Metadata: Moravian Viceregency-Presidium
Collection
- Country:
- Czechia
- Holding institution:
- Moravian Provincial Archives in Brno
- Holding institution (official language):
- Moravský zemský archiv v Brně
- Postal address:
- Palachovo náměstí 1, Brno, 62500
- Phone number:
- 00420 533 317 224
- Web address:
- http://www.mza.cz/
- Email:
- badatelna@mza.cz
- Reference number:
- 491
- Title:
- Moravian Viceregency-Presidium
- Title (official language):
- Moravské místodržitelství - presidium
- Creator/accumulator:
- Moravian Viceregency in Brno
- Date(s):
- 1850 /1918
- Language:
- German
- Czech
- Extent:
- 263 linear metres
- Scope and content:
- The fonds contains the presidium and secret files of the Moravian Vice Regency, sources for political, police, school, economic, trade, agricultural, construction and cultural history from 1850-1918. Circulars of the vice regency sent out to subordinate offices have also been preserved, and other files of the presidium vice regency commissions have also been appended. The following records in particular relate to the Jewish community: Matters of the Jews - regulations 1850-1880; also individual files by year: 1859: Toasts of Lipnice Jews to the success of France. 1860 Disturbances in Třebíč, antisemitism; Anti-Jewish disturbances in Třebíč. 1863: Holidays of the Jews in Šafov offending local Christians; Security measures against anti-Jewish disturbances in Třebíč. 1866 Anti-Jewish disturbances in Třebíč, Loštice, Prostějov, Konice, Štramberk, Břeclav, Veselí. 1867: Anti-Jewish disturbances in Tišnov; Anti-Jewish disturbances in Jemnice. 1868: Anti-Jewish disturbances in Hodonín. 1874: Meeting of Czech political association in Brno - Helcelet about Czech education, Jewish usury, organisation of credit unions, self-help etc. 1879: Meeting of Czech Catholic association Brno - Bačák about Jewry. 1880: Information about social democratic emissaries of Israeli origin Samuel and Moses Aaronsohn in Brussels, entrusted with distribution of social democratic printed matter. 1881: Meeting of Czech Catholic political association Brno - Pospíšil about Rohling's brochure about the Jews; Measures against antisemitic propaganda (anti-Jewish printed matter and posters), spread into monarchy, mainly from Germany and Russia. 1882: Seizure of antisemitic leaflet called "Ester Silymosi" in Mikulov, where it was being distributed by the bookseller Gustav Thiery, who had obtained 7 copies from the publisher M. Schulz in Berlin; Instructions to monitor antisemitic manifestations which had begun to occur in various parts of the monarchy, especially in Bratislava and the surrounding areas; Emphasising duty of strict monitoring of antisemitic manifestations, which are increasingly common, and of preventing conflicts; Use of antisemitism in Hungary for purposes of social democracy. 1883: Jewish programmes 1881-1883 in Moravia, Rohlinger's brochure; antisemitic stickers on post boxes in Brno; Increase in attention given to growing antisemitic movement in Moravia; Anti-Jewish expressions (Brno, Telč, Brtnice etc.). 1884: Anti-Jewish periodical seized in Brno. 1885: Situational report of political directorate about anti-Jewish events. 1892: meeting of Moravian political club 18.8. Brno - Špera, Hořák about antisemitism. 1893: Information about ban on mass migration of foreigners - Jews to Syria and Palestine and the changes to passport regulations arising from this. 1894: Anti-Jewish and anti-German leaflets in Litovel. 1895: Movement against Jewish traders; Meeting of the people Brno - F. Komprda, A. Burian against suspicions of Christian socials that the Jews are bribing social democracy; Hostile attitude of Rožnov citizens against German Jewish spa guests. 1896: Meeting of the People of M. Ostrava - P. Cingr, J. Prokeš, T. Reger, R. Lukaščík about antisemitism; Meeting of "Christlich-social. Verein“ Brno - W. Greif about antisemitism and social reform; Boycott of German and Jewish traders in Litovel "Own to your own"; Anti-Jewish inscription in "Vzájemnost" (Solidarity) in M. Ostrava. 1897: Meeting of Christian women and girls Brno - Dr. R. Neuschl about antisemitism. 1898: Discovery of anti-Jewish posters in Koryčany. Rowdiness of Czech boys against Jewish trippers in Černá Hora; magazine Metla (antisemitism) 1899: Disturbances in Přívoz/O. about a maid in a Jewish family; Meeting of Jews in Brno - Dr. Rich Rappaport about the Hilsner case; Antisemitic movement in connection with Hilsner case, protests of Jewish communities; Military assistance at market in Uherský Brod - danger of Jewish pogroms; Question in parliament about military assistance during Jewish disturbances in Uherský Ostroh. 1900: Anti-Jewish manifestation in Radkovice near Moravský Krumlov. Magazine Hrom (anti-Jewish Brno). 