Jewish Religious Community Graz Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Graz (Fond 709)

Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv 

Israelische Kulusgemaine (Graz)- The Jewish Religious Community in Graz was established in 1869. The community numbered of 250 members and during next year grow to 2,500 members in 1938. During 1908-1914 the community published the monthly “ Grazer Israelisher Gemeinebote” , and during 1926-1943, the bimonthly “Bulletin of the Graz Jewish Community”. The president of the community in the 1930s was R. Sonnewald. The community synagogue was destroyed during the Kristallnacht (November 9-10, 1938). In the middle of 1939 the entire Jewish population of Graz had emigrated. 

Jewish Religious Community Graz Israelitische Kultusgemeinde Graz (Fond 709) 

1 microfilm reel (partial), 16 mm 316 digital images, JPEG 

The records of the entire Fond 709, 1871-1938 (45 Dela) features documents of the Jewish Religious Community of Graz and Jewish organizations. Including are minutes, correspondence, circulars, records on real estate and financial assets, community financial statements, a card files and lists of the community members, voter lists, questionnaires of individuals joining the committee for social security, articles on the history of community, catalog of books in the library of Rabbi S. Műsam and international bulletins. Includes also documents on aid to Jewish emigrants, reports from the Jewish communities in Augsburg and from various Jewish educational centers. The selected records include: Minutes, reports on teachers' incompetence in a Jewish school in Prague, and information on a variety of issues affecting the Jewish community in Graz. Note: USHMM Archives holds only selected records. 

Copyright Holder: Rossiĭskiĭ gosudarstvennyĭ voennyĭ arkhiv 

Fond 709 (1871-1938). Opis 1-2; Dela 45. Selected records arranged in one series: 1. Meeting reports by Graz (Austria) Jewish Community officials, 1931-1937. Note. Location of digital images; Partial microfilm reel #106: Image #702-1018.