Guide to the Butcher's Record Book (Kisvárda, Hungary)
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Collection Overview | |
| Title: | Butcher's record book (Kisvárda, Hungary) |
| Dates: | 1928-1944 |
| Size: | .25 linear feet |
| Abstract: | The collection consists of a record book from a butcher's shop near Kisvarda, Hungary between the years 1928-1944. It lists the type of meat sold, the date of the sale and to whom it was sold. Kisvarda was a small town in northeast Hungary. It had been a thriving Jewish community from 1796 until the Jewish community was deported to Auschwitz by the Nazis in the spring of 1944. |
| Languages: | Materials are in Hungarian. |
| Call No: | 1989.001 |
About This Guide
Finding aid encoded June, 2009
Finding aid encoded in English.
Historical Note
The record book belonged to a butcher shop near Kisvarda, in Hungary. Kisvarda (called Kleinwardein in Yiddish) was a town in northeast Hungary. It had been a thriving Jewish community from 1796, with several Jewish elementary schools and a yeshiva. 25-30 percent of the local population was Jewish. The Jewish community of Kisvarda was deported to Auschwitz by the Nazis in the spring of 1944.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a record book from a butchers shop near Kisvardai, Hungary between the years 1928-1944. It lists the type of meat sold, the date of the sale and to whom it was sold. A stamp across the cover of the book reads "Kisvardai Aut. Izr. Hitközség," meaning the Autonomous Orthodox Israelite Community of Kisvarda.
Index Terms
This collection has been indexed under the following terms:
Subjects:Conditions Governing Access and Use
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is available to researchers deemed to be qualified by the Archivist.
Conditions Governing Use
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