/N TH/S /SSUE... POLISH STATE ARCHIVES IN SANDOMIERZ by Warren Blatt 3 OPATÔWYIZKORLIST by Steven Weiss 7 JEWISH RECORDS INDEXING UPDATE POLISH STATE ARCHIVES PROJECT by Stan Diamond and Warren Blatt 1 1 THE SYNAGOGUE IN KLIMONTÔW by Adam Penkalla 1 3 Qpedd interest Qroup BIULETYN ZYDOWSKIEGOINSTYTUTU HISTORYCZNEGO w POLSCE {journal by Warren Blatt 2 0 EXTRACT DATA IN THIS ISSUE 2 2 • PINCZÔ W DEATHS 1810-182 5 by Heshel Teitelbaum 2 4 glimmer 1999 • KLIMONTÔ W BIRTHS 1826-183 9 by Ronald Greene 3 8 • KLIMONTÔ W MARRIAGES 1826-183 9 by Ronald Greene 4 9 o • C H Ml ELN IK MARRIAGES 1876-188 4 covering tfte Qufoernios of by David Price 5 7 and <I^ GLOSSARY, PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ... 72 ...but first a word from your coordinator 2 ojtfk as <kpne as tfie^ existed, Kieke-Radom SIG Journal, VoL 3 No. 3 Summer 1999 ... but first a word from our coordinator It has been a tumultuous few months since our last periodical. Lauren B. Eisenberg Davis, one of the primary founders of our group, Special Merest Group and the person who so ably was in charge of research projects at the SIG, had to step down from her responsibilities because of a serious journal illness in her family and other personal matters. ISSN No. 1092-800 6 I remember that first meeting in Boston during the closing Friday ©1999, all material this issue morning hours of the Summer Seminar. Sh e had called a "birds of a feather" meeting for all those genealogists interested in forming a published quarterly by the special interest group focusing on the Kielce and Radom gubernias of KIELCE-RADOM Poland. Wit h a fatigued Warren Blatt by her side (he was just Special Interest Group (SIG) completing a grueling few months chairing one of the most successfu l national Jewish genealogy seminars ever held), Lauren combed the a non-profit, informal world-wide dozen or so attendees for their degree of interest. I entered the body of individuals interested in Jewish picture only when it seemed her efforts to get the SIG going would genealogical research from Kielc e and fail because no one had volunteered to coordinate her efforts . Radom, two gubernias in the Kingdom of Poland as defined by the boundaries From my viewpoint it was Lauren and Warren who have been as they existed from 1867-1917 . the kingpins of our organization. The y had a hand in all but a few of the items that appeared in those early issues of our Journal. The y ADVISORY GROUP: Warren Blatt either authored the noteworthy articles, or directed others in the Lauren B. Eisenberg Davis work.. Th e page after page of extractions came from their research, Sid Orfti8, Production Manager or their pointing the way for others. Gene Starn, Coordinator L too, will be leaving as coordinator of the SIG at year's end. For me this was a temporary assignment that has played havoc with VISIT OUR WEB PAGE my personal affairs and well being. cjewishgen.org/krsig Which is why you found that urgent letter accompanying this issue. Ther e is only so much one person can do - an d as able and Subscriptions and all correspondence capable as he is, Warren Blatt can not do it alone. H e needs your should be directed to: help. H e has vowed that unless he gets a positive response quickly, KIELCE-RADOM SIG. the next issue will be the SIC s last, and the Kielce-Radom SIG will Gene Stam, Coordinator cease to operate as it does now. P.O. Box 520583 Longwood, FL 32752 U.S A Please read the letter carefully an d volunteer to take over one of e-mail: <[email protected]> the many necessary tasks involved to keep the SIG going. If you have Phone: (407) 788-3898 any questions about any of the 'jobs' please contact me. All matters relating to research should But this issue again reflects the high standards established by both be directed to: Warren and Lauren. Feature d are 48 pages of extracts from the vital WARREN BLATT records revealed from the Mormon microfilms of Pinczow, e-mail: <[email protected]> Klimontôw and Chmielnik. Yo u will also find an interesting article about the inventory in the Sandomierz Archives, a translated article about the Klimontôw synagogue, and a necrology from the Opatôw Dues (U.S. funds) are: Yizkor book.. $26.00 for U.S. , Canada and Mexico $32.00 for all others [add $6.00 for overseas airmail delivery So read on... but don't forget that important enclosed letter. instead of surface mail delivery] Summer 1999 Kielce-Rado m SIG Journal, Vol.3, No.3 3 Polish State Archives in Sandomierz Warren Blatt Below i s an inventory of Jewish records held by the Polish Stat e Archives i n Sandomierz, obtained fro m a researcher wh o visited th e