Jump to content

England Jewish Records: Difference between revisions

England Jewish Records (view source)

Revision as of 14:16, 13 August 2014

394 bytes removed ,  13 August 2014
upgraded article with NI
VisualWikitext
(upgraded article with NI)
(upgraded article with NI)
Line 6: Line 6:


Their story begins with Abraham, the patriarch who made covenants with God, his son Isaac, grandson Jacob and then his 12 sons. Under Moses they were released from slavery in Egypt and covenanted to live a higher moral law than their neighbours. Moses had received the Torah and taught it to his people so they understood they had to live righteously. Old Testament prophets and modern rabbis are considered extensions of Moses’ teaching.  
Their story begins with Abraham, the patriarch who made covenants with God, his son Isaac, grandson Jacob and then his 12 sons. Under Moses they were released from slavery in Egypt and covenanted to live a higher moral law than their neighbours. Moses had received the Torah and taught it to his people so they understood they had to live righteously. Old Testament prophets and modern rabbis are considered extensions of Moses’ teaching.  
==== Databases and Search Engines  ====
The first three in this list are part of the JewishGen website. To get an overview send an email to: [mailto:intro@jewishgen.org intro@jewishgen.org]
[http://www.jewishgen.org/jgff JewishGen Family Finder] (JGFF) is a list of surnames and towns being researched by more than 96,000 genealogists around the world.
[http://www.jewishgen.org/gedcom Family Tree of the Jewish People ]contains 800,000 names:<br>
[http://www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org/ IAJGS Cemetery Project] has 400,000 names in 22,000 cemeteries worldwide: <br>
[http://www.avotaynu.com/csi/csi-home.html Consolidated Jewish Surname List] is a gateway to 699,084 surnames in 42 databases.
[http://knowlescollection.blogspot.com/ The Knowles Collection]. In the&nbsp;mid-20th century, a Jewish genealogist named Isobel Mordy collected and indexed a group of English Jewish records.&nbsp;Her collection&nbsp;is now available on microfilm at the {{FHL|329168|title-id|disp=Family History Library}}. Todd Knowles has taken and built upon the Mordy collection and created an on-going database.
[http://www.feeefhs.org Federation of East European Family History Societies].
[http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch Catalog]&nbsp; Check under all Jewish categories under both Great Britain and England, and under the town. There do not seem to be many under the county category. Examples of the number of titles for four different areas are shown below.


==== History in England  ====
==== History in England  ====
Line 27: Line 45:
To a greater extent than other immigrants Jews have remained within their own self-supporting communities, tied by language, religion and tradition. They have always been hardworking and resourceful and most have thus prospered, even though the original immigrants may have arrived penniless. Although there are many exceptions, the majority of present-day British Jewish families have only been in Britain for four or five generations and are Ashkenazim. This has the advantage that fairly modern records of their origin were probably kept, and thus research can proceed in those countries with the help of LDS resources.  
To a greater extent than other immigrants Jews have remained within their own self-supporting communities, tied by language, religion and tradition. They have always been hardworking and resourceful and most have thus prospered, even though the original immigrants may have arrived penniless. Although there are many exceptions, the majority of present-day British Jewish families have only been in Britain for four or five generations and are Ashkenazim. This has the advantage that fairly modern records of their origin were probably kept, and thus research can proceed in those countries with the help of LDS resources.  


Although most Jews settled at first in London, there were several other early nuclei of Jewry, for example in Bristol, Canterbury, Chatham and Falmouth, and histories are available (Roth). The records of Kentish Jews are summarized by Webster. Wenzerul includes a bibliography of Jewish histories in these specific places: Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Canterbury, Cheltenham, Cornwall, Falmouth, Gateshead, Glasgow, Grimsby, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Northampton, Nottingham, Oxford, Portsmouth, Scotland, Sheffield, South West England, Sunderland, Twickenham and Wales.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Jewish History and Culture (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/England_Jewish_History_and_Culture_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>
Although most Jews settled at first in London, there were several other early nuclei of Jewry, for example in Bristol, Canterbury, Chatham and Falmouth, and histories are available (Roth). The records of Kentish Jews are summarized by Webster. Wenzerul includes a bibliography of Jewish histories in these specific places: Birmingham, Brighton, Bristol, Canterbury, Cheltenham, Cornwall, Falmouth, Gateshead, Glasgow, Grimsby, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Northampton, Nottingham, Oxford, Portsmouth, Scotland, Sheffield, South West England, Sunderland, Twickenham and Wales.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Jewish History and Culture (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/England_Jewish_History_and_Culture_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>  


=== Jewish Records  ===
=== Jewish Records  ===
Line 172: Line 190:
*West Ham cemetery 1858-1872, which also has a New Synagogue portion for the same period.
*West Ham cemetery 1858-1872, which also has a New Synagogue portion for the same period.


