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Country: Slovakia

  1. Holokaust

    Collection consists of the documentation of the Holocaust memorials in Slovakia. It contains the list the list of the Jewish victims from the city of Prešov which was created for the planned memorial, material on the project Holocaust memorial tables which was realized in Poprad, Komárno, Nové Zámky, Košice, Bardejov, Liptovský Mikuláš and Nitra on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of deportations of Jews from Slovakia in 1942.

  2. Pracovné tábory židov na Slovensku, 1940 – 1944

    • Jewish Labor Camps in Slovakia, 1940 – 1944

    Collection contains numerous copies of documents dedicated to the labor camps in the Slovak State (1939 – 1945) such as the lists of the Jews who were interned in the labor camp in Vyhne, memories of Marian Pavúk on the life in this camp in the years 1940 – 1944, copies of photographs from the labor camps in Sereď, Nováky and Vyhne.

  3. Dokumentácia k dejinám židovstva na Slovensku, 20. storočie

    • Documentation on the History of Jewry in Slovakia, 20th Century

    This collection consists of numerous copies of the personal documents and correspondence pertaining the life of the Jewish inhabitants in 20th century, dominantly from 1940s. Second part of the collection contains manuscripts and copies of the memories on the Holocaust.

  4. Fond "S"

    Collection contains various documents gathered by the Czechoslovak security bodies and stored and sorted by the Studijní ústav Ministerstva vnitra (Study Institute of the Ministry of Interior) in Prague. While some documents cover activities of Jewish organization in late 1930s, and pertain to the period before 1939, others come from the period 1939-1945 and cover anti-Jewish measures of Slovak Ľudák regime. This includes lists of Jews employed in the agriculture, documents pertaining to the so called temporary administration of Jewish households in various towns as well as circular letters...

  5. Ústredná kancelária autonómnych ortodoxných židovských náboženských obcí

    • Central Office of Autonomous Orthodox Jewish Religious Communities

    The fonds contains preserved agenda of the Central Office of Autonomous Orthodox Jewish Religious Communities, the highest representative body of Jewish Orthodox Religious Communities in Slovakia and Subcarpathian Ruthenia (Podkarpatská Rus) in 1919-1938 as well as Slovak state 1939-1945. The fonds contains correspondence of specific Jewish Autonomous Orthodox Religious Communities on various issues, including the operation of Communities during the period of Holocaust. The fonds telegrams, reports, letters.

  6. Zbierka XV. Letáky, plagáty

    • Collection XV. Leaflets, Posters

    Collection is created by various visual materials such as leaflets and posters referring to the official propaganda of the Slovak state as well as the anti-fascist propaganda which was intensively spread and circulated especially during the Slovak National Uprising in autumn 1944. In particular, 17 items are Holocaust-related and they are mainly pertaining the official anti-Semitic policy of Hlinkova slovenská ľudová strana (HSĽS).

  7. Komárňanská župa III.

    • Komárno County III.

  8. Žandárska stanica Kežmarok

    • Gendarmerie Station Kežmarok

    The fragmentary fonds contains police (Gendarmerie) documents of the Gendarmerie Station in Kežmarok. In includes the list of Jews that were to be deported to the concentration camp in Žilina in 1942, the list of Jews that were to be arrested and deported from Kežmarok on 2 April 1942, the list of Jews that escaped from deportation (so-called "dezerteri") that were searched by police. There is also a report about specific Jews that were arrested. Some files contain instructions of the District Office in Kežmarok pertaining to the deportation of Jews from 1942, including the document on the ...

  9. Zbierka VII. Armáda

    • Collection VII. Army

    This collection contains numerous selected documents which investigate the activities of the Army in the period of the Slovak National Uprising in autumn 1944. The most relevant Holocaust-related materials concerning information, including some photos, about VI. Labor Battalion which intentionally consisted of racially persecuted – Jews and Roma people.

  10. Notársky úrad v Štúrove (1874 – 1945)

    • Notary Office in Štúrovo (1874-1945)
    • Jegyzőségi hivatal Párkány

    The preserved content of the fonds is very fragmented. The fonds contains a list of associations in the Štúrovo district, merchants' records. It also contains an inventory of Jewish district residents and lists of Jewish real estates have been preserved.

  11. Okresné žandárske veliteľstvo Kežmarok

    • District Gendarmerie Command Kežmarok

    The fragmentary fonds contains documents of the District Gendarmery Command in Kežmarok. The Holocaust-relevant files include the circular letter of the Main Gendarmery Command on the contacts with Jews from 30 June 1943 as well as the circular letter of the same command body ordering thorough study of all orders and rulings pertaining to the Jews from the September 1943. Other files pertain to the action police against the Jews performed on 26 March 1943 or sending Jews to various labor camps. There is also a file from July 1944 which concerns the order to arrest and bring to labor camps f...

