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1674/1805
Variae civitates et villae – a collection of remnants of the archival fonds: Rzeszów
RJH-0084
RJH
lat
pol
ger
Textual material
good
PL
National Archives in Krakow
Archiwum Narodowe w Krakowie
pol
ul. Sienna 16, 30–960 Kraków
(+48 12) 422 40 94; (+48 12) 4212790; (+48 12) 421 68 81
http://ank.gov.pl/
sekretariat@ank.gov.pl
PL 29/121.64
archival reference number
Variae civitates et villae – zbiór szczątków zespołów: Rzeszów
pol
Municipality of Rzeszów
1674
1805
0.12 linear metres
Both manuscripts in the fond contain some Jewish-related items:
(i) Ref. no. 185 (formerly, ref. no. 240): Assessors’ book of Rzeszów, 1756–89, 1226 pp., 16 empty pages (pp. 90-99 missing), plus seven (unnumbered) cards pasted in.
(ii) Ref. no. 186 (formerly, ref. no. 240): Public and private records (deeds, files) related to Rzeszów, 1614–1805, 66 pp. (29 blank).
The collection is valuable as it significantly complements the city’s municipal registers/books kept at the State Archives in Rzeszów.]]>
One volume of Rzeszów’s municipal registers was probably removed to Krakow before World War 1 from a public institution. Another, the oldest, volume has made its way to the collection of the Polish Academy of Sciences/ Polish Academy of Arts & Sciences [PAU/PAN] Library in Krakow.
Situated 168 km west of Krakow, Rzeszów was a private city, in the Kingdom of Poland (‘the Crown’) until 1772 and subsequently, 1772 to 1918, under the rule of Austria. The city was the seat of a precinct (cyrkuł) since 1773. In 1638 to 1845, Rzeszów was owned by the Lubomirski family. <br/><br/> Jews began settling there before 1616; the local Jewish population was soon to expand, reaching above 50% of the city’s population as of 1674. <br/><br/> Since 1354, Rzeszów’s administrative system was based on self-government and consisted of a municipal administration body, called the magistrat, a city council and a Bench. The city’s proprietor appointed three to four councillors annually, one being elected by the commonalty. The councillors held the office of lord mayor (burmistrz) in turns. The council’s court and the wójt‘s (mayor’s/vogt’s) court handled minor, order- and police-related affairs, whilst criminal cases were adjudicated by the court of assessors. The Bench was at times joined by city councillors (rajcas) and guild masters; members of the commonage were admitted to handle arson affairs, considered as endangering the entire community.
Rzeszow
Real estate
Kahal
Rabbis
Financial matters
Financial matters--Debt
Jewish community
Ritual slaughter
Qahal
Kehal
Rebbes
Admor
Shechita
Shehitah
Shechitah
Shehita
If a copy (microfilm, scan, photocopy) of a document exists, this is what will be made available. Access to the originals requires the consent of the Director.
Inventory available online. <br/><br/> An inventory in Polish is available in the reading room at the archive. <br/><br/> About 130 records are available in the database of the Jagiellonian University: http://www.uj.edu.pl/web/judaiki under the heading "Variae civitates et villae – zbiór szczątków zespołów" (ref. 185, 186)
Janusz S. Dąbrowski; Kraków; 2015
Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute