Administrative district of Gifhorn

Collection

Holding institution (official language):: Niedersächsisches Landesarchiv - Standort Hannover

Scope and content:: The collection contains documents relating to, among others: territory, border and jurisdiction matters, statistics, state matters, taxes, levies and services, police, road, water, goods, chambers, customs duties, forestry, hunting and estates matters, marriage, administration, church and school, military matters, trials and voluntary jurisdiction. Of special interest to Jewish history are: records concerning personal duties (Leibzoll) of Jews; legal circumstances of the Jews; general documents regarding Jewish matters; register of civil registers of the Jews in Gifhorn; conversion of some Jews to Christianity; support of the poor in the synagogue association of Gifhorn; synagogue order in Gifhorn; swearing in of the kosher butchers in the synagogue association of Gifhorn; Jewish school system in Gifhorn; election of the head of the Jewish poor-relief association; costs of the synagogue association of Gifhorn

Subject terms:: Aid and relief; Conversion to Christianity; Education; Education--Schools and universities; Legal status of Jews; Poverty; Ritual slaughter; Ritual slaughter--Butchers; Synagogues; Vital records; Welfare

System of arrangement:: The collection is ordered according to a thematic index. Keyword search is possible via the database.

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