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=== Other Libraries and Archives === | === Other Libraries and Archives === | ||
The Library of Congress houses hundreds of yizkor books as well as an extensive collection on the Holocaust and all aspects of Jewish history and culture. An online catalog is available at: | The '''Library of Congress''' houses hundreds of yizkor books as well as an extensive collection on the Holocaust and all aspects of Jewish history and culture. An online catalog is available at: | ||
*http://www.loc.gov/ | *http://www.loc.gov/ | ||
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The Hebraic Section is located in the Adams Building at 110 2nd Str., SE Washington, D.C. | The Hebraic Section is located in the Adams Building at 110 2nd Str., SE Washington, D.C. | ||
The Jewish Public Library of Montreal has a large collection of yizkor books and the largest public collection of Judaica in North America. Reference and catalog information is available in English, French, Hebrew, Yiddish, and Russian. The collection documents all major aspects of Canadian Jewish history and maintains a large genealogical resource collection. | The '''Jewish Public Library of Montreal''' has a large collection of yizkor books and the largest public collection of Judaica in North America. Reference and catalog information is available in English, French, Hebrew, Yiddish, and Russian. The collection documents all major aspects of Canadian Jewish history and maintains a large genealogical resource collection. | ||
You can contact the Jewish Public Library at: | You can contact the Jewish Public Library at: | ||
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:Jewish Public Library of Montreal <br>5151 Cote St. Catherine Road <br>Montreal, Quebec H3W 1M6 <br>Canada | :Jewish Public Library of Montreal <br>5151 Cote St. Catherine Road <br>Montreal, Quebec H3W 1M6 <br>Canada | ||
The New York Public Library is an excellent place for research because most Jewish immigrants to the United States lived in New York for a time. The library has borough directories, census records for the greater metropolitan area, back issues of The New York Times, maps, atlases, gazetteers, community histories, yizkor books, indexes to some of the U.S. federal census returns, vital records for New York City, and ship passenger lists. | The '''New York Public Library''' is an excellent place for research because most Jewish immigrants to the United States lived in New York for a time. The library has borough directories, census records for the greater metropolitan area, back issues of The New York Times, maps, atlases, gazetteers, community histories, yizkor books, indexes to some of the U.S. federal census returns, vital records for New York City, and ship passenger lists. | ||
The library’s Jewish Division has one of the most significant collections of Judaica in the world, including bibliographies, reference works, periodicals, and newspapers. The collection is only available in the Jewish Division’s reading room. About 40 percent of the Division’s holdings are in Hebrew; the remainder are in other languages, primarily English, German, Russian, and French. | The library’s Jewish Division has one of the most significant collections of Judaica in the world, including bibliographies, reference works, periodicals, and newspapers. The collection is only available in the Jewish Division’s reading room. About 40 percent of the Division’s holdings are in Hebrew; the remainder are in other languages, primarily English, German, Russian, and French. | ||
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:New York Public Library <br>42nd Street & 5th Avenue <br>New York, NY 10018 | :New York Public Library <br>42nd Street & 5th Avenue <br>New York, NY 10018 | ||
The American Jewish Archives has organizational records, family and personal papers, and synagogue records (many of the synagogue records have been filmed by the Family History Library). An online catalog of the Archives’ holdings is available at: | The '''American Jewish Archives''' has organizational records, family and personal papers, and synagogue records (many of the synagogue records have been filmed by the Family History Library). An online catalog of the Archives’ holdings is available at: | ||
*http://www.huc.edu/aja/ | *http://www.huc.edu/aja/ | ||