KOMÁRŇANSKÁ ŽUPA III Komárno (Komárom) County III 2014.141, RG 57.017 United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW Washington, DC 20024 2126 Tel. (202) 479 9717 e mail: reference@ushmm.org Descriptive Summary Title: Komárňanská župa III: Komárno (Komárom) County III Dates: 1939-1944 Accession Number: 2014.141 Regocd Group Number: RG 57.017 Creator: Komárno (okres) Extent: 1,350 digital images: PDF (2.58 GB) Repository: United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, 100 Raoul Wallenberg Place SW, Washington, DC 20024 2126 Abstract: Hungarian anti Jewish measures and regulations carried out in Komárno (Komárom) County by the Office of the Main Chief of the Country and the Office of the Deputy Chief. Languages: Hungarian Access: Collection is open for use, and is available on the museum s internal network as a digital collection. Reproduction and use: Publication of documents requires the written permission of the Slovak Ministry of Interior, users should cite the original archival reference and name of the source archives in any work and publications. Personal data of individuals should to be published in anonymized form only. 1
Preferred citation: (Identification of item), (identification of file), Reel number, Komárňanská župa III, 1939-1944, RG 57.017, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archives, Washington, DC. Acquisition information: Source of acquisition the Štátny archive v Nitre (State Regional Archive in Nitra), Slovakia.The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Archvies recieved the collection via the United States Holocaust Museum International Archives Program in August, 2014. Existence and location of originals: Štátny archive v Nitre Novozámocká 273 Ivanka pri Nitre, 951 12 SLOVAKIA Phone: 011 421 37 656 4263 Email: archiv@sanr.vs.sk Web Page: http://www.minv.sk/?statny archiv v nitre Copyright Holder: Štátny archive v Nitre Accruals: Accruals may have been received since this collection was first processed, see archives catalog at collections.ushmm.org for further information. Processing history: Finding aid adapted from the inventory provided by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division by Aleksandra Borecka, May 2016. Scope and Content of Collection Hungarian anti Jewish measures and regulations carried out in Komárno (Komárom) County by the Office of the Main Chief of the Country and the Office of the Deputy Chief, including the expropriation of Jewish businesses and properties, the internment of Jews, reports on Jewish forced labor battalions, investigations of Jews, a census of Jewish workers in the county, and other records. Also features confidential correspondence received from the Hungarian Ministry of the Interior in Budapest and decisions concerning the Central Office of Autonomous Orthodox Jewish Religious Communities. System of Arrangement Arranged in the four sereis: 1. Main Chief of the County (Főispán): Confidential documents, 1939 1944 2. Main Chief of the County (Főispán): Administrative documents, 1939 1940 3. Deputy Chief of the County (Alispán): Confidential letters, 1939 1943 4. Deputy Chief of the County (Alispán): Administrative documents, 1939 1940. Indexing Terms Corporate Name: Hungary. Belügyminisztérium. 2
Genre/Form: Census. Correspondence. Reports. Registers. Geographic Name: Komárno (Slovakia : Okres) Slovakia Politics and government 20th century. Slovakia Ethnic relations. Topical Term: World War, 1939 1945 Confiscations and contributions Slovakia. World War, 1939 1945 Atrocities Slovakia. Jews, Hungarian Slovakia Komarnó History 20th century. Jews Persecutions Slovakia Sources. Jewish councils Slovakia Komárno History 20th century. Forced labor Slovakia History 20th century. Jews Slovakia Societies, etc. Holocaust, Jewish (1939 1945) Slovakia History. CONTAINER LIST NOTE: Slovak and English inventory provided by the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum International Archival Programs Division. I. The Main Chief of the County (Föispán) Confidential documents Carton Nr. 1 Signature 49/biz/1939 127/biz/1939 Description The regulation of Ministry of interior on issuing of municipal certificates to Jews living at incorporated territory regarding their state citizenship. The designation of ministerial commisares into following firms based in Komárom (nowadays Komárno): Mark Traub, Netter a Samuel Fleischmann. 3