archives i n Poland. Th e Sandomierz archives i s one of the four branche s archives of the Polish State Archives i n Kielce alon g with th e archives i n Jedrzejôw, Piriczôw , and Starachowice. Th e Sandomierz archives i s the one branch of the Kielce archives not contained withi n the Kielce Archives' 199 3 catalog (se e Kielce-Radom SIG Journal 1:2 , pages 3-7); the y las t published a n inventor y i n 1979 . Housed i n the former synagogue , th e State Archives branch i n Sandomierz (Archiwu m Paristwowe Oddzial w Sandomierzu) i s located at #4 ulica Zydowska, 27-60 0 Sandomierz , Poland. Telephon e 832-25-09 . Amon g it s holdings are Jewish vita l record s fo r severa l town s formerly i n southern Rado m and western Lubli n gubernias. The LDS have microfilmed mos t of these records, through th e mid-1880s (see Kielce- Radom SIG Journal, 1:1, pages 6-7). T o obtain copies of the later records (mid-1880 s to late 1890s), yo u can write to the main archives i n Warsaw, wh o will forwar d you r request to the branch archives i n Sandomierz (se e "Vita l Record s i n Poland - A Primer" i n Kielce-Radom SIG Journal 1:2 , pages 3-7) . This inventor y ca n be compared wit h tha t i n Miriam Weiner's Jewish Roots in Poland: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories (se e Kielce-Radom SIG Journal 11:2 , pages 21-24), pages 354-355. Miria m Weiner's inventor y also includes non-vita l records , whic h thi s inventory does not. However , th e inventory below contains a few mor e details on gaps i n the records, extends a few additiona l year s int o the 1890s , and contains informatio n abou t "marriage supplement" records . In addition to birth, marriag e and death registrations, th e Sandomierz archives also has "marriage supplements" fo r a few towns . Thes e are indicate d i n the inventory below with an "S". Thes e "marriag e supplements" or "marriag e proofs", know n as "dowody " o r "alegata " or "aneksy " o r "dokument y do akt malzenstw" i n Polish (ther e appears t o be no standard name), are documents whic h support various fact s i n the marriage registration, suc h as the birth informatio n fo r th e bride or groom fro m anothe r town, o r th e death or divorce of a former spouse . Ver y fe w o f these "marriag e supplements" have been microfilme d b y the LDS, an d non e for the Kielce-Radom region . However , the y do exist i n the various Polis h State Archives branches, but they were not include d i n the inventorie s i n Miriam Weiner' s Jewish Roots in Poland. For mor e informatio n abou t "marriag e supplement" records , se e the article "Tykoci n Jewish Marriages", by Donal d M . Levinsohn , i n Landsmen (Quarterl y Publicatio n o f the Suwalk-Lomza Interest Group fo r Jewis h Genealogists), Vol . 5, No . 4 (Spring 1995) , pages 20-41. Kielce-Radom SIG Journal, Vol.3, No.3 Summer 1999 Inventory of Jewish vital records held bv the Polish State Archives i n Sandomierz: Annopol B 1856-1883 Annopol M 1844-1848, 1856-188 0 Annopol D 1856-1865 Bogoria B 1826-1854, 1856-189 6 Bogoria M 1826-1854, 1856-189 6 Bogoria D 1826-1854, 1856-189 6 Bogoria S 1828-1829, 1845 , 188 2 Janôw Lubelski B 1883-1887 Klimontôw B 1826-1896 Klimontôw M 1826-1896 Klimontôw D 1826-1896 Klimontôw S 1830, 1834 , 1838 , 1849 , 1855 , 188 5 Koprzywnica B 1857-1858, 1882-189 6 Koprzywnica M 1857-1858, 1882-189 6 Koprzywnica D 1857-1858, 1882-189 6 Koprzywnica S 1885, 1890 , 189 2 Krzeszôw B 1870-1875, 1877-1889 , 1891 , 1893, 189 5 Krzeszôw M 1870-1875, 1877-1889 , 1891 , 1893, 189 5 Krzeszôw D 1854-1875, 1877-1889 , 1891 , 1893, 189 5 Kurozwçki B 1875-1896 Kurozwçki M 1875-1896 Kurozwçki D 1875-1896 Kurozwçki S 1875-1876, 1878 , 1880-1881 , 1885-1887, 1889 , 1894-189 6 Opatôw B 1835-1892 Opatôw M 1836-1893 Opatôw D 1831-1832, 1835-189 3 Osiek B 1888-1889, 1891-1912 , 1924-194 1 Osiek M 1888-1889, 1891-1912 , 1924-194 1 Osiek D 1888-1889, 1891-1912 , 1924-194 1 Osiek S 1925-1926, 1928-1932 , 1934-1937 , 1940-194 1 Ozarôw B 1826-1893 Ozarôw M 1827-1895 Ozarôw D 1826-1891 Polaniec B 1826-1842, 1844-1887 , 1889-189 6 Polaniec M 1826-1842, 1844-1887 , 1889-189 6 Polaniec D 1826-1842, 1844-1887 , 1889-189 5 Polaniec S 1826-1827, 1837-1838 , 184 0 Sandomierz B 1826-1895 Sandomierz M 1826-1895 Summer 1999 Kielce-Rae Sandomieiz D 1826-1895 Staszôw B 1826-1896 Staszôw M 1826-1896 Staszôw D 1826-1896 Tariôw B 1874-1878, 1885-1896 Tariôw M 1874-1878, 1885-1896 Tariôw D 1874-1878, 1885-1896 Zawichost B 1826-1895 Zawichost M 1826-1895 Zawichost D 1826-1895 Zawichost S 1849, 185 3,1929 The Sandomierz Archives also holds "Book s of Residents" (Ksiegi Mieszkancow) fo r Ozaro w (ca.