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Szmerling / Shimerling Holocaust-Era Records in Rozprza, Piotrków, Radomsko, and nearby towns

22 Holocaust-era records for Szmerling / Shimerling and related spellings.

These records span Rozprza (Rospesha, Rosprza), Piotrków (Petrikev), Radomsko (Radomsk, Noworadomsko, Novoradomsko, Noworadomsk, Novoradomsk), Sulmierzyce (Silmerzitz), and nearby towns.

Note: These results are missing 47 SZMERLING records from our 1,620,997-record pre-Holocaust database. Join CRARG to see those records and receive research assistance. Learn more »

Częstochowa: individual permits for Jews to be relocated from Kraków to Częstochowa 1940-1942, pages 1-107 (form letters), RG-15.301, zesp 1, syg 13798; part of Akta miasta Częstochowy (https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/zespol/-/zespol/718570); details at https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/24943834 (but no scans) [H]

-Sort-Image file name(s)Details in USHMM descriptionPage number(s)Each page begins with this:Date at top rightNumber (Nr. or Zahl)Person(s)Surname from previous column [r#]Consisting of [number] of family membersFrom the Jewish community in [the town of]For relocation to [the town of]List of names of the resettled [persons]Surname from previous columnNotes (by typist or proofer)
100398_1_0_0_13798.pdfThe notebook contains official correspondence of the Jewish community in Kraków concerning the forced relocation of Jews from Kraków (based on the decree of Governor Frank of 18 May 1940) to other cities, in this case to Częstochowa58JEWISH COMMUNITY Krakau [Kraków], Skawinergasse No. 2 / Department: Welfare Office for Refugees and Resettlement / Pursuant to the decree issued on 18 May 1940, by the Mayor of Krakow, concerning the resettlement of Jews from Krakow to other cities and towns of the General Government, and by order of the Governor-General, the Jewish family...7 Aug 19402903Zysla Schmerling, Augustjanska 19SCHMERLING2CzęstochowaCzęstochowaZysla Schmerling, Abraham Icek FajferFAJFER 

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]

-Sort-TranslationImagesNameSurname from previous column [r#]
10435https://www.jew…1/czea002.htmlhttps://digital…2-00505686d14eElfrida Shimerling-GliksmanSHIMERLING-GLIKSMAN
10436https://www.jew…1/czea002.htmlhttps://digital…2-00505686d14eOtto and Ernestina ShimerlingSHIMERLING

Częstochowa Yizkor Book (Tshenstokhover Yidn, 1947), index to full translations of biographies; translation at https://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Czestochowa1/czea006.html; images at https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/07a045a0-66cd-0133-cd02-00505686d14e [H]

-Sort-LetterPageSurname [r#]Additional SurnameGiven NameAdditional Given Name
1049503-gimelXIXGLIKSMANSHIMERLINGElfrida 
1049603-gimelXIXSHIMERLINGOtto 
1049703-gimelXIXSHIMERLINGErnestina 
1085603-gimelXIXSHIMERLINGGLIKSMANElfrida 
1085703-gimelXIXSHIMERLINGOtto 
1085803-gimelXIXSHIMERLINGErnestina 

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

-Sort-YearTypeAktRegistration dateDeath date, placeDeceasedDeceased surnameSpouseSpouse surnameFather, age, profession, cityFather surname / patronymicMother, ageMother maiden name / patronymicWitness 1Witness 1 surname / patronymicWitness 2Witness 2 surname / patronymicOther information on the pageSurname / patronymic from previous columnNotes by typist, translator, or proofer
105361942D36424 Apr 194221 Apr 1942, Piotrkow TrybunalskiJankiel Szmerling, born in Lodz in 1899SZMERLINGEstera JentaJENTAJosef SzmerlingSZMERLINGFajgaSymcha Binem Kaminski, council worker, Piotrkow TrybunalskiSzaia Hipszer, council worker, Piotrkow Trybunalski    
106191942D44630 May 194226 May 1942, Piotrkow TrybunalskiJenta Estera Szmerling, widow after Jakub, born in Glowno on 2 Feb 1899SZMERLINGIcek DersztDERSZTFajga z SzuflederowSZUFLEDEROW / SZUFLEDERSymcha Binem Kaminski, council worker, Piotrkow TrybunalskiSzaia Hipszer, council worker, Piotrkow Trybunalski    

Poland: List of persons receiving individual gift packages, 1941, American Joint Distribution Committee [H]

-Sort-DetailsPage number of complete set (unnumbered)Page number at top, centered (if any)Page header (including running header)[List number?]NameSurname from previous or following column[Address]Column without header [regarding delivery]Notes (not by typist)
11367German title: 2. Liste der Personen zwecks Zusendung von individuellen Liebesgabenpaketen; preceded by letter in English from AJDC in Lisbon, Portugal to AJDC in New York, dated 2 Jul 1941[30]6[Returned Parcels,] List. no. 2[none?]Janina SzmerlingSZMERLINGWarschauunbekannt [unknown] 

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
12209DSC00093.JPGDr. I. Schwarzbart; 45 Queensway Queenscourt; London W. 2; 97518Palestine; Postage paidRepresentation Polish Jewry; 15 Lilienblum, TEL-AVIV24 Sep 194234Genia SzmerlingSZMERLINGWarsawMylna 11a/14   

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]

-Sort-ImagePage 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)
1245819094[none]List No. 33/P; parcels to be sent to Poland from U.S.A. as per orders received through A.J.J.D.C. Jerusalem; includes cable No. 561; marked under respective numbers857/PArnold-Regina Schneid[none]SCHNEIDKrakow / Planska 4T 86.40Hella Schmerling, Kiriat Bialik, Kwish Haifa 18, Haifa Bay.SCHMERLING23 Jan 1946 / To/1285  

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

-Sort-Digital file idPageGiven name(s)Surname(s) from previous or next columnsPlaceTyping notes
5825710-DSC00067.jpg253FannySZMERLINGLodz 
5825810-DSC00067.jpg253JaninaSZMERLINGWarszawa 
5825910-DSC00067.jpg253MiriamSZMERLINGLodz 
5826010-DSC00067.jpg253PaulaSZMERLINGKrakow 
5826110-DSC00067.jpg253SzlamaSZMERLINGLodz 
5830610-DSC00067.jpg253IrenaSCHMIRLINGLwow 

Radomsko Yizkor Book index, page 585-600: https://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Radomsko/rad585.html; images at https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/81d29030-6159-0133-c4a6-00505686a51c [H]

-Sort-Index page numberLetterGiven namesSurname(s) [r#]Page(s) in Yizkor book
12790600SHINSamSZMERLING500, 501

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
1207712JaninaSZMERLING1910Warsaw, Sienna 29Hrubieszowska 6 

Note: These results are missing 47 SZMERLING records from our 1,620,997-record pre-Holocaust database. Join CRARG to see those records and receive research assistance. Learn more »

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