153/biz/1939 State banishment of Arpád Freund, the controller of meat from Nagykeszi (nowadays Veľké Kosihy). Cart. 2 192/biz/1939 246/biz/1939 254/biz/1939 276/biz/1939 The cicular letter of Ministry of interior on gathering of information about number of members of municipal commitee of Jewish origin. The application of Adolf Singer from Ekel for certificate of national credibility. The investigation of credibility of businessmen of Jewish origin. Instructions of Ministry of interior on Census of unmovable property of Jews. Cart. 3 86/biz/1940 44/biz/1940 106/biz/1940 The circular letter of Minister of interior on revision of business licences of Jews. The circular letter of minister without seat on regulation of number of insurance agents of Jewish origin at the incorporated territory. The application of Dr. Kardos, advocate of Jewish origin from Somorja (nowadays Šamorín), for Bar admission. Cart. 5 84/biz/1941 133/biz/1941 The letter of Ministry of interior to the Main Chief of the County on preparation of law art. which determines new pravidlá of weddings bewtween Christians and Jews. The investigation of internment of Dr. Albin Sidó of Dunaszerdahely. Cart. 6 116/biz/1942 The note (warning) of Ministry of interior on exceeding of competence of offices of public administration regarding the jewish question. Cart. 7 165/biz/1942 209/biz/1942 223/biz/1942 The regulation of Ministry of interior on public plies (supplies) of Jews living in Komárom county. The circular letter of Ministry of interior on possibility of utilization of Jews in general work engagement. Destruction of Jewish tombstones at the Jewish cemetery in Komárom. 4
158/biz/1942 The circular letter of Ministry of interior on exploitation of unmovable agricultural property of Jews. Cart. 10 79/biz/1944 80/biz/1944 The instruction of Ministry of interior on handling of movable property and valubles of Jews who were deported to concentration camps. Distribution of radio receivers of Jews who were deported. Cart. 11 107/biz/1944 84/biz/1944 86/biz/1944 87/biz/1944 85/biz/1944 141/biz/1944 173/biz/1944 The regulation of Ministry of interior on possiblity of utilization of buildings of synagogues for building purposes. Securing of financial assets related to the deportation of Jews into concentration camps. The regulation of the Deputy Chief of the County (Hungarian: Alispán) on internment of Jews. The regulations on exemptions of anit Jewish law. The investiganion of financial expenses (regulation No. 1640/1944 ME) related to the designation of places of extemporary stay of Jews. The circular letter of Ministry of interior on concentration camps for Jews and organization of security service. The report on public opinion of Jews ordered to join the labour battalion in Komárom. II. The Main Chief of the County (Föispán) Administrative documents Signature Description Cart. 16 84/1939 The census of export producing grain mills and the census of their Christian and Jewish workers. 41/1939 The dispproval (refusal) of the application of Ferdinand Beck for employment because of his Jewish origin. 5
104/1939 The complaint of Blazej Szakáll, the chair of the local branch of dissoluted Hungarian national workers and agricultural workers party (Magyar Nemzeti Munkás és Földműves Párt) for the attacks on his personality, which according to his description came from local Jewish settlement. Cart. 17 206/1939 The designation of administrators of following jewish enterprises:koloman Fried, Maximilian Fried, Móric Frank (Komárom), The first Dunaszerdahely steam grain mill Inc., Printing office of Leopold Goldstein (Dunaszerdahely), Grain mills of Eugen Gansel (Dunaszerdahely and nowadays Orechová Potôň). 207/1939 The designation of administrators of following Jewish enterprises: Grain mill in Fél (nowadays Tomášov). 208/1939 The designation of afministrators of following Jewish enterprises: firm Géza Wolner in Ógyalla. 209/1939 The designation of administrators of following Jewish enterprises: Cylinder grain mill in Nemesócsa. 210/1939 The designation of administrators of following Jewish enterprises: drevospracujúce podniky Július Lőwinger a Ján Weisz (Komárom). 