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224 Holocaust-era records for Szarf / Scharf and related spellings.

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Belgium: List of persons deported from Malines [Melechen, Belgium], 20 Jun 1945 - 12 Jul 1945, repatriated on 13 Jul 1945; only Polish entries [H]

IDComplete original page headingPage numberPersonSurname from previous columnConvoyPlace and date of birthNationalityCurrent addressNotes by typistNotes (not by typist)
10074Aide aux Israélites victimes de la guerre; État nominatif des personnes déportées par Malines [Melechen, Belgium] (20.6.1945 - 12.7.1945) repatriées à la date du 13 juillet 19457Samuel ScharfSCHARFIX1894, SighetPolandAnvers[, Belgium]Belgium added because Anvers is in Belgium

Buchenwald Totenbuch (Buchenwald Death Book); http://totenbuch.buc…nwald.de/recherche/ [H]

IDGiven nameSurnameDate of birth [Geburtsdatum]Date of death [Todesdatum]Place of death [Sterbeort]
10100JosefSCHARF23 Dec 1912 in Czestochowa, Poland03 Jan 1945Buchenwald

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)
1043619401326 Mar 1940, Częstochowa7 Mar 1940, CzęstochowaNachum Szarf, widower, born Częstochowa 11 Jun 1866, died in Częstochowa ul. Orlicz Dreszera 10SZARFSalomon Hersz SzarfSZARFChana née BreszelBRESZEL[not listed][not listed]Herszlik Mitelman, employee of the Jewish community in CzęstochowaSzlama Majzler, employee of the Jewish community in Częstochowawww.crarg.org/i…071-xxXK6w.jpg  
1113919412879 May 1941, Częstochowa12 May 1941, CzęstochowaRywka Jakubowicz née Szarf, widow, born Żarki 7 May 1889, living in Częstochowa ul. Garncarska 54, died in Częstochowa Municipal General HospitalJAKUBOWICZ NÉE SZARFLejbuś SzarfSZARFMania née KumycKUMYC[not listed][not listed]Herszlik Mitelman, employee of the Rabbinate in CzęstochowaSzlama Majzler, employee of the Rabbinate in Częstochowawww.crarg.org/i…144-c40iiK.jpg  
11191194133831 May 1941, Częstochowa3 Jun 1941, CzęstochowaEstera Wolf née Szarf, born 1 Apr 1903 [place not listed], died in Częstochowa ul. Plac Daszyńskiego 1WOLF NÉE SZARFMendel SzarfSZARFRywa née [not listed]Mojżesz Józef WolfWOLF[not listed]Herszlik Mitelman, employee of the Rabbinate in CzęstochowaSzlama Majzler, employee of the Rabbinate in Częstochowawww.crarg.org/i…170-eJMqQZ.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)
1032719405731 Mar 1940, Częstochowa1 Apr 1940, CzęstochowaMojżesz Wejnberg, bachelor, born Częstochowa 20 Nov 1916, living in Częstochowa ul. Garibaldiego 15WEJNBERGBernard WejnbergWEJNBERGCyrla née GliksmanGLIKSMANRozalia Szydłowska, unmarried, born Częstochowa 13 Dec 1917, living in Częstochowa ul. Racławicka 5SZYDŁOWSKAZysia Majer SzydłowskiSZYDŁOWSKIPessa née SzarfSZARFMojżesz Asz, employee of the Jewish community in CzestochowaHerszlik Mitelman, employee of the Jewish community in Czestochowawww.crarg.org/i…030-qPIDHz.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
107022119620Mendel----SZARFDawid & Frajdla SzejnwekslerSZEJNWEKSLER-- --- 1873, ModrzejowTraderSZARF, SZEJNWEKSLER, SZWIMER, TURNER
107032119620RywaSZWIMERSZARFJosek & Sura TurnerTURNER29 Apr 1875, ZarkiWith husbandSZARF, SZEJNWEKSLER, SZWIMER, TURNER
107042119620Mordka----SZARFMendel & Rywa SzwimerSZWIMER29 Jun 1897, CzestochowaWith parentsSZARF, SZEJNWEKSLER, SZWIMER, TURNER
107052119620Estera Malka----SZARFMendel & Rywa SzwimerSZWIMER15 Jan 1903, CzestochowaWith parentsSZARF, SZEJNWEKSLER, SZWIMER, TURNER
107062119620Izrael Fiszel----SZARFMendel & Rywa SzwimerSZWIMER24 Mar 1909, CzestochowaWith parentsSZARF, SZEJNWEKSLER, SZWIMER, TURNER
107072119620Josif----SZARFMendel & Rywa SzwimerSZWIMER11 Dec 1912, CzestochowaWith parentsSZARF, SZEJNWEKSLER, SZWIMER, TURNER
12023689259Sura MatlaSZARFGRABINERSzmul & Anna BreszelBRESZEL-- --- 1869, CzestochowaWidowBRESZEL, GRABINER, SZARF
12024689259Roza----GRABINERJuda & Sura Matla SzarfSZARF24 Jun 1893, CzestochowaWith motherBRESZEL, GRABINER, SZARF
12025689259Frania----GRABINERJuda & Sura Matla SzarfSZARF26 Dec 1895, CzestochowaWith motherBRESZEL, GRABINER, SZARF
12026689259Hugo Zygfryd----GRABINERJuda & Sura Matla SzarfSZARF9 May 1898, CzestochowaWith motherBRESZEL, GRABINER, SZARF
12027689259Chana----GRABINERJuda & Sura Matla SzarfSZARF22 Jan 1903, CzestochowaWith motherBRESZEL, GRABINER, SZARF
15601151042161WolfCHAJUTINSzmerek & Basia UzlauerUZLAUER5 May 1903, Czestochowa----ABRAMSON, CHAJUTIN, SZARF, UZLAUER
15602151042161FajglaSZARFCHAJUTINNuchym & Jacheta AbramsonABRAMSON1 Aug 1897, CzestochowaWith husbandABRAMSON, CHAJUTIN, SZARF, UZLAUER
16703172924181Ajzyk GranekDZIALOSZYNSKIChaim Wolf & Machla FiszmanFISZMAN15 Mar 1886, CzestochowaTraderDZIALOSZYNSKI, FISZMAN, GRABINER, SZARF
16704172924181RozaGRABINERDZIALOSZYNSKIJuda & Sura Macha SzarfSZARF24 Jun 1893, CzestochowaWith husbandDZIALOSZYNSKI, FISZMAN, GRABINER, SZARF
16973183469193SzajndlaROZENKRANCSZYDLOWSKASzulim & Pessa ---------- --- 1858, PiotrkowWidow; merchantROZENKRANC, SUDOWICZ, SZARF, SZYDLOWSKA
16974183469193Zyser MajerSZYDLOWSKAZuken Izrael & Jacheta Szajndla RozenkrancROZENKRANC9 Apr 1890, PiotrkowWith motherROZENKRANC, SUDOWICZ, SZARF, SZYDLOWSKA
16975183469193ElkaSZYDLOWSKAZuken Izrael & Jacheta Szajndla RozenkrancROZENKRANC9 Apr 1890, PiotrkowWith motherROZENKRANC, SUDOWICZ, SZARF, SZYDLOWSKA
16976183469193PerecSZYDLOWSKAZuken Izrael & Jacheta Szajndla RozenkrancROZENKRANC7 Aug 1892, PiotrkowWith motherROZENKRANC, SUDOWICZ, SZARF, SZYDLOWSKA
16977183469193Zysla MariemSZYDLOWSKAZuken Izrael & Jacheta Szajndla RozenkrancROZENKRANC14 Jan 1894, PiotrkowWith motherROZENKRANC, SUDOWICZ, SZARF, SZYDLOWSKA
16978183469193PessaSZARFSZYDLOWSKASzlama & Nacha Laja SudowiczSUDOWICZ3 Dec 1896, CzestochowaWith husband Zyser MajerROZENKRANC, SUDOWICZ, SZARF, SZYDLOWSKA
16979183469193RozaliaSZYDLOWSKAZyser Majer & Pessa SzarfSZARF13 Dec 1917, CzestochowaWith parentsROZENKRANC, SUDOWICZ, SZARF, SZYDLOWSKA
16980183469193JerzySZYDLOWSKAZuken Izrael & Jacheta Szajndla RozenkrancROZENKRANC28 Nov 1921, CzestochowaWith parentsROZENKRANC, SUDOWICZ, SZARF, SZYDLOWSKA
190592282253CynaSZARFSalomon Hersz & Hana BreszelBRESZEL14 Nov 1863, CzestochowaTraderBRESZEL, HANTREN, JAKUBSON, RAJS, SZARF
190602282253GitlaRAJSSZARFPikus & Mariem Mindla HantrenHANTREN-- --- 1873, OstrowWith husbandBRESZEL, HANTREN, JAKUBSON, RAJS, SZARF
190612282253RojzaSZARFCyna & Rywka Ruchla JakubsonJAKUBSON19 Aug 1890, CzestochowaWith parentsBRESZEL, HANTREN, JAKUBSON, RAJS, SZARF
190622282253MachaSZARFCyna & Rywka Ruchla JakubsonJAKUBSON19 Feb 1893, CzestochowaWith parentsBRESZEL, HANTREN, JAKUBSON, RAJS, SZARF
190632282253Szalom HerszSZARFCyna & Rywka Ruchla JakubsonJAKUBSON1 Jan 1898, CzestochowaWith parentsBRESZEL, HANTREN, JAKUBSON, RAJS, SZARF
190642286253Rywka RuchlaJAKUBSONSZARFRubin & Sura RozenesROZENES-- --- 1868, PilicaDivorcedJAKUBSON, ROZENES, SZARF
190652288253NachmanSZARFSalomon & Hana BreszelBRESZEL11 Jun 1866, CzestochowaMerchantABRAMSON, BRESZEL, SZARF, ZYSMAN
190662288253JachetaABRAMSONSZARFLewek & Laja ZysmanZYSMAN-- --- 1873, MilobedzWith husbandABRAMSON, BRESZEL, SZARF, ZYSMAN
190672288253BellaSZARFNuchem & Jacheta AbramsonABRAMSON7 Jan 1899, CzestochowaWith parentsABRAMSON, BRESZEL, SZARF, ZYSMAN
190682288253AnnaSZARFNuchem & Jacheta AbramsonABRAMSON26 Dec 1895, CzestochowaWith parentsABRAMSON, BRESZEL, SZARF, ZYSMAN
190692288253FajglaSZARFNuchem & Jacheta AbramsonABRAMSON1 Aug 1897, CzestochowaWith parentsABRAMSON, BRESZEL, SZARF, ZYSMAN
190702288253CywiaSZARFNuchem & Jacheta AbramsonABRAMSON17 Nov 1901, CzestochowaWith parentsABRAMSON, BRESZEL, SZARF, ZYSMAN
2334029758365SzlamaSZARFDawid & Szajndla SzajnwekslerSZAJNWEKSLER-- --- 1867, ModrzejowMerchantKUTNES, SUDOWICZ, SZAJNWEKSLER, SZARF
2334129758365Nacha LajaSUDOWICZSZARFJozef & Rozalia KutnesKUTNES18 Dec 1861, PraszkaWith husbandKUTNES, SUDOWICZ, SZAJNWEKSLER, SZARF
2334229758365PessaSZARFSzlama & Nacha Laja SudowiczSUDOWICZ3 Dec 1896, CzestochowaWith parentsKUTNES, SUDOWICZ, SZAJNWEKSLER, SZARF
2334329758365IzraelSZARFSzlama & Nacha Laja SudowiczSUDOWICZ3 Apr 1898, CzestochowaWith parentsKUTNES, SUDOWICZ, SZAJNWEKSLER, SZARF