1901: Reinforcing of the measures of the authorities against persistent antisemitic propaganda expressed in the daily press; magazine Brněnský drak (antisemitic). 1902: Anti-Jewish disturbances in Dambořice; Anti-Jewish postcard. 1903: Meeting of social democratic Jews in Ostrava - Reis against pogroms; Anti-Jewish pogrom in Šardice. 1906: Anti-Jewish poster; Boycott of Jews in Vyškov area. 1909: Ensuring elections to the chamber of trade and commerce in Brno and Olomouc to bring the numbers up to strength and suppression of agitation campaign in Czech press against free exercise of voting right of Jewish voters of German nationality; Prohibition on distribution of Czech leaflets calling for an economic boycott against German and German-Jewish traders as a result of their anti-Czech statements and anti-Czech voting during elections to the chamber of trade and commerce in Olomouc; Confiscation of newspaper article calling for Jewish voters of German nationality to be prevented from voting in elections to the chamber of trade and commerce and calling for an economic boycott of these traders and instructions for procedure against this agitation; Anti-Jewish disturbances in Bzenec. 1914: Warning of espionage in the monarchy conducted by Serbian Jews with Romanian passports; Warning of case of absconding from army service by obliged persons over the border to Russia jointly with Jews escaping from Galicia. 1915: Information about dispatch of Jewish agent in Russian service at the end of 1915 via Romania to Austro-Hungary and about the probable route of his journey; Declaration by authorisation of Interior Ministry of the town of Třebíč and its Jewish community to be a refugee municipality; Warning of Ministry of War about newspaper reports stating that Galician refugees of Jewish descent were loitering in the vicinity of Ostrava, and they were purchasing poultry and eggs at low, untaxed prices from farmwives, and instructions to inhabitants against these phenomena; Instructions for sustenance of refugees in Bohemia and Lower Austria; Official letter of Moravian Vice Regency to the representatives of all Jewish religious communities with information and plea for cooperation during preparation of third war loan; Top secret instructions to representatives of Jewish communities to draw up a list of copper items for the purposes of requisition; Order of press police against attacks on Jews in newspaper articles for fraudulent acts involving the sale of life necessities; Seizure of postal consignment of printed material "The Jewish Gazette", sent from New York to the monarchy. 1916: Reference to decrees regulating the requisitioning of copper, bronze and brass at the headquarters of Jewish religious communities; Seizure of 2000 Jewish prayer books with prayers for the Russian Czar; Commissioning of member of the Imperial Council, Edmund Rauch, to visit Galician refugees of the Jewish faith in refugee settlements in Bohemia and Moravia; Reference to decree of Ministry of the interior regulating the means of adherence to meat-free days by Jewish faithful during Jewish holidays; Halting distribution of American Jewish magazines "The Jewish Morning Journal" and "The Day“; Top secret information about hostile activity of Zionist associations in Austria; Halting distribution of non-periodic press "Jüdisches Jahrbuch für die Schweiz", published in Lucerne; Instructions for announcing the state of cultural sustenance of Jewish refugees in the individual districts, and effectiveness of foundation of Baron Hirsch for Jewish refugees; Deputisation of chief rabbi Dr. Josef Rosenfeld with performance of supervision of the spiritual care of Jewish refugees from Bukovina in refugee camps in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia; Seizure of postal consignment of American Jewish magazines "The Jewish Morning Journal“, "The Day“, "The Big Stisk“ and "The Future“, published in New York, and the magazine "The Jewish World“, published in Philadelphia, sent to Austria; Monitoring the state of hostile actions of Jewish associations in Austria conducted in compliance with the actions of the Entente powers; Reference to decree of Interior Ministry about the Zionist movement in Switzerland and instructions for monitoring of potential contacts of representatives of this movement with domestic Jewish associations - top secret. 1918: Zionist propaganda in Budapest; Organisation of abattoirs for Jewish refugees; Ban on distribution of magazine "Jüdisches Jahrbuch für die Schweiz“; Bolshevik agitation amongst Austrian social democrats (instruction for issue of passports to applicants of Jewish origin); Anti-Jewish disturbances in Kojetín; Anti-Jewish movement; Measures to prevent the outbreak of anti-Jewish disturbances; "Jüdische Volksstimme“ 29 - insult to Czechoslovakia; Publication of decree against anti-Jewish disturbances.
