Szpalten (née Szwarcbaum), Malka Cesia, residing in Tel Aviv, Israel, reparations file. · URO Personal Files: Cataloging Large Archival Collections with AI

File: URO-TA-Pers-2198
ID: 997013170237105171
Title: Szpalten (née Szwarcbaum), Malka Cesia, residing in Tel Aviv, Israel, reparations file.
Main applicants and victims of persecution: Szpalten (née Szwarcbaum, Landau), Malka Cesia (Xesia), 1910-, URO applicant, victim, heir; Landau, Harry, 1933-1943, victim, relative
Genres: Administrative records; Letters (correspondence); Registers (Lists); Questionnaires; Court decisions and opinions; Receipts (financial records); Financial records; Personal document
Years: 1965-1971
Content: Malka Cesia Szpalten, residing in Tel Aviv, Israel, sought restitution for precious metal items and jewelry seized in Częstochowa and the Częstochowa Ghetto, Poland, between 1939 and 1943, belonging to herself and her husband, Itschak Schlomo Landau. Her husband Itschak and son Harry Landau were shot in Częstochowa on June 26, 1943, during the liquidation of the small ghetto along with 120 other prisoners selected. Malka Cesia Szpalten was confined to the ghetto and later became a resident of Israel on October 26, 1945. She and her co-heir, another son, Jakob Landau, were granted a hardship compensation (Härteausgleich) of 2,400 DM under § 44a of the Federal Restitution Law (BRÜG). The case was handled by the United Restitution Organization (URO) offices in Tel Aviv and Berlin.
Additional biographic data on victims of persecution: Szpalten (née Szwarcbaum, Landau), Malka Cesia (Xesia), born 15.06.1910 in Częstochowa (Poland), citizenship: Polish.; Landau, Itschak Schlomo (Jzchak), born 23.12.1907 in Częstochowa (Poland), died 26.06.1943 in Częstochowa (Poland), citizenship: Polish, former profession: co-owner of a factory.; Landau, Harry, born 25.05.1933 in Częstochowa (Poland), died 26.06.1943 in Częstochowa (Poland), citizenship: Polish.
Other related individuals: Landau, Jakob, 1936–, heir; Szpalten, Zwi, relative; Szwarcbaum, Schlomo, relative; Szwarcbaum (née Koerner), Lea, relative; Hamburger, Werner, URO employee; Bental, O., URO employee; Holzmann, URO employee; Kalon, URO employee; Simon, legal advisor; Amitay, legal advisor; Landau, Itschak Schlomo (Jzchak), 1907-1943, victim
Related categories: Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) — Reparations; Jewish ghettos — Poland; Jewish property — Poland; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945) — Poland; World War, 1939-1945 — Destruction and pillage — Poland
Languages: German; Hebrew; Polish
Related places: Częstochowa (Poland)
Additional notes: Contains biography.
Related organizations: URO Berlin; URO Tel Aviv
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