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
21528Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 40956www.crarg.org/i…956-QAviXm.pdfSEIDEL, ZLOTNIK, HIPSZER, SZARF, REKOSIEWICZ, HERSZLIKOWICZ, NUTKOWICZ, ZYLBERSZTAJNM. [Meister] SeidelSEIDELm. [meister] Seidel ordered that Szlama Złotnik, Natan Hipszer, and Josek Rękosiewicz be brought to County Office, room no 4
21529Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 40956www.crarg.org/i…956-QAviXm.pdfSEIDEL, ZLOTNIK, HIPSZER, SZARF, REKOSIEWICZ, HERSZLIKOWICZ, NUTKOWICZ, ZYLBERSZTAJNSzlama ZlotnikZLOTNIKSpadek 15Szlama Złotnik was to be brought to County Office, room no 4
21530Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 40956www.crarg.org/i…956-QAviXm.pdfSEIDEL, ZLOTNIK, HIPSZER, SZARF, REKOSIEWICZ, HERSZLIKOWICZ, NUTKOWICZ, ZYLBERSZTAJNNatan HipszerHIPSZERNadrzeczna 10Natan Hipszer was to be brought to County Office, room no 4
21531Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 40956www.crarg.org/i…956-QAviXm.pdfSEIDEL, ZLOTNIK, HIPSZER, SZARF, REKOSIEWICZ, HERSZLIKOWICZ, NUTKOWICZ, ZYLBERSZTAJN[no given name] SzarfSZARFSzarf has documents
21532Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 40956www.crarg.org/i…956-QAviXm.pdfSEIDEL, ZLOTNIK, HIPSZER, SZARF, REKOSIEWICZ, HERSZLIKOWICZ, NUTKOWICZ, ZYLBERSZTAJNJosek RekosiewiczREKOSIEWICZNadrzeczna 1Josek Rękosiewicz was to be brought to County Office, room no 4
21533Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 40956www.crarg.org/i…956-QAviXm.pdfSEIDEL, ZLOTNIK, HIPSZER, SZARF, REKOSIEWICZ, HERSZLIKOWICZ, NUTKOWICZ, ZYLBERSZTAJNMaurycy HerszlikowiczHERSZLIKOWICZMaurycy Herszlikowicz was to be brought to County Office, room no 4
21534Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 40956www.crarg.org/i…956-QAviXm.pdfSEIDEL, ZLOTNIK, HIPSZER, SZARF, REKOSIEWICZ, HERSZLIKOWICZ, NUTKOWICZ, ZYLBERSZTAJN[no given name] NutkowiczNUTKOWICZOffice Nutkowicz brought Szlama Złotnik, Natan Hipszer, and Josek Rękosiewicz to County Office 3
21535Summary of each entry; see pdf file for each image number for a compete translation of the pageMicrofilm roll 40956www.crarg.org/i…956-QAviXm.pdfSEIDEL, ZLOTNIK, HIPSZER, SZARF, REKOSIEWICZ, HERSZLIKOWICZ, NUTKOWICZ, ZYLBERSZTAJNJ. ZylbersztajnZYLBERSZTAJNJ. Zylbersztajn is a section leader

