Archive of the City of Brno – Presidial Registry IV.

Burian, V.: Zemské hlavní město Brno. Presidiální spisovna z let (1900) 1940-45. Inventář, 1971, 54 s., ev. č. 60. Burian, V.: Město Brno. Presidiální spisovna z let (1900) 1940-45. Katalog (výběrový), 1972, 76 s., ev. č. 61. The fonds contains files originating from the activities of the Presidium of the Land Capital City of Brno, which was themain and coordinating link in the municipal bureaucracy during the period 1940–1945. In the fonds can be found important sources concerning the persecution of Jews: Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia (1940–1942) – among other things revocation of honorary citizenship of Jews; Jewish matters (1940–1942) – ban on Jews entering scientific institutes, Jewish property, amendment of the legal position of Jews, liquidation of Jewish shops, etc.; Deletion of 22 persons of Jewish origin from the list of court expert witnesses for movable property (1942); Abolition of Terezín as a town and preparing it as a location for the concentration of Jews (1942); Art property of the City of Brno – especially frames and paintings bought from Jewish property; Municipal employees and pensioners, Jews of the mixed race and those with Jewish relatives; Municipal employees – salaries of Jewish recipients – official directives; Municipal pensioners – inter alia Jewish pensions.