COLLECTION.JMP.ARCHIVE/34

A Jewish community was probably founded in Heřmanův Městec in the 16th century. The Jewish population did not increase in size until the middle of the 19th century. The community was disbanded during the Nazi occupation and was not re-established after the Second World World. This fonds contains the community's statutes (1877, 1896, 1900), meeting minutes (maintained until 1940), election records, personnel records, circumcision records (1817–1839), correspondence, records concerning Jewish houses, financial files, synagogue seats records, the statutes and records of the burial society, and fragments of documents relating to Jewish associations and institutions. The fonds also includes fragmentary files relating to the affiliated communities of Hroubovice, Chrudim, Přestavlky and Zájezdec.