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Alternate

English

"Tobal" Betriebstischlerei

Betriebs=operating,Tischlerei = joinery

Apothekenlager

Apotheken=dispencary, lager=storehouse, warehouse

Arisches

Ar.

arisches= second hand, perhaps lower class

Arisches Krankenhaus

Lower class orphanage

Arische Poliklinik

Lower class clinic

Arbeiterin Sperrholzplattenfabrik

Worker in plywood factory

Bäckerei

bakery

Badeanstalt

public bath

Badeanstalt des Judenrates

Jewish public bath

Bahnhof

railway

Bauarbeiter

Bauarb

Construction worker

Bauunter nennung Polstephan

Construction business

Beerdigungs Kompanie

Beerdigungskompanie / Beerdigungskomp.

Beerdigung = funeral

Bezugs u Absatz Kontor

Bezugs = acquisition, Absatz=sales

Bienenfartverband

Bienen = bees, verband= association

Billige Küche des Judenrates

Billige Küche

lower class restaurant, not fancy, Jewish

Brotverkaufstelle

bread merchant

Brotverkaufstelle & Kassierer

bread merchant & cashier

Bürstenfabrik

bürsten = scrub brush

D. 07406 (Bekleidigungskammer)

D. 07406 (Bekleid Kammer)

Dienstelle

Dienststelle

service place

Druckerei

print shop

Feldbauleitung der Lufftwaffe

Feldbauleitung der Luft

Feldgendarmerei

feld = field gendarm = country constable

Flugstützpunkt

air base

Forstverwaltung

Forstverwalt.

Forest manager

Friseuranstalt, Grossestr 36

barber institution( school?)

Gartenwirtschaft des Judenrates

Gartenwirt d Judenrates

Jewish Garden

Gebeitskommissariat

Gebeitskommissar

district commissioner

Gerberei

tannery

Gerberei arb

tannery worker

H.J. HantSchuh Lahischinerstr 35

hantschuh = glove

Handelshafen

Commercial port

Heeresverpflegungsstelle

military mess hall

Holzschiffbau

wood ship building

Jüd Badeanstalt

Jewish public baths

Jüd Billige Küche

Jewish (inexpensive cuisine) kitchen

Jüd Brotverkaufstelle

Jewish bread merchant

Jüd Feuerwehr

Jewish fire brigade

Jüd Gartenwirtschaft

Jewish Garden

Jüd Krankenhaus

Jewish hospital

Jüd Krankenhaus Flugstützpunkt

Jewish hospital at the air base

Jüd Poliklinik

Jewish outclinic

Jüd Waisenhaus

Jewish orphanage

Judenrat

Jüdenrat / "Judenrat"

Jewish council

Judenrat Leiter der Registrierung abteilung

Leader/Manager of the Registration department

Lederfabrik

Leather factory

Muhle No 2

Mühle

mill

Ortskommandantur

local command post

Poliklinik

out clinic

Schneider Werkst Schewtschenkostr 48

Schneiderwerkstat Schewtschenkostr 48

Tailoring workshop

Schuhfabrik

shoe factory

Schutzmannschaft

police force

Sicherhettopolizei

sicher=certain, polizei=police

Soziale Fürsorge

social welfare work

Soziale Fürsorge des Judenrates

social welfare work for Jews

Sperholzplattenfabrik

Sperrholzfabrik / Sperholzfabrik

plywood ... factory

Waisenhaus

orphanage

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