJEWSKIPolish Militar Government, LondonGeneral 
2152805-DSC00110.JPG14189Barbara JoannaHILDEBRANDTDE SOEVY-HILDEBRANDT25 Feb 1922LembergKrakowZdristawZYMIERSKIKrakau?  

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]

IDPage numberPersonSurname from previous columnDate of birthLast domicileIdentity card no.Notes by typistNotes (not by typist)
1052017Barbara Joanna de Soevy Hii DebrandtSOEVY HII DEBRANDT25 Feb 1922Lemberg, Poland[not listed]  

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
17043116Barbara JoannaDE SOEVYHILDERBRANDTLwow25 Feb 1922Poland 

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)
15607895450Pejsach SowaSOWATuczyn1920KolkStamp at bottom of page: 1 Mar 1940 
172671197080Oszer SowaSOWAKolki1923Kolki   

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
1395267Tauba RozenROZEN1925MojszeGenia PylkowskaPYLKOWSKANeu-Ulm 
1395367Izrael RozenROZEN15 Feb 1911Mila 26Hofgeismar 
1395467Sara RozenROZEN02 Aug 1919Hofgeismar 
1395567Kiwa RozenROZEN03 Sep 1911Orla 11MorkdaMendel Szewa, RzumnaSZEWA, RZUMNADarmstadt 

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

IDPage numberLp.Given nameSurnameDate of birthData smierciOther information
10641270641ZenonSZOFA21 Jun 192321 Feb 1943 

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