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Reel
[#106]
Sections
Title
Distribution of vacated Jewish residences
Year
1944
Issued by
Granger/ Chief Magistrate
Location
Sopron Region various communities
Description
Requested travel permit by Jews; Vacated Jewish residences to be used by military personnel.
Frames
889
Title
Investigations for alleged offenses committed by Jews; Food rations; Sales of store contents, appointments of managers to Jewish stores
Year
1944
Issued by
Regional Gendarme Circuit and Chief Magistrate
Location
Sopron Region various communities
Description
Various investigations based on citizens' accusations against Jews; Reporting number of Jews by districts for food ration distribution; Sales of merchandise and equipment in locked Jewish stores; Requests for store manager appointments.
Frames
889
Title
Raids to be held to capture Jews living illegally in the country and other criminal acts by Jews; Illegally held Jewish assets.
Year
1944
Issued by
Ministry of the Interior, Police headquarters and Chief Magistrate
Location
Sopron Region /Kapuvar
Description
Notice to authorities for raid to capture Jews illegally living in Hungary and their immediate internment; reports of capture (J.Platz); illegal possession of Jewish assets by Aryans
Frames
889
Title
Reporting Jewish professionals, various requests for assets left from Jews, like stores, equipment, real estate properties, etc.; Drinking of brandy by public employees and stealing while body-searching transported Jews
Year
1944
Issued by
Chief Magistrate
Location
Sopron Region various counties
Description
Reporting Jewish doctors, veterinarians and pharmacists living in the communities; exemption request from enlisting in the military; requests for Jewish stores, soda factory and wagons; drinking of brandy by public employees while body-searching Jews and stolen jewelry
Frames
889
Title
Sale and distribution of expropriated Jewish assets; Revoked trade licenses; Private railroads.
Year
1938 - 1944
Issued by
Chief Magistrate
Location
Sopron Region various counties
Description
Vast documentation / correspondence re Joseph Krakauer's citizenship; Requests for distribution and/or sale of Jewish stores, merchandise, equipment, residences and other assets; Revoking all trade licenses from Jews; Reporting Jewish owned private railroads.
Frames
889
Title
Cooking oil rations; Expropriation of brick factory
Year
1944
Issued by
Regional and Local Authorities, Chief Magistrate
Location
Sopron Region various counties
Description
Allocation of cooking oil to Jews; Expropriation of Jewish owned brick factory (Fertoszeplak) and inventory; Organizing future production.
Frames
889
Title
Ordinance to register all Jews in the communities; Banning purchases of goods from Jews; Instructions to handle vehicles and horses confiscated from Jews.
Year
1944
Issued by
Ministry of the Interior and Ministry of Defense
Location
Sopron Region To all Mayors and local Authorities
Description
Ordinance to list all Jews by name, address and to forward it to Ministry of the Interior; purchasing goods for public usage from Jewish establishments prohibited; horse drawn vehicles taken from Jews to be utilized; reporting all assets owned by Jews
Frames
889
Title
Confiscating assets from Jews, decree to eliminate books written by Jewish authors
Year
1944
Issued by
Chief Magistrate and Cultural Committees
Location
Sopron Region/ various communities
Description
Detailed inventory of all household goods confiscated from Mrs. Markus Lang and disposition of distributing the items; banning from all public libraries books written by Jews (list of authors) in order to save the population from their influence.
Frames
889
Title
Correspondence to establish E. Szekely's race classification; food rationing to Jews; Handling abandoned Jewish assets; Surrendering radios; punishment for possessing Jewish assets; Heating fuel distribution
Year
1944
Issued by
Ministerial Departments to local Authorities
Location
Sopron Region/ various counties
Description
Determining racial classification of Ernest Szekely and Family; different sugar and bread rations to Jews; assets left by deported Jews; confiscating radios; Severe retaliation for accepting and hiding assets from evacuated Jews; distribution of heating fuel left by Jews; also bicycles and typewriters
Frames
889
Title
Requesting list of unwanted elements detrimental to society like gypsies and idlers; Sale of Jewish assets
Year
1944
Issued by
Regional Prefect
Location
Sopron Region
Description
Ordinance to list and survey all gypsies and persons avoiding work; evaluation, utilizing and sale of abandoned or confiscated Jewish assets, public auction
Frames
889
Title
Notice to Arrow party members to send their youth for supervising and watching the Jews in ghetto
Year
1944
Issued by
Local Authorities
Location
Sopron Region
Description
Recruiting young Arrow party members to be sent with rifles to watch and supervise the Jews
Frames
889
Title
Cancellation of all Jewish persecution decrees and laws; Handling abandoned or confiscated Jewish assets in post-war era
Year
1945
Issued by
Chief Magistrate and regional Department of Treasury
Location
Sopron Region Various counties
Description
Repealing all laws and decrees pertaining to Jewish persecution; reports requested about expropriated Jewish companies and confiscated Jewish assets
Frames
889
Title
Decree to cease employment of Jews in public offices
Year
1944
Issued by
Ministry of the Interior
Location
Whole Country
Description
Decree for dismissing Jews from public offices; mandatory documentation for all employees of their Aryan origin
Frames
889
Title
Inventories and receipts for Jewish assets returned to owners in post-war era
Year
1945
Issued by
Local Authorities
Location
Sopron Region Various counties
Description
Inventory of returned assets to Jews; signed receipts by recipients in post-war era
Frames
889
Title
Requests, documentation and decisions to exempt persons from persecutions as Jews
Year
1944
Issued by
Local Authorities
Location
Pecs and area
Description
Evaluation and decision about certain Jews exempt from laws of persecution regardless of their Jewish origin
Frames
889