211/1939 The designation od afministrators of following Jewish enterprises: Somorja cylinder grain mill and electric generator Inc. 212/1939 The designation of administrators of following Jewish enterprises: Grain mills of Albín Goldstein (in nowadays Zlaté Klasy). 227/1939 The designation of administrators of following Jewish enterprises: Printing ooffice of the wife of Moric Adler (Dunaszerdahély). 250/1939 The inquiry on rabbines of Jewish communities at incorporated territories (nowadays southern Slovakia) who were supposed to get the state subvention. Cart. 20 908/1939 The elections of the rabbin of Komárom Jewish community (Dr. Ernest Waldman). 965/1939 The investigation of circumstances of issuing of receipt on the patients health status. The receipt was issued by the town doctor Oskár Halzl for Ester Stern. Cart. 22 119/1940 The investigation of business licences of Jewish businessmen of Komárom County. 6
158/1940 The application of Ľudovít Weisz from Ógyalla (nowadays Hurbanovo) for issuing of business licence. 161/1940 The complaint of Ľudovít Maráz and co. regarding the issuing of business licences to Jews. 191/1940 The examination of the business licence of the widow of Leopold Wisz from Komárom. 252/1940 The investiganion of issuing of business licences of Jews living in Nemesócsa (nowadays Zemianska Olča). Cart. 23 389/1940 The reference of the statute of Jewish burial society Achawat Achim in Komárom for approval. Cart. 25 16/1941 Complaints of firemen from Dunaszerdahely on local Jewish community. Cart. 30 882/1941 The application of trader Ladislav Kellner from Komárom for the issuing of exclusion of so called Jewish law from 1939. Cart. 33 415/1942 The regulation of Ministry of agriculture the prohibition of transfer of ownership rights related to the unmovable property of Jews 396/1942 The list of wholesale traders of textile goods and coal. The list contains the marking of Jewish origin of traders and their national credibility. Cart. 41 1060/1942 Dissproval of changes of statute of Jewish women s club (Izraelita Nőegylet) in Somorja (nowadays : Šamorín). Cart. 45 1671/1942 Complaint on Count Pálffy s estate for the employment of the clerk of Jewish origin in Nagybodak ( nowadays Veľké Bodíky). Cart. 50 558/1943 The withdrawal of unmovable property of Ladislava Rozenthal, located in the village of Környa, conducted by the Land office. 7
Cart. 66 274/1944 Securing of grain for Jews. Grain company. 1944. Cart. 68 963/1944 The application of Local notary office of Nemesócsa (Zemianska Olča) for 2 radio receivers withdrawed from Jews 1011/1944 The application for allocation of former doctor s office of the doctor of Jewish origin for the purposes of maternal home. in Somorja (nowadays Šamorín). Cart. 69 1087/1944 The application of Alberta Fazekas and comp. from Perbete (nowadays Pribeta) for distribution of clothes of Jews. Cart. 70 1296/1944 The application of war invalides for houses of Jews. 1290/1944 Report on lack of housing (appartments) in Komárom despite the fact that Jews were deported. 1261/1944 The application of war invalid František Illésa jr. for grant of Jewish house 1239/1944 The application of Viktor Gyurák, trader of Hungarian agricultural workers cooperative for allocation of warehouse which used to belong to Jews. 1358/1944 The report of Main administrator of Komárom district on allocation of warehouse of former Jewish owner. Cart. 72 1861/1944 The application of Michala Lóránd from Komárom for granting of exclusion obligation to wear the star of David sign. 1862/1944 The application of Ladislav Lóránd from Komárom for the exclusion of obligation to wear a star of David sign. 2009/1944 Distribution of radio receiver withdrawn to Jews to dr. Valentín Széll. 2163/1944 The notice on auction of movable property of Jews. Cart. 79 Sine numero Notice on obligatory accession of Jews to the labour units. 8
