Jewish community in Żychlin Gmina żydowska w Żychlinie (Sygn. 111)

Identifier
irn531883
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.69.1
  • RG-15.472
Dates
1 Jan 1929 - 31 Dec 1931
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Polish
  • Yiddish
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn531883

Extent and Medium

732 digital images, PDF

Creator(s)

  • Gmina ?ydowska w ?ychlinie

Biographical History

Żychlin is a small town in Łódź province in the county of Kutno. In 1921 2,701 Jews lived there, making up 40% of the total population. During WW II, in Septemer 1939, Żychlin was occupied by the German army. In March 1942, the Germans liquidated the ghetto sending over 3,000 Jews to Krośniewice and then to the death camp in Chełmno on Ner (Kulmhof)

Archival History

Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma

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 is the Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives received the digitized collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in Jan. 2016.

Scope and Content

Records of the Jewish community in Żychlin: lists of advance payments, lists of remittances paid for medical treatments, payment of shares to a communal fund, books of share payers and a list of community members.

System of Arrangement

Arranged in two series: 1. Financial books; 2. Registers of Jewish community members.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Żydowski Instytut Historyczny im. Emanuela Ringelbluma

Subjects

  • Jewish communities (ushmm)
  • Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Poland--Żychlin--History--20th century.
  • Żychlin (Kutno, Poland)
  • Żychlin (Poland)
  • Jews--Poland--Żychlin--History--20th century--Registers.

Genre

  • Registers.
  • Financial records.
  • Document
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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