Metadata: City of Belgrade 2nd District People's Committee
Collection
- Country:
- Serbia
- Holding institution:
- Historical Archives of Belgrade
- Holding institution (official language):
- Историјски архив Београда (Istorijski arhiv Beograda)
- Postal address:
- Palmira Toljatija 1, 11070 Belgrade; PAK 190446
- Phone number:
- (+381) 11 2606-336
- Web address:
- https://www.arhiv-beograda.org
- Email:
- office@arhiv-beograda.org
- Reference number:
- IAB-43
- Title:
- City of Belgrade 2nd District People's Committee
- Title (official language):
- Народни одбор II рејона града Београда
- Creator/accumulator:
- City of Belgrade 2nd District People's Committee
- Date(s):
- 1944/1952
- Language:
- Serbian
- Extent:
- 91.68 linear metres (384 volumes, 635 boxes)
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- Good
- Scope and content:
-
The material created by the City of Belgrade 2nd District People's Committee from 1944 to 1952 included the records of the Departments of General Affairs, Commerce and Supplies, Finance, Industry, Education, Health and Social Care and the Planning and Control Commission. The collection consists of 284 volumes (minutes, registers, registers of births, deaths and marriages, registers of citizenship, registers of social assistance users, financial books) and 635 boxes of documents created by the work and activities of the Committee and its departments, minutes of meetings, election of deputies, employees files, records of citizenships and renunciation of citizenship, documents relating to inheritance issues, social assistance, orphanage, war damage claims, war beneficiaries, confiscation of private shops, public utilities problems and contracts of apprenticeships.
The records of the Inheritance Department comprised death certificates for each victim, which included identifying data, first and the last name, profession, age, religion, marital status, time and place of death, home town and address, citizenship, spouse’s name, name of relatives or possible heirs, and the victim’s legacy. In addition, they often included reports of the Commission, lists of real estate and other properties and their evaluation, and property deeds.
The War Damage Commission gathered significant documentation related to war damage claims and reports of death. The damage claims forms contain the following information: first and last name, father’s name, age, profession, permanent residence, nationality; person who submitted the report, evaluation of war damage and compensation calculated. The claims included detailed information on damage caused to real estate and other property, often listing belongings that were confiscated or destroyed in the war. Loss of income was also calculated. Compensation for emotional and physical damage, ruined health, violation of dignity and honour of citizens who were imprisoned were claimed as well.
Surviving relatives and friends, district committees and the Jewish Community of Belgrade applied for death reports for citizens who were killed or missing in the war. The forms included basic personal information of each victim: first and last name, age, profession, address, nationality; date, place and cause of death, how they were killed or the date they went missing; whether they were a member of a military formation or a civilian; the country from which the authorities responsible for his death came (Germany, Hungary, Bulgaria, Italy). The reports also contained information on the family and the closest relatives of the victim and/or on the person who submitted the report. Based on information provided in the report, the Commission of the War Damage determined the amount of compensation. These reports contained data on the suffering of Jewish citizens in concentration camps, court decisions related to the expropriation of Jewish property and nationalisation of property of citizens who renounced Yugoslav citizenship and moved to Israel; certificates of welfare receipt; property deeds; decisions of appointing guardians to property on behalf of absent citizens; applications for issuing certificates of citizenships, birth and name changes.
- Archival history:
- The People’s Committee of the Municipality of Skadarlija transferred thedocuments to the Historical Archives of Belgrade on 11 August 1955.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- People's District Committees were the first authorities founded in the liberated country. The City of Belgrade 2nd District People's Committee was founded in May 1945 by the Decision of Executive Board of the City of Belgrade. Its authority covered the territories of Palilula, Skadarlija and Karaburma. It had the mandate of the executive authority to implement directives of higher authorities, to promote development of tourism, industry and crafts, social and health care, education, finances and public order. The Committee was composed of the Presidency, 13 departments, councils and commissions.
- Access points: persons/families:
- Blaum, Rafailo
- Gedalja, Estira
- Kalef, Solomon
- Levi, Naftali
- Mošić, Mosko
- Naham, Klara
- Sabadoš, Eva
- System of arrangement:
- There is no system of arrangement.
- Access, restrictions:
- The archive material of the fonds is available according to the regulations of the Historical Archives of Belgrade.
- Finding aids:
- No inventory is available.
- Yerusha Network member:
- Historical Archives of Belgrade
- Author of the description:
- Dragana Mitrašinović; Historical Archives of Belgrade; 2019
