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The Knowles Collection: Jews of Europe (view source)
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''[[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy ]] > Knowles Collection''<br> | ''[[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy ]] > Knowles Collection''<br> | ||
Use this record to find the genealogy of many Jews who appear in the records of the countries of Europe. The great advantage of the Knowles Collection is that it links together into family groups, thousands of individual Jews (over | Use this record to find the genealogy of many Jews who appear in the records of the countries of Europe. The great advantage of the Knowles Collection is that it links together into family groups, thousands of individual Jews (over 159,000 for this database as of February 2013). Until now, these records were available only at the Family History Library or through individual archives or private individuals. | ||
Among the many sources in this collection are a couple of very unique records.They are: | Among the many sources in this collection are a couple of very unique records.They are: | ||
*The synagogue records of Mattersdorf, Hungary and | *The synagogue records of Mattersdorf, Hungary and | ||
*The records of the Ventura family from the Spanish Inquisition. | *The records of the Ventura family from the Spanish Inquisition. | ||
*The Jewish residents from the 1869 census of Hungary.<br> | |||
*Some of the Jewish people buried at Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France.<br> | |||
== This record contains == | == This record contains == | ||
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#Items contributed to the site by others, who are acknowledged. | #Items contributed to the site by others, who are acknowledged. | ||
{{Jewish|Jewish}}<br> | {{Jewish|Jewish}}<br> | ||
[[Category:Europe]] [[Category:Jews|Knowles]] | [[Category:Europe]] [[Category:Jews|Knowles]] | ||