1929-1939 RECORDS OF THE CITY OF TOMASZOW MAZOWIECKI
The files are about both Jews & non-Jews. Many include photos, parents' names, addresses, ages, etc.
If you look at the "Tag" labels, the names are listed for each file. You can click on this to access the person's file.
STATE ARCHIVES IN LODZ: Fund-- Jewish Community of Lodz
https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/11314628?_Jednostka_delta=1&_Jednostka_resetCur=false&_Jednostka_cur=3&_Jednostka_id_jednostki=11314628
"Mentally Ill At 17 Wesola Street" [259 pages]
Scans 35, 37-39
Scan 37:
Cecylia vel Cyr_ FUKS:
Request by husband, Dawid FUKS (residing at Zgierska St, #43-45)--States wife, Cecylia, was mentally ill due to the war. He's in a state of poverty with three children. Prior to war, he was the manager of several buildings; now manager of only one, with no other income. Requested placement of wife in hospital for the mentally ill in Kochanowka.
No vacancies available in Kochanowka.
Doctor tried to visit Cecylia at home but doors were locked & no one was home.
Continue to rest of scans for additional names & other information. Use your favorite translators, as needed. I used: Google Translate, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude. I can't guarantee that the translations are all accurate.
Individual certificates issued by the Jewish Community Council in Lodz.
In addition to names, many addresses are included.
Some Names on certificates:
Rejle SZWARCBARD (signatures of Siegfried Lande, L. Szwarcman)
Fajei GROSS
Fajga BORNSTEIN
Pinkus SIERADZKIEGO (Sieradzky?), Rebece (Rebecca?) SIERADZKIEJ
Noska PRASZKIERA--burial certif. , Salezem MAJMONOWI
Chana LIDZBARSKA, widow--financial need
Erben S. SCHEPS--heirs applied for a burial plot in local cemetery
Pauliny HASENFELD---3yrs old; died in Budapest; buried in 1916. Adolf KON, attorney-at-law.
Dr. Szmon HARTMAN A- died at age of 31 in Lodz; buried 5 Mar. 2018.
Mordcha GOLDMANN--proof of salary
Icek Joel NAJMAN--died in 1915, age 44; buried 5 Mar. 1915 in local commune cemetery. Certificate issued to Mr. Brusze Dwojrze NAJMAN. Proof of death & burial.
Hersz BIBERGAL--request for exemption of tuition fees to Jagiellonian University in Krakow for son, Samuel BIBERGAL, due to lack of funds.
Siegfried LANDE
Jan POLAK--proof of unemployment & lack of funds; request for exemption for payment of tuition fees to University of Warsaw.
Wladyslaw POLAK---proof of lack of funds; request for fee exemption. Llived at 54 Panska St., Lodz. (same address as Jan)--brother to Jan. Also, requested issuance of an exemption certificate for his brother, Jan, and himself, for payment of fees to U. of Warsaw.
Olga KEMPNER--widow of Leopold. Request for support due to lack of funds.
Szlojma GRUNBLATT--exemption from paying community taxes due to poverty.
Heinruch FLIEDERBAUM--exempt from paying community taxes due to poverty.
Sura Branel SILBERSTEIN--not required to pay community taxes.
Enoch Sindel KUSCHER--due to lack of funds, not required to pay muicipal contributions.
Mrs. ROCHMS & son, Schmul--not responsible of municipal dues.
Michal RUNDBERG---granted 4-week leave of absence.
Szlama LEDERMAN--funeral director. lack of funds.
For further information, see the archival records.
https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/11314591
The archive's title card:
Archiwum Panstwowe W Lodzi: State Archives in Lodz
Zespol: Lodzka Gmina Wyznaniowa Zydowska: Fond/record grp: jewish Religious Community of Lodz.
MIKR. 29648: Microfilm reel # 29648
Unit/signatura 86
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This is a wartime (1917) Jewish orphan-support payroll list.
The information shows orphans receiving financial support through a Jewish communal structure in wartime Lodz.
These lists provide guardians' names, names of Jewish children who lost parents during war years (this doesn't mean that the parents died because of the war). It includes guardians' Lodz addresses, numbers of children cared for [dzieci/dziecko= child/children] and their names, and sums paid in marks [Mk].
Left column: surnames & addresses, Middle: number of children, Right: children's names & amounts in marks.
The list is from the Polish Genealogical Society:
Masovian Voivodeship, Warsaw Municipality; State Archives in Warsaw
https://skanoteka.genealodzy.pl/id4608-sy278-se
The information is in German. The form is filled in with handwritten German.
The title & column headings translate to English, as follows:
Here is a careful column‑by‑column translation into English:
Lfd. Nr. – Serial no. / running no.