Cart. 80 8116/1944 The denouncement of small rents of agricultural production in Komárom district. III. Deputy Chief of the County (Alispán) Confidential letters Cart. 81 Signature 145/biz/1939 127/biz/1939 154/biz/1939 74/biz/1939 Description The circular letter of Ministry of interior MV on disallowed collection of support for Jews of former Austrian territory. The circular letter on issuing of business licensec of Jews and their revision. The regulation of Ministry of interior on the practice of antijewish laws. The note of Ministry of interior on disallowed money collection organized by the Central office of Orthodox religious communities in Hungary. Cart. 82 31/biz/1940 54/biz/1940 99/biz/1943 Agricultural retraining og Jews who are willing to resettle. Note (warning) of Ministry of Interior on Slovak Jews, their settlement and control in border counties. Instructions on search after Jews who did not accessed to military labour units. IV. Deputy Chief of the County (Alispán) Administrative documents Cart. 110 Signature Description 3288/1939 The dissproval of issuing of business licence to the wife of Izák Grünberg from Dunaszerdahely. Cart. 111 3595/1939 The application of Jechiel Tauber for issuing of business licence. Cart. 115 9
4705/1939 The circular letter of the minister of interior on approval of activities of Union of Hungarian Jews Pro Palesztina (Magyar Zsidók Pro Palesztina Szövetsége) organizing the collection of gifts and support of Jewish settlement in the Holy Land. 5506/1939 The foundation of the local branch of Hungarian Zionist union (Magyar Cionista Szövetség) in Dunaszerdahely the statute, records of constituent meeting. Cart. 131. 8661/1939 The regulation of Ministry of interior on suspension of collection of supports of Youth section of Hungarian Zionist Union. Cart. 137 9910/1939 The regulation of the Deputy Chief of the County on určení number of Jewish businessmen pursuant to the law art. No 1939:IV in Csallóköznádasd (nowadays (Trstená n/o). Cart. 138 10098/1939 The regulation of Ministry of inrerior on utilization of law art. No. 1939:IV at incorporated territories. Cart. 140 10863/1939 Report of the notary of Dunaszerdahely (No. 80 54/ 1939) to the Mninistry of interior regarding the activities of Jews in Municipal assembly. Cart. 147 14810/1939 The proposal of Mikuláš Balogh, the member of Municipal commitee of Komárom (Komárno) on more rigorous practise of so called Jewish law art. The proposal was approved and sent to the government. Cart. 155 66/1940 Dispproval of the application of Samuel Samuela Seidera, Samuela Grünberg and Jehudai Kohn from Dunaszerdahely for issuing of transportation business licence. 69/1940 Dispproval of the application of David Löwinger from Dunaszerdahely for issuning of transport business licnece. 70/1940 Dispproval of the application of Samuela Seidner from Dunaszerdahely for issuing of transport business licence. 10
71/1940 Dispproval of the application of Leopold Pollak from Dunaszerdahely for issuing of transport business licence. 72/1940 Dispproval of the application of Jehuda Kohn from Dunaszerdahely for issuing of transport business licence. 73/1940 Dispproval of the application of Ignac Löwinger from Dunaszerdahely for issuing of transport business licence. 74/1940 Dispproval of the application of Eugen Altmann from Dunaszerdahely for issuing of transport business licence. 93/1940 Dispproval of issuing of business licences to Jews willing to carry out the house trade. Cart. 161 424/1940 Dispproval of the application of Karol Klein from Bős (Gabčíkovo) for state citizenship because of his Jewish origin Official correspondence. Cart. 164 779/1940 The letter of Eugen Neuhauser, the businessman from Apácaszakállas (Opatovský Sokolec) against the Žid. 800/1940 The application of Jakub Stern from Nagymegyer (Veľký Meder) for exemption of law Art. No. 1939:IV. Cart. 165 801/1940 The application of Imerblum Emil from Nagymegyer (Veľky Meder) for exemption of anti Jewish law (as a WWI veteran.). Cart. 168 1016/1940 The letter of businessman Vojtech Holub from Gúta (nowadays Kolárovo) who disclaimed the Jewish origin. Cart. 170 Sine numero The regulation of the minister of industry (Nr. 27000/1940 Ip. m.) regarding the law on limitation of activities of Jews in public life and economy ( so called Jewish law art. No. IV / 1939) related to the issuing of business licences and ID cards. Cart. 178 2651/1940 Measures related to the limitation of ritual slaughtery. 11
2799/1940 The denouncement ( charge ) sent by Dunaszerdahely traders on Jewish fowl traders regarding their illegal employment. 12