  12. Štátne zastupiteľstvo v Nitre

    • State Attorney´s Office in Nitra

    The fonds contains documents of the State Attorney´s Office in Nitra. As far as the Holocaust-related documents are concerned the fonds contains documents concerning the revision of passports of Jews, and censorship-related files. Besides that, there are penal case files of Jews including cases pertaining to the property of Jews (hiding of property, property census- related cases, etc.). Other files pertain to baptism investigation or searching for Jews. Some files concern arrests of Jews. The fonds also contains documents on anti-Jewish riots, stealing of Jewish property after deportation ...

  13. Slovenská tlačová kancelária

    • Slovak Press Bureau
    • STK

    The Slovak Press Bureau was a state press agency of the Slovak Republic 1939-1945. The fonds contains files as well as extensive photo archive of the Slovak Press Agency from the years 1939-1945. While files are not processed and therefore not accessible, the photo archive is completely digitized and available in the Research Room of the Slovak National Archive. It contains thousands of pictures taken by professionals of the Slovak Press Bureau covering various events in Slovakia of that period. This includes some of the anti-Jewish measures (such as deportation of Jews in 1942) even though...

  14. Okresný úrad v Zlatých Moravciach

    • District Office in Zlaté Moravce

    The fonds contains documents on various anti-Jewish measures in Slovakia 1939-1945, including those about the liquidation of Jewish enterprises and their licences, various police measures against Jews, so-called temporary administration of Jewish houses and apartments. It also contains documents on creation on work permits for Jews, and the expropriation of their movable property. Some documents pertain to the Jewish Census in 1942, the anti-Jewish measures of the Hlinka Guard in Nemčiňany. Several files pertain the anti-Roma measures in 1943

  15. Okresný úrad v Púchove

    • District Office in Púchov

    The fonds contains documents of the District Office in Púchov which was the state administration body. It contains douments on forced labor of Jews living at the territory of Púchov district, so-called requalification of Jews and various anti-Jewish measures in 1939-1945. Those include house searches, so-called Aryanization of enterprise property, work permissions. Some documents pertain to the Jewish Elementary School in Bolešov, or Jewish birth records. Many files pertain to the expropriation of Jewish real estate property. There are files on the deportation of Jews from Púchov and surrou...

  16. Žandárska stanica Spišská Belá

    • Gendarmerie Station Spišská Belá

    The fragmentary fonds contains documents of the Gendarmerie Station in Spišská Belá. It includes documents from 1938 and1941. These include report on the Anti-semitic flyer "Christians of all countries unite!" written in Czech language and sent from Zlin, then documents concerning the deportation of Jews in November 1938 (including lists of those that were expelled and list of those who returned back) and various documents pertaining those deportations. Files from 1941 concern the cooperation between gendarmes and Hlinka Guard in anti-Jewish measures, as well as file concerning the restrict...

  17. Ministerstvo národnej obrany Slovenskej republiky 1939-1945, Spisy dôverné 1940-1945

    • Ministry of National Defense of the Slovak Republic 1939-1945, Confidential files 1940-1945

    The fonds contains the confidential files of the Ministry of National Defense of the Slovak Republic (1939-1945). These include files pertaining the anti-Jewish measures in Slovakia such as applications of Jews serving in Slovak Army for exemptions or files pertaining to the transfer to labour units. The fonds contains documents pertaining to Jewish real estate property and its usage by the army or applications of soldiers asking for the permission to buy such property. Other documents pertain to the employment of Jews in enterprises considered to be "essential for the defense of the state".

  18. Úrad Predsedníctva vlády Slovenskej republiky

    • ÚPV
    • Bureau of Prime Minister´s Office of the Slovak Republic

    The Bureau of Prime Minister´s Office was an important governmental body in Slovakia in 1938-1945. The fonds contains important documents pertaining to the anti-Jewish measures in Slovakia in 1938-1945 such as documents reflecting the discussions on anti-Jewish measures at the meetings of Slovak government, various proposals of the Prime Minister in anti-Jewish policy, correspondence with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on the situation of Jews in Germany, Reports of various state bodies on Jewish question submitted to the State Council.

  19. Mestský úrad v Nitre

    • Municipality Office in Nitra

    The fonds contains various documents pertaining the anti-Jewish measures at the territory of the town of Nitra. This includes documents on various measures against Jewish businessmen including pub owners and merchants, the revision and cancellation of business licences. Other documents pertain to the expulsion of Jews from their houses in Nitra, so-called temporary administration of Jewish households, Jewish census in Nitra. There are files on so-called Aryanization of Jewish enterprises in the fonds as well. Some files pertain to the Jewish students in schools

  20. Okresné živnostenské spoločenstvo v Želiezovciach

    • District Business Association in Želiezovce
    • Járási ipartársulat Zseliz

    The fonds contains documents pertaining to the revisions and cancellation of business licenses of Jews. Additional files pertain to the propositions to exclude Jews from the Business Association after the adoption of the Second Jewish Law, penalties for trading goods without permission. Files from 1944 contain instructions on the closing of Jewish stores and shops as well as documents on the Aryanization of Jewish property.