Jewish Religious Community of Dobříš

This fonds contains the community's statutes (1855–1906), meeting minutes, election records, Familiantenbuch (register of Familiants) from 1799–1827, personnel records, registry documents, official correspondence, financial files, documents on the construction of a synagogue, documents relating to the local Jewish school, burial society and women's charity association, minutes of meetings held by the Jewish community (maintained until 1939), community protocol registers, minutes of meetings held by the burial society, financial registers (maintained until 1942), and a travel permit register from 1940–1942. The fonds also includes fragmentary materials relating to the affiliated communities of Nový Knín, Čelina and Mníšek pod Brdy. A Jewish community was probably in existence in Dobříš in the 17th century. It was disbanded during the Nazi occupation and was not re-established after the Second World War. Dolista K. – Heřman, J., Židovská náboženská obec Dobříš 1799 – 1942, Prozatímní inventární seznam, 1971, 6 s., ev. č. 22. The fonds is accessible with no restriction.