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)
1008758220 Aug 1940Chil ZylberbergZYLBERBERG16 Sep 1908CzęstochowaGaribaldiego No. 16IzraelRyfkaClerkPoliticalReleased 24 Aug 1940; more information in file of Izrael SzarfSZARF 
1008858320 Aug 1940Izrael SzarfSZARF24 Mar 1909CzęstochowaPl. Daszyńskiego No. 1MendelRywaStocking makerPoliticalReleased 24 Aug 1940; released with Aron and Chil ZylberbergZYLBERBERG 
10337152919 Dec 1941Chaim SzarfSZARF7 Mar 1919ŻarkiSt. Rynek No. 45, ŻarkiBerekLaja née KozenfeldKOZENFELDMerchantLeaving the ghettoReleased 13 Jan 1942   
10410183528 Apr 1942Mania JakubowiczJAKUBOWICZ20 Nov 1915ŻarkiGarncarska No. 54AbramRywka née SzarfSZARFWorkerPoliticalTransported 29 Jul 1942; single   
1055829179 Mar 1943Pessa Szydłowska née SzarfSZYDŁOWSKA NÉE SZARF2 Jul 1896CzęstochowaAleja No. 14SzlamaŁaja née SudowiczSUDOWICZWorkerJew, suspected of having fake kennekarte [identification card]Released into the Ghetto 17 Mar 1943; wife of Zysia (Zyser) born 1890 according to Częstochowa marriage record and probably reference 3673 No. 2023Physical description included; missing 4 teeth; husband born 1890 according to marriage record and probably reference 3673 No. 2023  
110923763 (41)130527 Aug 1941Mordka SzarfSZARF30 Nov 1920Rynek No. 45, ŻarkiWith parentsCurrency offensesReleased 16 Oct 1941   
110943763 (41)130727 Aug 1941Sura SzarfSZARF23 Dec 1917Rynek No. 45, ŻarkiWith parentsCurrency offensesReleased 17 Oct 1941   
110953763 (41)130827 Aug 1941Laja SzarfSZARF18 May 1895Rynek No. 45, ŻarkiMerchantCurrency offensesReleased 16 Oct 1941   

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
13784Hasag-A4/0589.tifHasag-B4/0584.tif3782.IzraelSZARF191424 Mar 1914CzestochowaCzestochowaCzestochowa1906 
13785Hasag-A4/0590.tifHasag-B4/0585.tif3783.JadziaSZARF191821 Oct 1918CzestochowaCzestochowaLodzkrawcowadressmaker/seamstress (female)2904 

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
12137382144IzraelSZARF1909Czestochowa 
12138382145JadwigaSZARF1918Czestochowa 

Częstochowa [Witnesses of Nazi Atrocities], assorted letters and short lists; American Jewish Archives, Box 203, File 6, Correspondence 1960-1978 [H]

IDSequence numberGiven NameSurnameOther SurnameNumbersPresent AddressOther InfoCommentsImage file
1009634.Israel, profession AngestellterSCHARFHolon/Israel, Hankinstr. 25On Tuesday 19 Apr 1966 at 9.00 hours.Page 5 of a list, no title.DSC00031.JPG

Częstochowa Yizkor Book 1947 Biographical Articles, index pages 323-325 (Częstochowa Jews who emigrated to the U.S.); index appears in the 1958 yizkor book; 620 persons [H]

IDTranslationImagesNameSurname from previous column
11847https://www.jew…1/czea007.htmlhttps://digital…2-00505686d14eMeir (Szerpinski) SharpSZERPINSKI, SHARP
11848https://www.jew…1/czea007.htmlhttps://digital…2-00505686d14eAsher Anshel and Haya SharpSHARP
11849https://www.jew…1/czea007.htmlhttps://digital…2-00505686d14eLina (née Granek) SharpGRANEK, SHARP
12443https://www.jew…1/czea008.htmlhttps://digital…2-00505686d14eSidney SharfSHARF
12444https://www.jew…1/czea008.htmlhttps://digital…2-00505686d14eMeir and Lina Sharf (Szarfinski)SHARF, SZARFINSKI
12445https://www.jew…1/czea008.htmlhttps://digital…2-00505686d14eNathan SharfSHARF

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
1281022-shinXCIXSZERPINSKISHARPMeir 
1281122-shinXCIXSZERPINSKIAsher Anshel 
1281222-shinXCIXSZERPINSKIHaya 
1281322-shinXCIXSHARPGRANEKLina 

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
11933119AbramSZARF2 Jan 1897Brzezc10 Jan 1945  

Iran [Persia]: "Polish Refugees in Tehran, 1943," American Jewish Archives, D56, 8 (1675 persons) [H]

IDImageListPage numberGiven name(s)SurnameDate [of birth]Place [of birth]Other informationTypist notes
1071203-DSC00050.JPGLista No. 221MalgorzataSZARP1936Bielsko  
1071303-DSC00050.JPGLista No. 221RyszardSZARP1933Bielsko  

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
10563https://www.szu…ostka/1629144121_122_0_-_2907_124_56026022.jpg191311826 Sep / 9 Oct 1913KielceKielceSrul Beris SzarfaSZARFA / SZARFmaleModrzejow11 monthsJosek SzarfaSZARFA / SZARFFrajdla nee SztajerSZTAJER[not applicable][not listed][not listed]SZARF added because it appears in other Kielce records     

List no. 14 of liberated areas, covering 425 names of survivors; Relatives Information Service, 27 Mar 1946; only Poland entries [H]

IDPage numberNumberNameSurname from previous columnTown [of origin? of birth?]Address [most recent address?; address before war?Surname from previous columnNotes (not by typist)
1012241291Wera ScharfSCHARFSosnowiecul. Wspolna, dom Kalman Langer or Komitet Zydowski, Modrzejowska 5  

List of immigrants arrived in Palestine on 16 Jul 1945 from France on board S.S. "Mantru"; Relatives Information Service, 31 Dec 1945 [H]

