AVOTAYNU
We (http://www.avotaynu.com/)
have established a database of Holocaust-era Jewish names.
If you recognize the name of a relative, you or someone in your
family may be an heir to unclaimed Holocaust-era assets.
The database comes from two sources. One is the list of unclaimed
Swiss bank accounts released by the Swiss government.
They are identified with a Code of "S".
These names usually include the city and country where the account
was opened.
The second list comes from a collection at the Austrian State Archives
in Vienna.
They are identified with a "A" Code.
The Austrian files include ALL assets, including possible Swiss
bank accounts, as well as insurance policies and other holdings.
When the Germans occupied Vienna in 1938, they required all Jewish
residents to complete a detailed declaration of valuables, including
bank accounts, insurance policies, real estate, art, etc. These
declarations constitute the files held in the Vienna archives. Our
source provides only the given name, family name and date of birth.
Swiss Banks
As the German government confiscated assets from Jews
in many countries, they deposited some of the proceeds in
Swiss banks.
Consequently, almost any Jew (or their heirs)
who lost assets or suffered during World War II may have a
claim to the $1.25 billion compensation fund established by
the Swiss banks.
The deadline for filing preliminary claims
was October 22, 1999 but there may be additional opportunities
for filing in the future.
On November 22, 1999, a "fairness
hearing" will be held in U.S. federal court in Brooklyn, New
York, to determine if this suit may proceed.
If it is permitted,
then further details will be announced.
Please note that all deadlines to file claims relating to the Swiss Banks Settlement have expired (2015).
NOTE UPDATE AS OF MAY 16, 2017: A small sample of case summaries for members of Slave Labor Class I can be accessed here (Jewish victims) and here (Roma, Jehovah’s Witness, homosexual and disabled victims).
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Sample Entry
|Surname, Given Name | Birth Date | Code | Town, Country|
|Haag, Marie Albertine | 24.09.1914 | S | Ingwiller,France
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If you find a name that matches the first name+last name
of your relative, and can identify a matching birthdate, you
have located your relative on the index.
Click on the name
to obtain your family's asset registry.
If you find a name,
in addition to getting your family asset registry, be sure
to get information about claims
against Austrian banks.
The deadline for filing the claim was May 31, 2000. By December 2000, 60,000 claims had been received, of which 20,000 have been processed.
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List of Porges,
Porjes, Porjesz
Porges, Alexander |
26.07.1867 |
A |
Porges, Anton |
28.06.1894 |
A |
Porges, Anton |
21.05.1895 |
A |
Porges, Armin |
07.09.1909 |
A |
Porges, Arthur |
19.11.1878 |
A |
Porges, Berta |
17.03.1884 |
A |
Porges, Berta |
11.05.1886 |
A |
Porges, Dory |
25.05.1913 |
A |
Porges, Elfriede |
15.03.1893 |
A |
Porges, Emil |
28.01.1864 |
A |
Porges, Emilie |
17.05.1889 |
A |
Porges, Ernestine |
06.01.1865 |
A |
Porges, Ernst |
15.11.1879 |
A |
Porges, Ferdinand |
02.11.1863 |
A |
Porges, Franz |
27.04.1892 |
A |
Porges, Friederike |
12.08.1883 |
A |
Porges, Fritz |
14.06.1907 |
A |
Porges, Gertrud |
11.04.1911 |
A |
Porges, Hans |
20.12.1895 |
A |
Porges, Hans |
20.11.1905 |
A |
Porges, Hermann |
01.08.1881 |
A |
Porges, Hermine |
04.03.1871 |
A |
Porges, Johann |
30.04.1917 |
A |
Porges, Johanna |
17.01.1853 |
A |
Porges, Leopoldine |
15.12.1871 |
A |
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Porges, Marie |
17.08.1901 |
A |
Porges, Mathilde |
10.07.1868 |
A |
Porges, Max |
18.06.1884 |
A |
Porges, Michael |
19.12.1873 |
A |
Porges, Olga |
24.04.1882 |
A |
Porges, Otto |
01.04.1879 |
A |
Porges, Paul |
19.06.1896 |
A |
Porges, Paula |
20.06.1873 |
A |
Porges, Paula |
13.10.1912 |
A |
Porges, Pauline |
01.09.1875 |
A |
Porges, Regina |
02.01.1901 |
A |
Porges, Richard |
06.11.1870 |
A |
Porges, Siegfried |
04.09.1889 |
A |
Porges, Theresia |
11.04.1870 |
A |
Porges, Walter |
28.10.1887 |
A |
Porges-Portheim, Alexander |
08.10.1894
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A |
Porges-Portheim, Olga |
25.09.1896 |
A |
Porjes, Ferdinand |
|
A |
Porjes, Gabriele |
02.12.1894 |
A |
Porjes, Ilona |
05.07.1896 |
A |
Porjes, Oskar |
24.06.1889 |
A |
Porjesz, Heinrich |
17.02.1882 |
A |
Porjesz, Isidor |
11.03.1870 |
A |
Porjesz, Kurt |
23.08.1914 |
A |
Porjesz, Leopold |
06.09.1897 |
A |
Porjesz, Otto |
10.04.1908 |
A |
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Here a list of people whose property was confiscated
by the occupation authorities in the territory of the so-called
Protectorate. It is a copy of what was retrieved from both Gestapo
and the Central Association for Private Insurance in the Protectorate
documents, which were sent to insurance companies during the 1940-1944
period.
The insurance companies were obliged to report
back to the Property Office, or the Gestapo, concerning insurance
policies of people who were on the list. In the case of life insurance,
policies were confiscated and their cash value was transferred to
occupation authorities.
According to our findings the list is not complete.
We know that quite a large group of people is missing
- mainly those whose property was confiscated by the Office for
Jewish Emigration. This computerized version of the list is one
of the results of the group working on holocaust-era insurance,
which has been wirking on it since May 1998.
A list of people whose property was confiscated
by the occupation authorities in the territory of the so-called
Protectorate.
Last
name
|
First
name
|
Birthdate
|
Title
& mn
|
Porges
|
Dora |
1904 |
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Porges
|
Eva |
1873 |
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Porges
|
Friedrich |
1932 |
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Porges
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Georg |
1932 |
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Porges
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Gerta |
1902 |
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Porges
|
Hanna |
1918 |
|
Porges
|
Jan
Israel |
1900 |
Ing. |
Porges
|
Johann |
1900 |
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Porges
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Johanna |
1927 |
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Porges
|
Josef |
1883 |
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Last
name
|
First
name
|
Birthdate
|
Title
& mn
|
Porges |
Karl |
1914 |
MUDr. |
Porges
|
Leo |
1900 |
|
Porges
|
Marie |
1891 |
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Porges
|
Marie
Sara |
1891 |
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Porges
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Max |
1866 |
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Porges
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Paul
Israel |
1886 |
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Porges
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Rudolf |
1915 |
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Porges
|
Ruzena |
1932 |
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Porges
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Walter |
1889 |
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