Minsk Jewish Community Council. Records.

Title: Minsk Jewish Community Council

Inclusive Dates: 1825-1921

ID: RG 12

Extent Information

3'1.5"; 7 5"lgl; 1 2.5"lgl

Arrangement

All boxes are arranged in folder numerical sequence.

Biographical/Historical

The Jewish community of Minsk, Byelorussia was represented by the community council (kehillah) from the 16th century through 1920. Under the Tsarist regime, the kehillah was in charge of internal Jewish affairs and was empowered to collect taxes. The kehillah was dissolved after 1920 when Minsk became a Soviet possession.

Creators

Minsk Jewish Community Council

Subjects (links to similar collections)

Birth, marriage and death records
COMMUNAL RECORDS_
EVERYDAY LIFE_
Jewish Community Council, Minsk
military conscription
Military Service
Minsk
Religious Life
RELIGIOUS LIFE_
Synagogues

Forms of Material (links to similar genres)

Documents - Communal Records
Documents - Records

Languages of Materials

Russian
Hebrew

Administrative Information

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Other Note

Inventory: Yiddish, 3 pp., typed

Description: Fragmentary records include registers of births, marriages and deaths. Statistics of the Jewish population. Tax rolls and reports to various authorities regarding tax collection. Correspondence regarding Jewish recruits for military service, applications from individuals to avoid army service. Miscellaneous correspondence with the municipality, the police and the governor's office. Membership lists and contribution lists to major synagogues in Minsk.

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