Metadata: Caransebeș Jewish Community Collection
Collection
- Country:
- Romania
- Holding institution:
- Jewish Community of Caransebeș
- Holding institution (official language):
- Comunitatea Evreilor din Caransebeș
- Postal address:
- Strada Orșovei 2B, 325400 Caransebeș
- Phone number:
- +40 (0)256 351 802
- Title:
- Caransebeș Jewish Community Collection
- Title (official language):
- Colecția Comunității Evreilor din Caransebeș
- Creator/accumulator:
- Caransebeș Jewish Community
- Date(s):
- 1888/1970
- Language:
- German
- Hungarian
- Hebrew
- Extent:
- 2 linear metres
- Type of material:
- Textual material
- Physical condition:
- good
- Scope and content:
- The documents in this collection are a relatively sparse representation of Caransebeș Jewish community life in the late 19th and 20th century. There is no indication as to why these documents survived and others did not nor whether there may be another deposit of community paperwork (more likely it seems material was destroyed or thrown away). Nevertheless, the collection contains several unique items of interest including multiple folders from the interwar rabbinate’s correspondence with information regarding birth, death, and marriage certificates or other related confirmations of civil status or Jewish background (including education certificates). There is a parchment in poor condition, only partially legible, which appears to be related to the construction of the synagogue. There are several volumes of minutes of meetings from various organisations within the community and the 1931 statutes from the women’s charity organisation. Most of the pre-World War II documents are in German, some are also in Hungarian. Beginning around the war-time period Romanian becomes more common. There are numerous folders of correspondence from the early post-war period between other Jewish communities within Romania; this material may be especially interesting for scholars researching the reestablishment of Jewish institutes in the post-war era and issues of identity or affiliation during the first decade after the war, during the period that saw the establishment of the communist state but also the founding of the State of Israel. Please see the Series descriptions in the finding aid for more details on contents.
- Archival history:
- The documents within this collection were kept in the Caransebeș synagogue. In 2018 they were reorganised and repackaged.
- Access points: locations:
- Caransebeş
- Access, restrictions:
- Please contact the Caransebeș Jewish community for access.
- Finding aids:
- The complete finding aid is available on the project website of the Leo Baeck Institute.
- Links to finding aids:
- https://jbat.lbi.org/items/show/2758
- Yerusha Network member:
- Leo Baeck Institute