IDPage numberNo.NameSurname from previous columnAgeFather's nameMother's nameCitizenshipPlace of birthComments by typistComments (not by typist)
1031713863Helene SharfSHARF47Jakoh / JakobSheindl[blank]Katovitz / Katowice, PolandKatowice, Poland added because it seems more likely; Jakob added because it seems more likely
1031813864Hermina SharfSHARF25Jakoh / JakobSheindl[blank]Katovitz / Katowice, PolandKatowice, Poland added because it seems more likely; Jakob added because it seems more likely
1031913865Berta SharfSHARF19Jakoh / JakobSheindl[blank]Katovitz / Katowice, PolandKatowice, Poland added because it seems more likely; Jakob added because it seems more likely

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
1210414Judka SzarfSZARF1912BilgorajJosefLajaCzwartek 4 
1210614Bijla SzarfSZARF1929IzbicaSzmulGitlaLubartowska 18 
1210714Gitla SzarfSZARF1907IzbicaChaimMalkaLubartowska 18 
1210914Ruchla SzarfSZARF1931IzbicaSzmulGitlaLubartowska 18 
1211014Rywka SzarfSZARF1927IzbicaSzmulGitlaLubartowska 18 
1211114Szymon SzarfSZARF1903TomaszowIcekMatla1 Maja 42 

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
10269List of Jewish immigrants Who Arrived in Palestine Through Haifa Harbour on 26 Oct 1945 on Board SS "Transilvania"12740.Haia SharfSHARF31ShimonPreslerPolandTatrov  
10270List of Jewish immigrants Who Arrived in Palestine Through Haifa Harbour on 26 Oct 1945 on Board SS "Transilvania"12741.Shimon SharfSHARF6son[blank][blank]PolandTatrov  

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)
13448105Sharjahu SharfSHARFZszywetz, Poland1926KalmanBrona 
13672113Erna SerfSERFKrakow/ Kraków, Poland1908JakobChanaKraków added because it seems more likely
13673113Leo SerfSERFKrakow/ Kraków, Poland1932ShlomaErnaKraków added because it seems more likely

Poland: Jewish Refugees in Italy, List Nr. 2, Feb 1946; only "Poland" listings [H]

IDPage numberNameSurname from previous columnPlace of birthDate of birthFather's nameMother's nameNotes (not by typist)Surname from previous column
1250591Jehuda SzarfSZARF[blank], Poland1927JeszajahuJafa  

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)
1045618Jadzia SzarfSZARF13 Jun 1918Sosnowiec2630  

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

IDImage 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
10963DSC00060.JPGDr. I. Schwarzbart; 45 Queensway Queenscourt; London W. 2; 140658Palestine; Postage paidRepresentation Polish Jewry; 15 Lilienblum, TEL-AVIV6 Nov 1942977Mozes ScharfSCHARFOswiecimul. Stolarska 9?   
12049DSC00088.JPGDr. I. Schwarzbart; 45 Queensway Queenscourt; London W. 2; 145398Palestine; Postage paidRepresentation Polish Jewry; 15 Lilienblum, TEL-AVIV10 Nov 194228Dr. Regina ScharfSCHARFKolomyja, Judenrat    
13691DSC00131.JPGDr. I. Schwarzbart; 45 Queensway Queenscourt; London W. 2; 114720Palestine; Postage paidRepresentation Polish Jewry; 15 Lilienblum, TEL-AVIV13 Oct 194240Salomon ScharfSCHARFLwowKrasickich 11A   
13693DSC00131.JPGDr. I. Schwarzbart; 45 Queensway Queenscourt; London W. 2; 114720Palestine; Postage paidRepresentation Polish Jewry; 15 Lilienblum, TEL-AVIV13 Oct 194242Scharlotta ScharfSCHARFLwowKrasickich 11A   

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

IDGiven name(s)SurnameBirthDeathPage number
12009JulianSCHARF1889Holocaust450

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)
1003244[none]List No. 3/P.; standard care; includes orders made by cables No. 626 and 627 / marked under respective nameC 29/P.Maria StelmachowaSTELMACHOWA / STELMACHA?Ostrow Mazowiecka / woj. Warszawskie / 15, Lubiejewskaja ul.CARE15.00Dz. Scharf J. 12, Aza Road, JerusalemSCHARF[none]  
1003344[none]List No. 3/P.; standard care; includes orders made by cables No. 626 and 627 / marked under respective nameC 30/P.Julia JedrzejczykJEDRZEJCZYKwies Rzejowice / pow. RadomskoCARE15.00the same [Dz. Scharf J. 12, Aza Road, Jerusalem]SCHARF[none]  
1003444[none]List No. 3/P.; standard care; includes orders made by cables No. 626 and 627 / marked under respective nameC 31/P.Maria ZielinskaZIELINSKApow. Ostroleka / p-ta [poczta / post office] MyszyniecCARE15.00the same [Dz. Scharf J. 12, Aza Road, Jerusalem]SCHARF[none]  
1176413742[none]List No. 62/.P.; Parcels to be sent to Poland from U.S.A as per orders received through A.J.J.D.C., Jerusalem1842/PGertruda Strzeminska[none]STRZEMINSKABytom, Silesia / Katowicka 24/IIIT/227.60Dr. Juliusz Scharf, 12 Gaza Road, JerusalemSCHARF7 Apr 1946 / To/1511  
1176513742[none]List No. 62/.P.; Parcels to be sent to Poland from U.S.A as per orders received through A.J.J.D.C., Jerusalem1843/PAnna Jasienska[none]JASIENSKAPrzeworsk / Krakowska 215T/227.60the same [Dr. Juliusz Scharf, 12 Gaza Road, Jerusalem]SCHARF7 Apr 1946 / To/1511  
134242601602List No. 2P54/PVera Scharf[none]SCHARFSosnowiec / Komitet Zydowski / Modrzejowska 5T 86.40Nachum Scharf, Bialik 18, Tel-AvivSCHARF2 Nov 1945 / To/949  
135242661665List No. 3/P148/PWera Scharf[none]SCHARFSosnowiec / wspolna-(house) dom / Kalmen dangerT 67, 25Israel Pelcman, Tel-Aviv, 18 Bialik stPELCMAN7 Nov 1945 / To/969  

