Selected records from collections of the Vrancea branch of the Romanian National Archives

Contains records concerning Jewish matters and the policy of local offices toward Jewish questions. It includes selected files from the following organizations: District Prefecture of the Town of Putna (1938-1946)-includes records of the revision of the citizenship of Jews, the legal status of the Jewish Community of Focşani, the forced labor of Jews, the confiscation ofJewish properties, including radios, the surveillance of Jews, Jewish hostages, and permits for Jewish travel; Mayor's Office of Focsani (1941-1944)-includes records of the confiscation of Jewish properties, the relocation of Jews; and the Jewish forced labor; Focşany Police (1940-1944- includes documents of the surveillance of "Zionists", and the confiscation of Jewish properties; Jewish Forced Labor Detachment No.111, Soveja (1943-1944)- includes name lists of Jews working in this unit, orders, counter orders, sanitary conditions in the camp, and the name list of Jews sent to Transnistria; Jewish Democratic Committee of Putna (1946, 1948-1953)-includes monthly reports, activities, plans, and meetings; Jewish Community of Focşani (1921-1943)-includes records of the assistance for members, manufacture of matzos, the conversion to Judaism, and records of Jewish schools.

Organized in the following order: Reel 1- 14: Fond Fond Prefectura judeţului Putna, Vol. IV, 1932-1939. Inv. 4, Fond Prefectura judeţului Putna, Vol. V, 1940-1948. Fond 13 Inv. 4; Reel 15 - 18: Fond Primăria oraşului Focşani, 1930-1948. (Vol. III) Fond 8 Inv. 8, Fond Poliţia oraşului Focşani, 1864-1948. Fond 40 Inv. 184; Reel 19: Fond Detaşamentul de Evrei nr. 111 Soveja, 1943-1944. Fond 55 Inv. 206: Reel 20-21: Fond Comitetul Democratic Evreiesc Putna, 1946-1953. Fond 457 Inv. 514; Reel 22 - 24: Fond Comunitatea Evreilor Focşani, 1921-1943; Reel 25-28: Fond Comitetul Judeţean de Patronaj al Operelor Sociale - jud. Putna, 1941-1945. Inv. 213; Reel 29: Fond Comisariatul de Poliţie Adjud, 1913-1948. Inv. 280; Reel 30: Fond Comitetul de Refacere al comunei Soveja, 1943. Fond 419, Inv. 423; Reel 31: Fond Comitetul Judeţean Putna al P.C.R, 1944-1952. Fond 455, Inv. 512. Reel 31: Fond Comitetul Judeţean Putna al P.C.R, 1944-1952. Fond 455, Inv. 512; Reel 32: Fond Pretoratul plăşii Odobeşti, 1918-1950. Fond 46, Inv. 190; Reel 33-34: Fond Primăria oraşului Odobeşti, 1856-1950. Fond 48, Inv.192; Reel 35-57: Fond Central Naţional de Românizare C.N.R. Punta- Focşani, 1940-1945. Fond 56, Inv. 207; Reel 58: Fond Primăria oraşului Odobeşti, 1856-1950. Fond 48, Inv. 192; Reel 59: Fond Comisariatul de Poliţie Adjud, 1913-1948. Inv. 280. Reels 60: Fond Pretoratul plasii Odobesti , 1918-1950 Inv : No 190; Reel 61-62: Fond Primaria orasului Odobesti, 1856-1950, Inv: 194; Reel 63: Fond Primăria oraşului Odobeşti. 1856-1950; Fond nr. 48, Inv. nr. 192.