Selected records from Vilnius Regional State Archives in Lithuania related to restitution of Jewish property after WWII

Identifier
irn557797
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2017.27.1
  • RG-26.067
Dates
1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1951, 1 Jan 1944 - 31 Dec 1950
Level of Description
Item
Languages
  • Lithuanian
  • Russian
Source
EHRI Partner

Web Source

https://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn557797

Extent and Medium

6,289 digital images, JPEG

Creator(s)

  • Lithuania. Liaudies teismas.

Archival History

Vilniaus regioninis valstybės archyvas

Acquisition

Source of acquisition is the Vilniaus regioninis valstybės archyvas (Vilnius Regional State Archives), Lithuania. The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum received the filmed collection via the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division in February 2017 and accretion in May 2018. This is a joint project USHMM and Yad Vashem.

Scope and Content

Records of the County People's Court related to the restitution and inheritance of the individual and communal Jewish property located in the Vilnius county, Lithuania after World War II.

System of Arrangement

Arrange in eight series: 1. Švenčionių District People's Court, 1944-1951: Criminal cases; 2. Širvintos District People's Court, 1944-1948: Civil cases; 3. Trakai District People's Court, 1944-1948: Civil cases and orders; 4. Šalčininkai District People's Court, 1947-1950 : Civil cases; 5. New Vilnus District People’s Court, 1945-1950: Civil case and orders; 6. Vilnius District People's Court, 1944-1951: Civil cases and orders; 7. Švenčionėliai District People's Court, 1945-1950: Statistical accounting cards of civil cases; 8. Ukmergė District People's Court, 1945-1951: Civil cases. Note: Digital files organized in numerical order of Fond.

Conditions Governing Reproduction

Copyright Holder: Vilniaus regioninis valstybės archyvas

Subjects

  • World War,1939 -1945--Confiscations and contributions--Lithuania.
  • Trakai (Lithuania)
  • Šalčininkai (Lithuania)
  • Jewish property--Lithuania--Vilniaus apskritis--History--20th century.
  • Jews--Legal status, laws, etc.--Lithuania--Vilniaus apskritis--History--20th century.
  • Švenčionys (Lithuania)
  • Švenčionėliai (Lithuania)
  • Courts
  • Švenčionys region (Lithuania)--History.
  • Lithuania
  • Vilniaus apskritis (Lithuania)
  • Trakų rajonas (Lithuania)
  • Širvintos (Lithuania)
  • Jews--Lithuania--Vilniaus apskritis--Claims.
  • Vilnius (Lithuania)--History--20th century--Sources.
  • Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945)--Lithuania.

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.