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

IDDigital file idPageGiven name(s)Surname(s) from previous or next columnsPlaceTyping notes
2008909-DSC00002.jpg53GeniaDYCHTERMAN-SZARFLodz 
5718710-DSC00059.jpg247AlbertaSZARFKatowice 
5718810-DSC00059.jpg247BejlaSZARFLublin 
5718910-DSC00059.jpg247BernardSZARFBielsko Biala 
5719010-DSC00059.jpg247BronkaSZARFLwow 
5719110-DSC00059.jpg247ChilelSZARFWarszawa 
5719210-DSC00059.jpg247DawidSZARFSosnowiec 
5719310-DSC00059.jpg247DawidSCHARFLinz 
5719410-DSC00059.jpg247EsteraSCHARFKrakow 
5719510-DSC00059.jpg247FrydaSCHARFBiala Krak. 
5719610-DSC00059.jpg247GitlaSZARFLublin 
5719710-DSC00059.jpg247HelenaSZARFLodz 
5719810-DSC00059.jpg247HenrySZARFBydgoszcz 
5719910-DSC00059.jpg247HilderSZARFWarszawa 
5720010-DSC00059.jpg247IdaSZARFBydgoszcz 
5720110-DSC00059.jpg247IzraelSCHARFKrakow 
5720210-DSC00059.jpg247IzraelSZARFZamosc 
5720310-DSC00059.jpg247JadwigaSZARFCzestochowa 
5720410-DSC00059.jpg247IdaSCHARFOswiecim 
5720510-DSC00059.jpg247JudkaSZARFWarszawa 
5720610-DSC00059.jpg247KajlaSZARFWarszawa 
5720710-DSC00059.jpg247LazarSZARFSosnowiec 
5720810-DSC00059.jpg247LejbSZARFLegionowo 
5720910-DSC00059.jpg247LeonSZARFSosnowiec 
5721010-DSC00059.jpg247LeonSCHARFKrakow 
5721110-DSC00059.jpg247LeonSCHARFKrakow 
5721210-DSC00059.jpg247Majer AbrahamSZARFBielsko Biala 
5721310-DSC00059.jpg247MariaSCHARFLwow 
5721410-DSC00059.jpg247MiriamSZARFWarszawa 
5721510-DSC00059.jpg247MordkaSZARFLodz 
5721610-DSC00059.jpg247MorycSZARFWarszawa 
5721710-DSC00059.jpg247OskarSZARFKarowice 
5721810-DSC00059.jpg247RajzlaSZARFBedzin 
5721910-DSC00059.jpg247ReginaSZARFSosnowiec 
5722010-DSC00059.jpg247ResiSCHARFPeterswaldau 
5722110-DSC00059.jpg247RinaSCHARFLwow 
5722410-DSC00060.jpg248RuchlaSZARFLublin 
5722510-DSC00060.jpg248RywaSZARFZamosc 
5722610-DSC00060.jpg248RywkaSZARFLublin 
5722710-DSC00060.jpg248SalaSZARFWarszawa 
5722810-DSC00060.jpg248SamuelSZARFRychbach 
5722910-DSC00060.jpg248SamuelSZARFRychbach 
5723010-DSC00060.jpg248SaraSZARFSosnowiec 
5723110-DSC00060.jpg248StanislawSCHARFWarszawa 
5723210-DSC00060.jpg248SyzmonSCHARFLodz 
5723310-DSC00060.jpg248SzymonSCHARFKrakow 
5723410-DSC00060.jpg248TaubaSCHARFKrakow 
5723510-DSC00060.jpg248SZARF WITASosnowiec 
5780610-DSC00064.jpg251JadwigaSZERFLodz 
5780710-DSC00064.jpg251LeonSZERFLodz 

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
10095Set 2DSCOO77.JPGList of Jewish Survivors in Camp Bindermichl, near Linz, Austria; Submitted by the World Jewish Congress, New YorkSHARFNachman1885Tarnopol, PolandShimon NachmanCelia Ornstein, 3157 Coney Island Ave, Bklyn; Abraham Scharf, 112 Ave C, NYORNSTEIN; SCHARF 
10096Set 2DSCOO77.JPGList of Jewish Survivors in Camp Bindermichl, near Linz, Austria; Submitted by the World Jewish Congress, New YorkSHARFAaron1915       

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

IDPrevious sort numberSyg.YearPageNumber [just a sequential number]Given nameSurname from previous columnNumber 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)
1514720219401011280Maria SerwaSERWA1Died 2 Nov 1940    
1584320219422181046Jozef SerwaSERWA1Germany / Reich    

Radomsko Yizkor Book index, page 585-600: https://www.jewishge…adomsko/rad585.html; images at https://digitalcolle…3-c4a6-00505686a51c [H]

IDIndex page numberLetterGiven namesSurname(s)Page(s) in Yizkor book
12798600SHINSZERF221

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
23493List of Surviving Jews in Poland; submitted by the Jewish Committee in Krakow140SCHARFLeon1908Rozwadow 
23494List of Surviving Jews in Poland; submitted by the Jewish Committee in Krakow141SCHARFAlberta1919Przemysl 
23495List of Surviving Jews in Poland; submitted by the Jewish Committee in Krakow141SCHARFOskar1899Krakow 
23496List of Surviving Jews in Poland; submitted by the Jewish Committee in Krakow141SCHARFLeon1913Krakow 
23714List of Surviving Jews in Poland; submitted by the Jewish Committee in Krakow142SCHARFIsrael1914Czestochowa 
25557List of Polish Nationals (Mostly Jews) In the Bergen-Belsen Camp154SZARFDawidlockmaker  
27732List of Jewish Survivors from East European TownsLUBLIN LIST C168SZARFBerekGorzkow 

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
1821004-DSC00087.JPG44563Jadzia (Jochewed)SZARF13 Jun 1918AlkusSosnovice     

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

IDPage numberNationalityIdentity card numberSequential number (on left)Arrival dateGiven name(s)SurnameDate of birthLast domicilePlace of birthComments
101885Hungarian2566After 26 Jun [1946]MagdaSCHIRF19 Sep 1909List No. 10 of Jews who arrived in Sweden after 26 Jun [1946] (Group 2)

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
1351159MagdaSTANGELSCHIRFLajosDebrecen19 Oct 1909Hungary 
17191119Jadzia JochewedSZARFOlkusz13 Jun 1918Poland 
18781144BlankaSCHARFSighet01 Nov 1929Roumania 
18785144AlexanderSCHERFBistrita06 May 1907Roumania 

Sweden: Survivors 2 (1375 persons) [H]

IDPageGiven nameGiven name 2Given name 3SurnameSurname 2SexPlace of birthDate of birthResidencePlace of deathDate of deathNationalityNotes
101425MagdaSCHIRFF19 Sep 1909Hungary 

USSR: "List of Polish Jewish Refugees Now in USSR, 1945," American Jewish Archives, H277/7 (2582 persons) [H]

IDImagePage numberGiven name(s)Surname(s)AgeOccupationFather's nameFamily groupLast residence in PolandLast address in the USSROther information
1009414/DSC00145.JPG4GretaSHARFChaimGreta & sister ErnaZwyiecKermine ul. Narymanowa 8 
1009514/DSC00145.JPG4ErnaSHARFGreta & sister ErnaKermine ul. Narymanowa 8 

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
10412Amer Jewish Arch, Central Committee of Polish Jews, persons for whom individual assistance is requested, about 1945; MSS COL 361, file D55/5402Surv 11-D55n5/DSC00030.jpgSZARFHilel10Targowa 44 Kom. Zyd.