- Archival history:
- The Moravian Provincial Archives took the older files of the Moravian Vice Regency up to 1880 from the records office of the former Land Office in 1943, and in 1948 it took the later files up to 1928. In 1960 there were fundamental changes in the keeping of the files and the presidium department was subject to a new inventory.
- Administrative/biographical history:
- The Moravian Vice Regency was the supreme political office in Moravia in the years 1849-1918. It was created in 1849 through the reorganisation of the Moravian-Silesian Land Government. In 1849 Austrian Silesia was removed from the competence of the vice regency, apart from the brief period of 1860-1861, when both lands were temporarily merged. The field of competence of the vice regency as the supreme state office in Moravia, i.e., in the land as an administrative province of the Austrian monarchy, was regulated by a law of 1868. This state lasted until the end of the monarchy in 1918.
- Access points: persons/families:
- Hilsner, Leopold
- Subject terms:
- Agriculture
- Antisemitism
- Antisemitism--Antisemitic boycotts
- Antisemitism--Antisemitic measures
- Antisemitism--Antisemitic propaganda
- Antisemitism--Antisemitic publications
- Blood libel
- Financial matters
- Financial matters--Moneylending
- Jewish community
- Jewish holidays
- Jewish political activity
- Jewish press
- Jewish-Christian relations
- Law enforcement
- Law enforcement--Police
- Legal status of Jews
- Migration
- Migration--Emigration
- Military
- Nobility
- Passports and visas
- Pogroms
- Prayer books
- Rabbis
- Refugees
- Socialism
- Socialism--Socialists
- Trade and commerce
- World War I
- Zionism
- Zionism--Zionist organisations and parties
- System of arrangement:
- The fonds is arranged according to call numbers by subject, then in chronological order.
- Access, restrictions:
- The fond is only partly accessible.
- Finding aids:
- Radimský, J.: Moravské místodržitelství-presidiální litografie I. 1915-1918. Prozatímní inventární seznam, 1955, ev.č. 192; Radimský, J.: Moravské místodržitelství-presidium 1850-1918. Prozatímní inventární seznam, 1960, s. 94, ev.č. 193; Smutná, K.: Moravské místodržitelství-presidium. Presidiální litografie. 1878-1916. Část I.-V. Katalog, 1981, s. 942, ev.č. 195; Brodesser, S.: Abecední soupis úředníků moravského a moravskoslezského gubernia v letech 1783-1849. Tematický katalog, 1969, s. 70, ev.č. 319; Musilová, M.: Moravské místodržitelství-seznam stávek na Moravě a ve Slezsku 1850-1918. Soupis archiválií, 1966, s. 53, ev.č. 1013; Radimský, J.: Soupis signatur politicko-sociálních spisů presidiálního archivu moravského místodržitelství z let 1900-1918. 1951, ev. č. 1031; Radimský, J.: Soupis všech politicko-sociálních spisů moravského místodržitelství pro léta 1850-1900. 1954, ev. č. 2760.
- Yerusha Network member:
- Jewish Museum Prague
- Author of the description:
- JMP Survey, 2015.