Еврейская религиозная община, Валга

The Jewish community in Valga was founded in 1859 by Jewish soldiers who were serving in the Russian army under the reign of Nicholas I. The prayer society and the synagogue were established in 1871. In 1881 the community numbered 339, comprising 8% of the population of the town. In 1920, the Valga Jewish Community (Valga Juudi Kogudus) was registered in Estonia following the establishment of the Republic of Estonia as an independent state. In 1940, Estonia was annexed by the USSR and all Jewish community institutions were dissolved. The collection contains copies of materials from different Jewish societies that existed in Valga until 1930, including: records with personal data on Valga Jews; statistical materials; materials regarding restrictions on the residence of Jews; papers connected to elections to the community council and elections to the Valga city administration; charters of Jewish organizations; correspondence on organizational issues of the Valga Jewish community and of the Pärnu Jewish community; and correspondence with the Central Committee of the Zionist Organization in Estonia. The collection also contains: minutes of the community’s board meetings for the period 1909-1927; minutes of the meetings of the National Council of the Jews of Estonia from 1920; Yiddish brochures; and financial documents -- اقرأ أكثر