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

IDSourceNumberImage numberSurnameGiven NameOther surnameAgeMaleFemaleAddress
10412Amer Jewish Arch, Central Committee of Polish Jews, persons for whom individual assistance is requested, about 1945; MSS COL 361, file D55/5402Surv 11-D55n5/DSC00030.jpgSZARFHilel10XTargowa 44 Kom. Zyd.

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

IDPage numberGiven nameSurnameYear of birthAddress in 1939Present address in WarsawComments
1192712StanislawSCHARF1908NadwornaSkaryszewska 6-11 
1204712ChilelSZARF1933LegionowoTarczyn 
1204812MiriamSZARF1916LegionowoTarczyn 

Włoszczowa: municipal court in Włoszczowa [Sąd Grodzki w Włoszczowaie], complete, 1929-1950; https://collections.…5.835_01_fnd_pl.pdf (at https://collections.…h/catalog/irn740723); at Polish State Archives (but no images): https://www.szukajwa…pol/-/zespol/113349 [H]

IDImage file nameSygCase 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)
1181421_1847_0_0_2396.pdf2396Zg 100/489 Aug 1948Samuel-Izaak PacanowskiPACANOWSKIul. Rynek 3, WłoszczowaThe Applicant requests the court to confirm that Aron-Lejbus Grundman, son of Michel and Rywka-Ruchla née Pacanowska, born on 28 Dec 1884 in Włoszczowa, a resident of Włoszczowa was shot by the Germans in the Buchenwald camp in Mar 1945, and that Sura-Perla née Szarf Grundman, daughter of Nusyn and Szlamas née Długowacka, born on 15 Aug 1887 in Łódź, a resident of Włoszczowa, was shot by the Germans in Jun 1943 in Częstochowa.GRUNDMAN, PACANOWSKA, SZARF GRUNDMAN, DŁUGOWACKA12 Aug 1948Court grants Applicant's request.   

Żarki: court cases, files for 1942 [but other years included as well], syg 364, pp 226-268 [H]

IDDetails regarding region of pagesRegional header (year)Page numberOrder numberPersonSurname from previous columnFather's nameNumber of days of detentionDay of detention (hour, day, month and year)Date of release from custodyReleased (driven home)CommentsNotes by translator / typistNotes (not written by translator / typist)
10068Pages 223-334 [mis-numbered as 234]: Control of those arrested, jailed; Community Authority in Żarki, 6 Dec 1938 to [in pencil) 1 Jan 1940, From No. 1/38 to No. [blank]194126129Motel Szanyl?SZARF?Berek[blank]9 Jan (1941)Released by gendermerie 9 Jan at 15:00[blank]   

Żarki: court cases, files for 1942 [but other years included as well], syg 364, pp 271-332 [H]

IDDetails regarding region of pagesPage numberOrder numberDateFirst and last name of the person guardingSurname from previous columnFor whom is guardingSurname from previous columnHow long?CommentsNotes by translator / typistNotes (not written by translator / typist)
10050Pages 223-334 [mis-numbered as 234]: Control of those arrested, jailed; Community Authority in Żarki, 6 Dec 1938 to [in pencil) 1 Jan 1940, From No. 1/38 to No. [blank]279 [mis-numbered as 179]1)28 / 29 Aug 1940 [crossed out and changed to:] 20 Nov 1940Mordka SzarfSZARFfather Jakob     
10326Pages 223-334 [mis-numbered as 234]: Control of those arrested, jailed; Community Authority in Żarki, 6 Dec 1938 to [in pencil) 1 Jan 1940, From No. 1/38 to No. [blank]326 [mis-numbered as 226]1)5 / 6 Jul 1940Stanislaw SkorekSKOREKBerek SzarfSZARF    

Żarki: Economic matters [Wirtschaftssachen], 1941, RG-15.314, zesp 125, syg 310 (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/12321777 [H]

IDImage file name(s)Page(s)Details regarding this materialPerson(s)Surname from previous columnNotes (not written by translator / typist)
10051572Directory of bakeries and confectioneries – Municipality of Żarki; date at bottom: 21 Mar 1941Nuchym Szarf, Confectionery — Żarki, St. Rynek (Jew)SZARF 
10053573GENERAL GOVERNMENT / THE HEAD OF THE RADOM DISTRICT / THE DISTRICT CHIEF / OF THE RADOMSKO COUNTY / Radomsko, the 27 Mar 1941 / To the Mayor in Żarki / For the cleaning and delousing measures ordered to prevent disease, household soap and soap powder will be made available to you. / Please inform us how many Jews you have in your municipality.[No names listed on this page, but here are all of the surnames of Jews that appear in this document:]BIRMAN, BRAB, BRAJTBART, BRANDYS, BRODA, CHRZANOWSKI, ELSZTAJN, FAJNER, GOLD, KENIGSBERG, KLAJNFELD, LEMEL, MAŁUS, MOSZKOWICZ, NAJMAN, PEJSAK, RAJCHMAN, ROTBERGER, ROZENBLUM, ROZENMAN, ROZENMANN / ROZENMAN, SAMSONOWICZ, SZARF, SZMIDT, SZTAJNBROCHER, SZTYBEL, TENENBAUM, TRZEŚNIEWSKI, WAJNRYB, WAJNTRAUB, WARSZAWSKI, WEKSZTAJN, ZELTEN 
10054574Żarki, 2 Apr 1941 / To the District Chief in Radomsko / Subject: Soap / Reference: Communication from 27 Mar 1941 – K-VI-S / In response to the above-mentioned communication, I inform you that in the municipality of Żarki, 3200 Jews are residing, including 254 evacuated Jews.[No names listed on this page, but here are all of the surnames of Jews that appear in this document:]BIRMAN, BRAB, BRAJTBART, BRANDYS, BRODA, CHRZANOWSKI, ELSZTAJN, FAJNER, GOLD, KENIGSBERG, KLAJNFELD, LEMEL, MAŁUS, MOSZKOWICZ, NAJMAN, PEJSAK, RAJCHMAN, ROTBERGER, ROZENBLUM, ROZENMAN, ROZENMANN / ROZENMAN, SAMSONOWICZ, SZARF, SZMIDT, SZTAJNBROCHER, SZTYBEL, TENENBAUM, TRZEŚNIEWSKI, WAJNRYB, WAJNTRAUB, WARSZAWSKI, WEKSZTAJN, ZELTEN 
10055575Radomsko, 27 Mar 1941 / To the Mayor / Żarki / Enclosed you will receive a mineral oil ration certificate for 600 L of petroleum, for distribution to the Jewish community of Żarki (3200 persons). / The distribution is to be carried out by you.[No names listed on this page, but here are all of the surnames of Jews that appear in this document:]BIRMAN, BRAB, BRAJTBART, BRANDYS, BRODA, CHRZANOWSKI, ELSZTAJN, FAJNER, GOLD, KENIGSBERG, KLAJNFELD, LEMEL, MAŁUS, MOSZKOWICZ, NAJMAN, PEJSAK, RAJCHMAN, ROTBERGER, ROZENBLUM, ROZENMAN, ROZENMANN / ROZENMAN, SAMSONOWICZ, SZARF, SZMIDT, SZTAJNBROCHER, SZTYBEL, TENENBAUM, TRZEŚNIEWSKI, WAJNRYB, WAJNTRAUB, WARSZAWSKI, WEKSZTAJN, ZELTEN 
10056576Żarki, 7 Apr 1941 / To the Council of Elders in Żarki / Enclosed I am sending 1 card for collecting mineral oils, namely 600 kg of kerosene for lighting purposes for the Jewish population. Since, according to the order of the District Chief, the distribution is to take place under the supervision of the municipality, I instruct you to inform me about the delivery of the kerosene, so that I may issue further instructions. / Mayor[No names listed on this page, but here are all of the surnames of Jews that appear in this document:]BIRMAN, BRAB, BRAJTBART, BRANDYS, BRODA, CHRZANOWSKI, ELSZTAJN, FAJNER, GOLD, KENIGSBERG, KLAJNFELD, LEMEL, MAŁUS, MOSZKOWICZ, NAJMAN, PEJSAK, RAJCHMAN, ROTBERGER, ROZENBLUM, ROZENMAN, ROZENMANN / ROZENMAN, SAMSONOWICZ, SZARF, SZMIDT, SZTAJNBROCHER, SZTYBEL, TENENBAUM, TRZEŚNIEWSKI, WAJNRYB, WAJNTRAUB, WARSZAWSKI, WEKSZTAJN, ZELTEN 

