Siret Jewish Community

Collection

Holding institution (official language):: Arhivele Naționale ale României, Direcţia Judeţeană Suceava

Postal address:: Arhivele Naționale ale României, Direcţia Judeţeană Suceava, Strada Ştefan cel Mare nr. 33, cod 720003, jud. Suceava Romania

Scope and content:: This collection consists of correspondence, documents, meeting minutes and other papers from the Siret community dating from the end of World War II and later. Many of these materials pertain to the reestablishment and rebuilding of community institutions like schools and religious facilities. Owing to the prevailing conditions of the period, many documents pertain to the administration and distribution of food and medical and housing assistance for community members, many of whom were interned in camps or otherwise displaced during the war. A significant amount of correspondence concerning the restitution of property and other assets, both of the community and of its members, is also present, as well as requests to civil authorities for records and amendments to records. Several files also record the day-to-day functioning of the community and its institutions, including a substantial amount of documents concerning the budget and contributions from community members. Some materials also concern memorial efforts, including the erection of a monument to the murdered Jews of Zaharești and the planting of trees. Note that at the time of this survey (2013) the collection was closed for microfilming and thus this description is based on an inventory and not on consultation of the original documents.

Archival history:: Transferred from the Jewish community of Siret to the Romanian National Archives, Suceava county branch, in 1957.

Subject terms:: Aid and relief; Jewish community; Monuments and memorials; Restitution and compensation