There is only one burial in each Jewish grave, but there may be several relatives close by, with details of relationships on the headstones. Jewish monumental inscriptions are typically very informative for genealogists, giving dates and places of birth. Wenzerul ''(A Beginner’s Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Great Britain.'' Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain, 2001) interprets some of the Jewish symbols on gravestones.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Jewish Records (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/England_Jewish_Records_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>
There is only one burial in each Jewish grave, but there may be several relatives close by, with details of relationships on the headstones. Jewish monumental inscriptions are typically very informative for genealogists, giving dates and places of birth. Wenzerul ''(A Beginner’s Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Great Britain.'' Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain, 2001) interprets some of the Jewish symbols on gravestones.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Jewish Records (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/England_Jewish_Records_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>  


=== Other Jewish Records  ===
=== Other Jewish Records  ===
Line 202: Line 220:
There is more than one ''Jewish Encyclopaedia'' which can be sought at public libraries and will provide background as well as biographical information on those of note. ''YIZKOR'' ''(Memorial)'' books are histories of individual Eastern European Jewish communities, some going back into the 17th and 18th centuries. There are over 1,000 compiled after WWII by survivors of communities in Poland, Ukraine and Hungary. Most are in Hebrew or Yiddish but a number of them have sections in English, and translations are a project of the JewishGen website.  
There is more than one ''Jewish Encyclopaedia'' which can be sought at public libraries and will provide background as well as biographical information on those of note. ''YIZKOR'' ''(Memorial)'' books are histories of individual Eastern European Jewish communities, some going back into the 17th and 18th centuries. There are over 1,000 compiled after WWII by survivors of communities in Poland, Ukraine and Hungary. Most are in Hebrew or Yiddish but a number of them have sections in English, and translations are a project of the JewishGen website.  


==== Databases and Search Engines  ====
=== Chart: Selected Jewish References in FamilySearch Catalog ===
 
The first three in this list are part of the JewishGen website. To get an overview send an email to: [mailto:intro@jewishgen.org intro@jewishgen.org]
 
[http://www.jewishgen.org/jgff JewishGen Family Finder]&nbsp;(JGFF) is a list of surnames and towns being researched by more than 96,000 genealogists around the world.
 
[http://www.jewishgen.org/gedcom Family Tree of the Jewish People ]contains 800,000 names:<br>
 
[http://www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org/ IAJGS Cemetery Project] has 400,000 names in 22,000 cemeteries worldwide: <br>
 
[http://www.avotaynu.com/csi/csi-home.html Consolidated Jewish Surname List] is a gateway to 699,084 surnames in 42 databases:<br>
 
[http://www.feeefhs.org Federation of East European Family History Societies].
 
[http://www.familysearch.org FamilySearch Catalog]&nbsp; Check under all Jewish categories under both Great Britain and England, and under the town. There do not seem to be many under the county category. Examples of the number of titles for four different areas are shown below.<br>
 
'''Chart: Selected Jewish References in FamilySearch Catalog'''


{| width="600" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"
{| width="600" border="1" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"
Line 337: Line 339:


*Burial authorizations since 1896 containing more information than on civil death certificates.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Jewish Genealogical Resources (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/England_Jewish_Genealogical_Resources_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>
*Burial authorizations since 1896 containing more information than on civil death certificates.<ref>Christensen, Penelope. "England Jewish Genealogical Resources (National Institute)," ''The National Institute for Genealogical Studies'' (2012), https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/England_Jewish_Genealogical_Resources_%28National_Institute%29.</ref>
Most synagogues have retained their own records.


For historical information, contact:  
For historical information, contact:  


*[http://www.jhse.org/ Jewish Historical Society of England]&nbsp;<br>33 Seymour Place&nbsp;<br>London W1H 5AP&nbsp;England
*[http://www.jhse.org/ Jewish Historical Society of England]&nbsp;<br>33 Seymour Place&nbsp;<br>London W1H 5AP&nbsp;England  
 
In the&nbsp;mid-20th century, a Jewish genealogist named Isobel Mordy collected and indexed a group of English Jewish records.&nbsp;Her collection&nbsp;is now available on microfilm at the {{FHL|329168|title-id|disp=Family History Library}}.
 
Todd Knowles has taken and built upon the Mordy collection and created an on-going&nbsp;database known as the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&fed=false&collectionId=&catSearchType=title&searchCriteria=Knowles+Collection&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Knowles Collection] which is searchable online at <span style="text-decoration: underline;">&nbsp; &nbsp; </span>[https://www.familysearch.org/ familysearch.org].


For more information, see:  
For more information, see:  
Line 354: Line 349:
*[http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/roots/jewish/tracingjewishroots/tracingjewishroots.htm#getting_started Tracing Jewish Roots]
*[http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/roots/jewish/tracingjewishroots/tracingjewishroots.htm#getting_started Tracing Jewish Roots]


== References ==
== References ==
{{reflist}}
 
{{reflist}}  


[[Category:England]]
[[Category:England]]
Murphynw
407,336

edits

Retrieved from "https://integration-ru.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Special:MobileDiff/1823218"