Żarki: Foreign / external income [payment orders, inheritance cases, lists of fatal accidents], 1943, pages 18-19 RG-15.314, zesp 125, syg 303 (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/12321627 [H]

IDImage file name(s)Details on this materialPage(s)Receipt No.Name and Given NameSurname from previous columnAddressFor the period from-toGross amount (zl gr)Deducted for tax (zl gr)Net amount paid (zl gr)Notes (not written by translator / typist)
100128_125_0_0_303Municipality of Żarki / Radomsko County / List of collected lease payments for Jewish property for the month of March 194218402Nuchym SzarfSZARFStary Rynek 171.10.40-31.3.4190 00- -90 00 
101418_125_0_0_303Municipality of Żarki / Radomsko County / List of collected lease payments for Jewish property for the month of March 194219531Jakob SzarfSZARFKościelna 61.3.42-31.3.4220.00- -20 00 

Żarki: Foreign / external income [payment orders, inheritance cases, lists of fatal accidents], 1943, RG-15.314, zesp 125, syg 303 (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/12321627 [H]

IDImage file name(s)Page(s)Details regarding this materialPerson(s)Surname from previous columnNotes (not written by translator / typist)
1000718-19Municipality of Żarki / Radomsko County / List of collected lease payments for Jewish property for the month of March 1942 [see separate project for this data]AJZKIEWICZ, AJZYKOWICZ, ALTERWAJN, BALZAM, BARTMAN [BRATMAN], BAUM, BORENSZTAJN, BORZYKOWSKI, BRAJTBORT, BRANDYS, BRODA, CHMIELEWSKI, CHRZANOWSKI, DANCYGER, DAUMAN, DOBSKA, DREZNER, ENZLOWICZ, ERENFRYD, FAJFKOPF, FERLEGIER, FINKELSZTAJN, FISZER, FRYMORGEN, GOLDBERG, GOLDSZPINER, GOSŁAWSKI, GRYNSZPON, GRYNSZTAJN, HERCBERG, HERSZLIKIEWICZ, JONISZ, JUDKIEWICZ, KALBKOPF, KALKOPF, KARTUZ, KAWOŃ, KENIGSBERG, KERSZENCWAJG, KLAJMAN, KLIZMAN, KOPERMAN, KOTLER, KRAKAUER, KRAKOWSKI, KURCFELD, KURZ, LEJBER, LENCZNER, MAJZLISZ, MAŁUS, MANELA, MARGULES, MAŚLANKA, MONAT, MOSZKOWICZ KLIZMAN, NAJMAN, NAJMARK, NUNBERG, PEJSAK, PIEPRZ, PILCER, PŁAWNER, PORZĘCKA, RAJCHMAN, RAJNCENSZTAJN, RAPAPORT, ROTENBERG, ROZENBLUM, ROZENCWAJG, RUSIN, RYCHTYGER, RYGIER, RYTERBAND, SAMSONOWICZ, SANDZER, SIWEK, ŚLIWKA, STUDNIBERG, SZARF, SZERER, SZPRYNGIER, SZTAJNBROCHER, SZTYBEL, SZTYLER, SZULMAN, SZWARCBAUM, SZWARCBERG, SZWIMER, SZYJEWICZ, TURNER, WAJCMAN, WAJNRAJCH, WAJNRYB, WAJS, WARSZAWSKI, WEKSZTAJN, WILMAN, WINTER, ZAJDMAN, ZBOROWSKI, ZELCER, ZIELONKA, ZOMERSZTAJN, ZYGIELBAUM, ZYLBERBERG, ZYLBERSZTAJN, 

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]

IDHeader before this listPage numberOrder numberPersonSurname from previous columnName of father or year [of birth], if includedResidenceOccupationQuota / established income for the tax year 1939Comments (see image for possible additional comments, in pencil]Notes (not written by translator / typist)
10359[pages 114-119:] Income tax payers in Zarki district required to pay a contribution for tax year 1939 and income liable[?] for income tax in tax year 194011660/60Berek SzarfSZARFŻarki Rynek[illegible profession]13560100 zł. N 843 
10426[pages 114-119:] Income tax payers in Zarki district required to pay a contribution for tax year 1939 and income liable[?] for income tax in tax year 1940118136/136Nuchym SzarfSZARFŻarki St. Rynek 17[illegible profession]400050 zł. N 163 
11288[pages 157-199:] Persons over 18 years of age required to pay a levy in 1940169[not listed on this page]Jakób SzarfSZARFLejbuśKościelna 65693 
11289[pages 157-199:] Persons over 18 years of age required to pay a levy in 1940169[not listed on this page]Sara Iska Szarf, wifeSZARFIcek-ChaimKościelna 65694 wife 
11290[pages 157-199:] Persons over 18 years of age required to pay a levy in 1940169[not listed on this page]Cywia SzarfSZARFJakóbKościelna 65695 w Rzeszy [in the Reich] 
11291[pages 157-199:] Persons over 18 years of age required to pay a levy in 1940169[not listed on this page]Rywka SzarfSZARFJakóbKościelna 65696 w Sosnowcu [in Sosnowiec] 
11292[pages 157-199:] Persons over 18 years of age required to pay a levy in 1940169[not listed on this page]Mendel SzarfSZARFJakóbKościelna 65697 w wojsku [in the army] 
11293[pages 157-199:] Persons over 18 years of age required to pay a levy in 1940169[not listed on this page]Mordeche SzarfSZARFJakóbKościelna 65698 
11294[pages 157-199:] Persons over 18 years of age required to pay a levy in 1940169[not listed on this page]Mosie? / Maria? SzarfSZARFJakóbKościelna 65699 umysłowo chora [mentally ill] 
12029[pages 200-224:] Persons over 18 years of age required to pay a levy in 1940207[not listed on this page]Nuchym SzarfSZARFLewekStary Rynek 174671 N 136 
12030[pages 200-224:] Persons over 18 years of age required to pay a levy in 1940207[not listed on this page]Itka Szarf, wifeSZARFIcykStary Rynek 174672 wife 
12173[pages 200-224:] Persons over 18 years of age required to pay a levy in 1940211[not listed on this page]Berek SzarfSZARFLewekStary Rynek 45a4813 poz. 60Entry crossed out
12174[pages 200-224:] Persons over 18 years of age required to pay a levy in 1940211[not listed on this page]Łaja Szarf, wifeSZARFSzlamaStary Rynek 45a4814 wife 
12175[pages 200-224:] Persons over 18 years of age required to pay a levy in 1940211[not listed on this page]Sura SzarfSZARFBerekStary Rynek 45a4815 N 758 
12176[pages 200-224:] Persons over 18 years of age required to pay a levy in 1940211[not listed on this page]Jochim SzarfSZARFBerekStary Rynek 45a4816 N 759 
12177[pages 200-224:] Persons over 18 years of age required to pay a levy in 1940211[not listed on this page]Mordka SzarfSZARFBerekStary Rynek 45a4817 N 760 

