The Jews and Jewish Communities of Bohemia in the past and present

The Jews and Jewish Communities of Bohemia
in the past and present
(Bohemia, Czech Republic)

From
Die Juden und Judengemeinde Bohmens
in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart

Edited by Hugo Gold

Published in Brunn- Prague, 1934: Judischer Buch-und Kunst Verlag

Acknowledgments
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This is from: Die Juden und Judengemeinde Bohmens in Vergangenheit und Gegenwart
(The Jews and Jewish Communities of Bohemia in the past and present),
Edited by Hugo Gold, Published in Brunn- Prague, 1934: Judischer Buch-und Kunst Verlag

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Introduction
In 1934, Hugo Gold edited “Die Juden und Judengemeinde Bohmens in Vergangenheit un Gegenwart.” Few works on the thousand year history of Jews in Bohemia had been written and much of the material on the towns had to be researched. Individual towns sections were written by town leaders or archivists. For genealogists, the material on individual towns varies from just photographs to detailed lists of occupants, in a few cases going back hundreds of years. This index was assembled to assist genealogists in determining the material that may be available on towns where their ancestors lived and in what language, German or Czech, the material is presented. An attempt was made to indicate the number of pages of text, so that a genealogist wanting a translation of a town's essay, can estimate the cost of such an endeavor. An estimate of whether names were included in the text and the type of illustrations are also presented. The illustrations are usually those of current leaders of the Jewish community and perhaps views of the synagogue. A few pieces on individual towns have been translated and made available through the Austria-Czech SIG web page. The Austria-Czech SIG decided in August 2006 that they would not sponsor the translation of this work in view of the new Czech language electronic “Encyclopaedia of Jewish Communities” available through the web site for the Jewish Museum in Prague, (www.jewishmuseum.cz). Many thanks to Celia Male and Ruth Corman for their help in determining what information to include and for starting the project.
Vera Finberg
June 2007

Table of Contents

Expanded Table of Contents
The History of the Jews in Aussig a. d. Elbe (Ústí nad Labem)		19-22
The History of the Jews in Benešov-by-Prague, Neveklov and Divisov		26-27
The History of the Jews in Beroun, Hostomice and the surrounding area (Beraun, Hostomitz und Umgebung)		29-30
The History of the Jews in Bernartice, Veselíčko and Zběšičky		31-33
The History of the Jews in Blatná		40-41
The History of the Jews in Böhmisches Krumau (Český Krumlov)		49-50
History of Jews in Dölitschen (Telice) and surrounding towns of Darmsyl, Kopec and Prostibor		113-194
History of Jews in Humpolec	Adolf Brock	193-196
The History of the Jews in Kasejovice (Kassejowitz)	Mgr P. Jan Hille	261-264
The History of the Jews in Koloveč and in the Surrounding Area	Director František Houra, Kdyně	274-276
The History of Jews in Kolín	Vojtěch Cuřín	277-276
The History of the Jews in Kunratice-by-Prague (Kunratice u Prahy/Kunratitz bei Prag)	Jaroslav Rokycana, Prague	325-326
The History of the Jews in Schwihau	František Teplý	342-347
The History of the Jews in Janovice upon Úhlava (Janovice nad Úhlavou)	Karel Polák, Bezděkov	391-393
The History of the Jews in Luže	Václav Svátek	394-395
The History of the Jews in Mirovice and Mirotice	Jaroslav Polák-Rokycana, Prague	403-404
The History of the Jews in Kdyně and the Surroundings	Director František Houra, Kdyně	437-446
The History of the Jews in Neuhaus	Rabbi Dr. Michael Rachmuth	447-451
History of Jews in Všeruby (Neumark)	František Houra	452-456
History of Jews in Pacov	František Houra	472-476
The History of the Jews in Pilsen (Plzeň)	Rabbi Professor Dr. Max Hoch	479-488
The History of the Jews in Protivín	František Krhoun	512-514
The History of the Jews in Roudnice nad Labem (Raudnitz an der Elbe)	Rabbi E. F. Löwy	522-528
The History of the Jews in Reichenberg together with Friedland and Deutsch-Gabel	Prof. Dr. Emil Hofmann	529-569
The History of the Jews in Ronsperg (Poběžovice)	Jar. Polák-Rokycana, Prague	575-576
The History of the Jews in Čeradice at Žatec (Tscheraditz bei Saaz)	František L. Kopecký, Čeradice	584-586
The History of the Jews in the Royal Town of Sušice	Records Keeper Kajetan Turk from Sušice	587-593
The History of the Jews in Staňkov (Stankau)	Jaroslav Polák-Rokycana, Prague	599
History of the Jews in Staab (Stod)	Prof. Dr. Al. Bergmann, Olmütz	608-610
The History of the Jews in Strakonice	Josef Havrda	613-615
The History of the Jews in Tábor	Dr. František Kroupa	621-629
History of Jews in Dolní Kralovice/Unter-Kralowitz (also comprising Kůzová/Wallisgrün and Vysoká Libyně/Hochlibin)	František Kolman	687-689
The History of the Jews in Třeboň (Wittingau)	Jaroslav Polák	698
The History of the Jews in Vlašim	Jaroslav Polák	699
The History of the Jews in Vodňany (Wodnan)	Jaroslav Polák	699