Jedwabne

List of Jewish population
that probably resided in Jedwabne prior to 1939

Prepared by

Mr. Kocon

Lomza Branch of the
Polish State Archives in Bialystock

Translations
Warren Blatt
Alexander Sharon

Our sincere appreciation to Leszek Kocon (holds copyright) and Dr. Andrzej Bernat,
General Manager, Main Directorate of the Polish State Archives, for permission to put this material on the JewishGen web site.

Introduction

As a result of the considerable publicity regarding Jedwabne, the head of the regional archives in Lomza, Mr. Leszek Kocon, prepared a list of Jews who resided in Jedwabne prior to 1939 from a variety of sources.

The abbreviations that appear in this document
should be interpreted as follows:

OBG	–	Okręg Bożniczy Grajewo	(Grajewo Synagogue District)
OBR	–	Okręg Bożniczy Radziłow	(Radziłow Synagogue District)
OBW	–	Okręg Bożniczy Wizna	(Wizna Synagogue District)
OBŁ	–	Okręg Bożnicy Łomża	(Łomża Synagogue District)
OBSZCZ	–	Okręg Bożniczy Szczuczyn	(Szczuczyn Synagogue District)
UPKdsPEW	–	Urzad Powiatowy Kolenski do spraw Powinnosci Wojskowej	(Office of Military Conscription in Kolno District)
PZUW	–	Powszechny Zaklad Uslug Wzajemnych	(General Insurance Offices)
SZSD	–	Szpital Swietego Ducha	(Hospital of the Sacred Spirit)

Polish glossary for list:

brat, brata	–	brother
córka	–	daughter
dnia, dniach	–	day, days
domu	–	house
dziecko, dzieci	–	child, children
i	–	and
imię, imieniu	–	named
jej	–	her
jego	–	his
małżeństwo	–	married
mąż	–	husband
miał , miała	–	was
mieli	–	they had
mieli	–	they had
mieszkańcem	–	resident
mieszkali	–	resided
na	–	at, in, for
nieżyjący	–	not living
przebywał, przebywała	–	stayed
przed	–	before
robotnik	–	worker
roku	–	year
również	–	also
siostra	–	sister
ślub	–	marriage
syn, synowie	–	son, sons
szpitalu	–	hospital
urodzone, urodzona, ur.	–	born
w	–	in, on
z	–	of, from, to
z domu	–	from the house of, i.e. surnamed
zmarł, zmarła	–	died
żona	–	wife

List of the Jewish population that probably resided in Jedwabne prior to 1939

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List of Jewish population that probably resided in Jedwabne prior to 1939

Prepared by

Mr. Kocon

Introduction

List of Jewish population
that probably resided in Jedwabne prior to 1939