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]

IDImage file name(s)Page(s)Details regarding this materialReceipt numberOrder numberPayment requestPersonSurname from previous columnAddressAmount, in zl.Amount, in grRemarks[Based on "Żarki: lists of persons obliged to pay levy 1940-1941"] Who was living here in 1940/1941 or before?Surname from previous columnNotes by translator / typistNotes (not written by translator / typist)
100988_125_0_0_308.pdf4Municipality of Żarki / District Radomsko / List of the collected lease payments [Pachtgelder] for the Jewish property for the month of January 20341470[name not listed][name not listed]Jan BojanekBONAJEKKościelna 61500Ruchla Dancygier, widow Rywka Dancygier, Jakób Szarf, wife Sara Iska Szarf, Cywia Szarf, Rywka Szarf, Mendel Szarf, Mordeche Szarf, Mosie? / Maria? SzarfDANCYGIER, SZARF  
101678_125_0_0_308.pdf7List of of the tax amounts paid to the tax office in Częstochowa from the Jewish house and land ownership in Quarter II, year 1984[column not in this table]43140[name not listed]Kościelna 61800Ruchla Dancygier, widow Rywka Dancygier, Jakób Szarf, wife Sara Iska Szarf, Cywia Szarf, Rywka Szarf, Mendel Szarf, Mordeche Szarf, Mosie? / Maria? SzarfDANCYGIER, SZARF  
102338_125_0_0_308.pdf8List of of the tax amounts paid to the tax office in Częstochowa from the Jewish house and land ownership in Quarter II, year 2050[column not in this table]158302[name not listed]Stary Rynek 45a33000Berek Szarf, wife Łaja Szarf, Sura Szarf, Jochim Szarf, Mordka Szarf, Szlama Pankowski, wife Rywka PankowskiSZARF, PANKOWSKI  
103278_125_0_0_308.pdf10List of of the tax amounts paid to the tax office in Częstochowa from the Jewish house and land ownership in Quarter II, year 2144[column not in this table]250281[name not listed]Stary Rynek 1711400Izrael Borensztajn, Abram ...baum [large ink stain hides part of surname], Abram R...m? [large ink stain hides part of surname], Nuchym Szarf, Izrael Szyja Borensztajn, wife Zysla Borensztajn, Joachim Tenenbaum, wife Bajla Tenenbaum, Abram Tenenbaum, Jakób Szlama Rosenblum, wife Sara Rosenblum, Wolf Rosenblum, Cywja Fiszer, Lejbuś Rygier, wife Estera Rygier, Nuchym Szarf, wife Itka Szarf, Chil Tenenbaum, Szmul Fajwel Borensztajn, Dobra Borensztajn, Sura Grundland, Bajla Grundland, Majer Grundland, Manela GrundlandBORENSZTAJN, ...BAUM, R...M?, SZARF, BORENSZTAJN, ROSENBLUM, FISZER, RYGIER, TENENBAUM, BORENSZTAJN, GRUNDLAND  

Żarki: various municipal files, syg 356: pages 125-126, tax list [H]

IDPage header (on page 124) before this listPageNameSurname from previous column
10010Commune Board in Żarki, 29 Apr 1940, Tax Office: the Board sends 29 proofs of delivery of the above-mentioned summons125Berek SzarfSZARF

Żarki Yizkor Book; images at https://digitalcolle…3-c254-58d385a7b928 (540 persons) [H]

IDPage numberGiven nameSurnameComments
10502323YakovSZARF 
10518324BerlSZARF 
10522324NokhumSZARF 

Żarki: Żarki municipality / List of workers employed by us and provided [with food] by us [Żarki municipality / Namentliche Liste der bei uns beschäftigten und durch uns verpflegten Arbeiter [date not listed, but preceding and following pages list May or Apr 1942], RG-15.314, zesp 125, syg 361, part of Akta gminy Żarki (Akta urzedu gminy Żarki): https://www.szukajwa…spol/-/zespol/75127; images: https://www.szukajwa…/jednostka/12322675 [H]

IDImage file name(s)Page(s)Order numberPersonSurname from previous columnDate of birthPlace of residenceNotes regarding this materialNotes by typist
101138_125_0_0_361.pdf149111Mordka SzarfSZARF30 Nov 1920ZarkiTyped list of 153 persons (108 Jews, 45 non-Jews), three pages, with typed header and handwritten comments in pencilIn a group marked "Juden" [Jews]

Zbąszyń, Poland: refugees 1938-1939, List of Refugees who have relatives in America; numbered 187-598; unnumbered pages [H]

IDAdditional informaitonPage numberNumberPersonSurname from previous columnBorn onBorn atOccupationLast address in GermanyPresent address in ZbąszyńAddress of relativeSurname from previous columnDegree of relationNotes by typistNotes (not by typist)
10274List of Polish Jews expelled by the Nazi government into this Polish border town, receiving assistance from the JDC in 1938-1939[13]447Frieda Keller born SilberKELLER, SILBER12 Jan 1898GlogowwigmakerDusseldorfKrotka 4Dawid Scharf, 114 Amboy Str., Brooklyn, N.Y.SCHARFuncle  
10305List of Polish Jews expelled by the Nazi government into this Polish border town, receiving assistance from the JDC in 1938-1939[14]477Salomon ScharfSCHARF15 May 1907BedzinshoemakerHamburg / AltonaPilsndskiego 5P. Giska, 368 Klop Str., Brooklyn, N.Y.GISKAsister  

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