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• 1939-1945 Jewish Holocaust Memorials and Jewish Residents of Germany 1939-1945 at MyHeritage - index

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• Geschichte der Juden in Hamburg History of the Jews in Hamburg

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The archival records of the Jewish synagogues in Hamburg go back to 1641. They became part of the Hamburg Staatsarchiv in 1942. Since 1959 part of the records are in Hamburg and part in the Jerusalem Central Archives.

Staatsarchiv Hamburg
Kattunbleiche 19
22041 Hamburg
Germany
Phone: 040 115
Fax: 040 4279-16001
Website: http://www.hamburg.de/staatsarchiv
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The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, The Edmond J. Safra Campus Givat Ram
Postal address: P.O.B. 39077, Jerusalem 91390
Tel. 972-2-6586249
Fax 972-2-6535426
E-Mail: cahjp@nli.org.il