Auction 54 - Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical Letters, Ceremonial Art

Ledger of the Erlau Chevra Kaddisha - List of Names of Holocaust Victims

Opening: $750
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Ledger, "Belongs to the Chevra Kaddisha here in the Erlau community" - list of names of Erlau residents who perished in the Holocaust. [Erlau, post-Holocaust, c. 1940s].
On leaf [2] is a list of names "For eternal memory" of city rabbis and leaders who were murdered during the Holocaust: "R. Shimon Sofer son of R. Avraham Shmuel Binyamin; his son, R. Moshe; R. Shmuel Chaim…".
Further in the notebook are lists of the names of hundreds of the city's residents, apparently all these people perished in the Holocaust - entire families - parents and children. The surnames are in Hungarian. The first names are written in square Hebrew script.
On the second side of the volume (opens from left to right) are 10 leaves in Hungarian. Signed protocols and a list from 1948-1949.
Approximately 26 written pages. (Many blank leaves). 28.5 cm. Good-fair condition, minor wear and tears. Contemporary, slightly worn binding.
The Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pletah
The Holocaust and She'erit Ha-Pletah