Selected records from the State Regional Archive in Modra, Slovak Republic

Identifier
irn38663
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2009.231
  • RG-57.007M
Dates
1 Jan 1938 - 31 Dec 1945
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Slovak
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn38663

Extent and Medium

42,958 digital images, JPEG

20 microfilm reels (digitized), 16 mm

Archival History

Štátny archív v Bratislave, Pobočka Modra

Acquisition

Forms part of the Claims Conference International Holocaust Documentation Archive at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. This archive consists of documentation whose reproduction and/or acquisition was made possible with funding from the Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany.

Source of acquisition the Štátny archív v Bratislave, Pobočka Modra (State Regional Archive in Modra), selected records of the following collections: Archives of the district administration (Obvodný úrad) for the following locations: Modra, Malacky, and the Bratislava region; Archives of the district notary administration (Obvodný notársky úrad) for the following locations: Modra, Kiripolec, Gajary, Kuchyňa, Lozorno, Plavecký Štvrtok, Plavecký Sv. Mikuláš, Vel’ké Leváre, Uherská Ves, Lakšárska Nová Ves, Malacky, Pezinok, Čeklís, Svätý Jur, Hochštetno, Záhorská Bystrica, and Devín; ŠOKA Bratislava - vidiek. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Program in November 2009.

Scope and Content

Consists of World War II-era administrative files from the district archives in Modra and the wider Bratislava region. It includes reports, lists, and propaganda leaflets. Topics include Gestapo members and activities in occupied Czechoslovakia, the Hlinka Guard, the Sudetendeutsche Partei, the use of Nazi symbols and greetings, pro-and anti-Communist movements, and the writings of prominent individuals. A large part of the material pertains to antisemitic measures: the confiscation of Jewish property and the distribution of Jewish assets among Hlinka Guard members; prohibitions against Jews practicing medicine or employing Christians in their homes; bans on Jews entering Slovakia; Jewish labor camps; the inspection of Jewish homes and the seizure of radio receivers; reporting on the activities of Jews in Hungary; and controls against false passports and baptismal certificates. There are also presidential exemptions allowing skilled Jews to remain in their jobs.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Štátny archív v Bratislave, Pobočka Modra

People

  • Hlinka, Andrej, 1864-1938.

Corporate Bodies

  • Sudetendeutsche Partei
  • Slovak People's Party
  • Nazi Party

Subjects

  • World War, 1939-1945--Propaganda.
  • Modra (Západoslovenský kraj, Slovakia)
  • World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Slovakia--Bratislava.
  • Czechoslovakia--Foreign relations--1938-1945.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Slovakia.
  • Aryanization--Slovakia.
  • Jewish property--Slovakia--History--20th century.
  • World War, 1939-1945--Confiscations and contributions--Slovakia--Modra.
  • Jewish question.
  • Munich Four-Power Agreement (1938)--Congresses.
  • Bratislava (Slovakia)
  • Malacky (Slovakia)
  • Slovakia--Politics and government--20th century.

Genre

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.

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