Metadata: Jewish Funeral Fraternity of Zlonice
Collection
- Country:
- Czechia
- Holding institution:
- State District Archives in Kladno
- Holding institution (official language):
- Státní okresní archiv Kladno
- Postal address:
- Severní 3127, Kladno, PSČ 272 04
- Phone number:
- +420 312 243 992
- Web address:
- http://www.soapraha.cz/kladno/
- Email:
- soka-kladno@soapraha.cz
- Reference number:
- 429
- Title:
- Jewish Funeral Fraternity of Zlonice
- Title (official language):
- Izraelitské pohřební bratrstvo Zlonice
- Creator/accumulator:
- Jewish Funeral Fraternity of Zlonice
- Date(s):
- 1803/1937
- Language:
- German
- Czech
- Hebrew
- Extent:
- 0.04 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- Good
- Scope and content:
- The fonds comprises only a commemorative book of the Elders, which includes a 1915 record about the Jews from Galicia.
- Archival history:
- The material was transferred to the archives in 1984.
- Administrative/biographical history:
-
Jews lived in Zlonice permanently since the end of the 16th century (the Fanta family), as they were not allowed to live in the town of Slaný. The Jewish religious community existed from 1831.
The Jewish cemetery in Zlonice was established in the 17th century. About 120 mostly sandstone tombstones have been preserved. Jews from nearby villages were buried in the cemetery, too. There was a prayer room in the municipality. The funeral fraternity was founded by Nathan Fanta in 1803 to maintain the cemetery and support the poor members. There were 43 members in 1803, and 26 in 1905. In 1905, Rudolf Fanta was chairman and Mořic Behrmann was vice-chairman.
- Subject terms:
- Jewish community
- Access, restrictions:
- The collection is not accessible.
- Yerusha Network member:
- Jewish Museum Prague
- Author of the description:
- JMP survey
