Jewish Religious Community of Benešov

Dolista K. – Heřman J., Židovská náboženská obec Benešov 1896 – 1941, Prozatímní inventární seznam, 1971, 2 s., ev. č. 2. The Jewish families lived in Benešov since the 16th century, the Jewish Community is documented in the middle of the 18th century and ceased to exist during the WWII. After the war, the community was not re-established. The fond includes the statutes of the Jewish Religious Community from 1896 and the articles of the Burial Society, lists of community members, financial files (including the pauper care files) and synagogue reconstruction files. Most of the preserved documents dates to 1900 – 1925, only the Burial Society register of currency receipt copies reaches 1940. Besides that the Burial Society founded a cash book for income and outcome records which was used from 1940 to May 1941. The fonds is accessible with no restriction.