Alkalaj Isak

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Alkalaj Isak's transcript of interrogation
Created December 16, 1941

Conducted in the Special Police Department
Administration of the city of Belgrade

A    R E C O R D

0n hearing ALKALAJ ISAK, trav. salesman, with a flat in Kralja Aleksandra Street No.128 / IV in Belgrade, born 12-1-1879, in Belgrade, father Aron and mother Sarah Born Eliazar, married, the father of three children, the religion Mosesian, of Jewish nationality, not previously punished nor convicted, of weak economic state, physically weak, subject of the former Kng. Yugoslavia, who stated the necessary questionnaire:

In Belgrade, I live since birth and I am a traveling salesman.

Two months ago, I was placed in a Jewish camp near Topovske šupe in Belgrade. Due to age and weakness, I was released after fifteen days from the camp to treat myself at home. While in the camp I was not assigned to work due to age.

On November 7th, I took out personal identification in the name of Ilija Aleksic from Vranje, so that under a fake name I could get somewhere and hide, and so I could lose trace of my stay.
This ID card was taken by a Vajs, a bank clerk who was constantly in the Alliance for Jews, and I paid him 126 for it because I did not want to give him more because I could not travel to Vranje. I did not know xxxxxxxxxxxxxx earlier, nor can I know how to deal with it now, but I could know it. The Weiss is about 35 years old, small in height, long nose, blue and thin.
I believe that this Weiss has acquired many false passports and passports for many, and that's all for money, but I do not know where and by whom. I recall that on this ID: "Officer III of the Quarter", but I do not remember the signature.

On December 12, I took off from Belgrade by train to Požarevac to continue the road Petrovac on Mlavi, but the railway from Požarevac for Petrovac did not settle for that I started off with the car and arrived in Petrovac at around 8 pm in the evening after the curfew. As we moved around the street after a curfew time I was arrested by the Serbian army and at the hearing, with them, I admitted that I traveled with a false identity card in order to be employed in Zagubica with a coffee shop as a coffee maker.

After two days I was taken to Belgrade, but I do not know what they did with my IDs and I had 1800 dinars in cash and one gold wedding ring and a pair of new ski boots.
All the things but the ID card, the money, the wedding ring and the ski shoes, were brought with me to the City Administration, what was with the rest is to me unknown. From Petrovac I was first taken to the Volunteer Command in Belgrade and then to the Administration.

This is my statement and all the words are in the same-faithfully recorded, in

Literate,
Alkalaj Isak

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DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL POLICE

Administration of the city of Belgrade

Pov. II. No.636

December 17, 1941

BEOGRAD

 

HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT FOR JEWS

U.G.B.

 

                 It is reported to this section ALKALAJ ISAK, a commercial traveler from Belgrade, born in 1886 from father Aaron and mother Sara, caught by Serbian volunteers in Petrovac on Mlava on December 12, with false legitimation Ilija ALEKSIC from Vranje, with a request for jurisdiction.

                 The nominee escaped from Belgrade a day. December 12 t.e. to be employed in Žagubica under false falsehoods in order to diminish the trace of oneself.

 

    Seal: By order

Head of Special Police Department

Boss IV

                                                                                 Signature: Bećarević

 

 

Sig: IAB UGB SP IV - 26 / 14k 234/3

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THE CITY OF BELGRADE ADMINISTRATION

DEPARTMENT OF SPECIAL POLICE

Pov. II No. 636

 

December 17, 1941

Belgrade

 

THE SERBIAN VOLUNTEER COMMAND

Intelligence department

 

With the act of said headquarters, no. 448 on December 15 t. Mr. This division has also received ALKALAJ ISAK, a traveling salesman, a Jew from Belgrade, who was arrested in Petrovac on Mlava.

                As he was appointed, at the arrests in Petrovac a false personal identification card, in the name of Ilija Aleksic from Vranje, you have complained that, as soon as possible, you are to hand over the confiscated ID card to the issuer, in order to prosecute those who issued false legitimacy to the Jews.

                And at the same time, you are reporting, for the sake of information, that Alkalaj stated that at the time of the arrest, he was taken away 1800 dinars in cash, one gold wedding ring and a pair of new ski boots.

 

                                                                                                Stamp:

On the orders of the Head of the Special Police Department

 

                                                                                                Signature: Bećarević

 

 

Sig: IAB UGB SP IV-26/14 K234 / 3

 

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A cover for the delivery of ID and photographs of Alkalaj Isak
Stamp: Administration of the City of Belgrade
                 Special Police Department

                 POLIZEIPRASIDIUM - BELGRAD

                 Spezialpolizeiabteilung

                 K.Pov. II No 710

                 January 18, 1942

 

HEAD DEPARTMENT FOR JEWS

MANAGEMENT OF THE CITY OF BELGRADE

Belgrade

                 Concerning the Act of this Section Pov. II No.636 of December 17, 1941, the documents and photographs of Alkalaj A. Isak, which were received subsequently by the Serbian Volunteer Command Staff, are provided.

                 Seal: According to the order of the Head of the Special Police Department, Section IV of the Section

                 Paraf: Bećarević

 

Sig: IAB UGB SP IV -26/14 k 234/3

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