Jewish Religious Community of Pacov

Collection description

Scope and content:: The fonds contains the statutes of the Jewish Religious Community of Pacov (1895), financial records, a register of synagogue seats, records of the associated communities of Hořepník and Lukavec (including mohel Isaac Glaser's circumcision register, 1819–1863). The Jewish community's cash book dates from up to 1940.

Archival history:: The records were incorporated into the archives of the Jewish Museum in Prague during the Second World War as part of shipments of material from Jewish religious communities that had been disbanded.

Administrative/biographical history:: Jewish settlement in Pacov is documented from the latter half of the 16th century. It expanded rapidly from the middle of the 19th century onwards. Pacov was the seat of the regional rabbinate at the start of the 19th century. A religious community existed there perhaps from the latter half of the 17th century. It was disbanded by the Nazis during the Second World War and did not subsequently resume its activities.

Subject terms:: Financial records; Jewish community; Jewish community records; Jewish community records--Mohel books; Synagogues

System of arrangement:: Materials in the fonds are arranged thematically as follows: books/registers and files of the Jewish community, a register of the local synagogue, files of a Jewish school and books/registers and files of associated communities.

Finding aids:: Dolista K, Heřman J: Židovská náboženská obec Pacov, Prozatímní inventární seznam, 1971, 2 s., ev. č. 104.

Links to finding aids:: http://c.jewishmuseum.cz/files/documents/archiv-sbirky-a-fondy/inventare/104ZNOPacov-prozatimniinventarniseznam.pdf