Tgb. Nr. – Register no. (literally “diary number,” i.e., case file number)
Name des Täters – Name of the offender
Wohnung – Residence / address
Halt – Status (likely marital or personal status; exact nuance depends on context and is not fully clear from the snippet)
Haftentlassung – Release from custody
Datum des Strafbescheides – Date of the penal order / judgment of punishment
Strafgrund – Reason for punishment / grounds for penalty
Geldstrafe – Monetary fine
Ersatzhaft – Substitute imprisonment (imprisonment in lieu of unpaid fine)
Kosten – Costs (court/legal costs)
Geldstrafe eingegangen – Fine received (payment of the fine recorded)
Ersatzhaft von / bis – Substitute imprisonment from / until
Bemerkungen – Remarks / comments
The large title Strafliste at the top means “penalty list” or “list of punishments.”
Page #1: https://skanoteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?op=pg&id=4608&se=&sy=278&kt=&plik=001.jpg
https://mishpoha.org/martirolog/martirolog.pdf
[edited by Arkady Podlipsky, Arkady Shulman]
" This book contains the names of Vitebsk Jews who died on the fronts of the Great Patriotic War [WWII], were tortured by the Nazi invaders and their collaborators in the ghettos of Vitebsk and other cities, were victims of political repression, and died since 1940 and are buried both in Vitebsk and beyond."
This book is written in printed Russian Cyrillic (273 pages). As needed, use your favorite translation tool.
Image 5 (i.5):
Vitebsk Jews who died in battles against Nazism in 1941-45
Examples (translated, alphabetical):
https://www.szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl/en/jednostka/-/jednostka/11314559
Held in the Polish State Archives in Lodz.
Fond: "1916 Jewish Religious Community in Lodz". Ref.: 39/228/0/-/54.
Adresat (To):tomaszow@piotrkow-tryb.ap.gov.pl
(kopię można wysłać również na kancelaria@piotrkow-tryb.ap.gov.pl)
Temat (Subject):
Zapytanie o akta dowodu osobistego – Abbe Abram Dawid, ur. 1909
Treść:
Szanowni Państwo,
zwracam się z uprzejmą prośbą o informację dotyczącą akt dowodu osobistego związanego z osobą:
Abbe Abram Dawid, ur. 1909 – Radogoszcz, woj. łódzkie, nr ewid. 1584/631014
Dane te pochodzą z pliku indeksowego Państwa Archiwum:
„Indeks osobowy – dowody osobiste – Tomaszów Mazowiecki”.Uprzejmie proszę o informację:
Czy w zasobie Oddziału Archiwum Państwowego w Tomaszowie Mazowieckim znajdują się akta dowodu osobistego odpowiadające powyższemu wpisowi z indeksu.
Jaka jest dokładna sygnatura archiwalna jednostki archiwalnej, w której znajdują się te akta.
Czy akta te zostały zdigitalizowane i czy istnieje możliwość ich udostępnienia w formie skanów (np. poprzez serwis szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl lub w drodze odpłatnego wykonania kopii).
Jeżeli dostępne jest jedynie odpłatne wykonanie skanów lub kserokopii, uprzejmie proszę o informację o obowiązującym cenniku, sposobie zamówienia oraz formie płatności dla osoby prywatnej z zagranicy.
Badam dzieje rodziny na własny użytek i będę bardzo wdzięczna za każdą możliwą pomoc oraz wskazówki dotyczące dalszego postępowania.
Z poważaniem,
[Twoje imię i nazwisko]
[Miejscowość, kraj zamieszkania]
[Adres e‑mail do kontaktu]
Subject:
Inquiry about identity‑card file – Abbe Abram Dawid, b. 1909
Text:
Dear Sir or Madam,
I am kindly requesting information regarding the identity‑card file relating to the following person:
Abbe Abram Dawid, born 1909 – Radogoszcz, Łódź voivodeship, registration number 1584/631014
These data come from the index file of your Archive:
“Indeks osobowy – dowody osobiste – Tomaszów Mazowiecki”.I would be grateful if you could inform me:
Whether the holdings of the Tomaszów Mazowiecki Branch of the State Archive contain the identity‑card records corresponding to the above entry in the index.
What the exact archival reference number (signature) is for the archival unit in which these records are held.
Whether these records have been digitized and whether it is possible to make them available in the form of scans (for example via the szukajwarchiwach.gov.pl service or by ordering paid copies).
If only paid scans or photocopies are available, I kindly ask for information on the current fee schedule, how to place an order, and what forms of payment are possible for a private person living abroad.
I am researching my family history for private purposes and would be very grateful for any help and guidance you can provide.
Yours faithfully,
[Your name]
[Town, country of residence]
[Contact email address]
