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*[http://www.iajgs.org/members/calendar.html IAJGS Calenda[[Category:Jewish records]]  
*[http://www.iajgs.org/members/calendar.html IAJGS Calendar]  
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Go to [[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy Research Main Pag[[Category:Jewish records]]]<br>Go to [[Russia|Russia Main Pag[[Category:Jewish records]]]  
Go to [[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy Research Main Page]]<br>Go to [[Russia|Russia Main Page]]  


=== "Russia" Disambiguation  ===
=== "Russia" Disambiguation  ===
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United States census records and arriving passenger lists often simply list the place of birth or origin as "Russia," usually meaning the Russian Empire and not the country of Russia. Careful research is needed to pinpoint the province and city/town, and from that to determine the present-day country.  
United States census records and arriving passenger lists often simply list the place of birth or origin as "Russia," usually meaning the Russian Empire and not the country of Russia. Careful research is needed to pinpoint the province and city/town, and from that to determine the present-day country.  


To view a map showing the extent of the Russian Empire, click [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Russian_Empire_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg her[[Category:Jewish records]].  
To view a map showing the extent of the Russian Empire, click [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Russian_Empire_%28orthographic_projection%29.svg here].  


Jewish Research resources on the FamilySearch Wiki are organized primarily by the present-day country, and not by the former designations. If possible, determine the city/town of origin and then search under its present-day country.  
Jewish Research resources on the FamilySearch Wiki are organized primarily by the present-day country, and not by the former designations. If possible, determine the city/town of origin and then search under its present-day country.  
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=== Alphabets and Languages  ===
=== Alphabets and Languages  ===


*[http://www.indiana.edu/~libslav/slavcatman/sltrans.html U.S. Library of Congress Transliteration Tables for Cyrillic Alphabet[[Category:Jewish records]].
*[http://www.indiana.edu/~libslav/slavcatman/sltrans.html U.S. Library of Congress Transliteration Tables for Cyrillic Alphabets].
*[http://stevemorse.org/russian/rus2eng.html Transliterating Russian to English in One Step], online automatic transliterator by Steve Morse.
*[http://stevemorse.org/russian/rus2eng.html Transliterating Russian to English in One Step], online automatic transliterator by Steve Morse.
*[[Russian Genealogical Word Lis[[Category:Jewish records]]]<br>Presently being developed, contributions welcome!.
*[[Russian Genealogical Word List]]<br>Presently being developed, contributions welcome!.


=== Maps of Jews in the Russian Empire  ===
=== Maps of Jews in the Russian Empire  ===


*For a map showing the percentage of Jews in the Pale of Settlement and Congress Poland, c. 1905, click [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_showing_percentage_of_Jews_in_the_Pale_of_Settlement_and_Congress_Poland,_c._1905.png her[[Category:Jewish records]].  
*For a map showing the percentage of Jews in the Pale of Settlement and Congress Poland, c. 1905, click [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_showing_percentage_of_Jews_in_the_Pale_of_Settlement_and_Congress_Poland,_c._1905.png here].  
*To view an additional historical map showing the historical percentage of Jews in governments, click [http://books.google.com/books?id=sr85AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA531&lpg=PA531&dq=%22percentage+of+jews+in+governments%22+map&source=bl&ots=BK42kcedcz&sig=Eb1EvyRT9xaaOxNAlNit1-q2_yU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PcwMU5-xMcGBogTyqYKABg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22percentage%20of%20jews%20in%20governments%22%20map&f=false her[[Category:Jewish records]].<br>Definition of "Pale of Settlement" from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_of_Settlement Wikipedia.or[[Category:Jewish records]]:<br>The Pale of Settlement (Russian: Черта́ осе́длости, chertá osédlosti, Yiddish: דער תּחום-המושבֿ, der tkhum-ha-moyshəv, Hebrew: תְּחוּם הַמּוֹשָב, tḥùm ha-mosháv‎) was the term given to a region of Imperial Russia in which permanent residency by Jews was allowed and beyond which Jewish permanent residency was generally prohibited. It extended from the eastern pale, or demarcation line, to the western Russian border with the Kingdom of Prussia (later the German Empire) and with Austria-Hungary. The English term "pale" is derived from the Latin word "palus", a stake, extended to mean the area enclosed by a fence or boundary.
*To view an additional historical map showing the historical percentage of Jews in governments, click [http://books.google.com/books?id=sr85AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA531&lpg=PA531&dq=%22percentage+of+jews+in+governments%22+map&source=bl&ots=BK42kcedcz&sig=Eb1EvyRT9xaaOxNAlNit1-q2_yU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PcwMU5-xMcGBogTyqYKABg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22percentage%20of%20jews%20in%20governments%22%20map&f=false here].<br>Definition of "Pale of Settlement" from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_of_Settlement Wikipedia.org]:<br>The Pale of Settlement (Russian: Черта́ осе́длости, chertá osédlosti, Yiddish: דער תּחום-המושבֿ, der tkhum-ha-moyshəv, Hebrew: תְּחוּם הַמּוֹשָב, tḥùm ha-mosháv‎) was the term given to a region of Imperial Russia in which permanent residency by Jews was allowed and beyond which Jewish permanent residency was generally prohibited. It extended from the eastern pale, or demarcation line, to the western Russian border with the Kingdom of Prussia (later the German Empire) and with Austria-Hungary. The English term "pale" is derived from the Latin word "palus", a stake, extended to mean the area enclosed by a fence or boundary.


=== Gazetteer of Jewish Communities  ===
=== Gazetteer of Jewish Communities  ===


*Use the JewishGen Communities Database by clicking [http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/Search.asp her[[Category:Jewish records]].
*Use the JewishGen Communities Database by clicking [http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/Search.asp here].


=== Jewish History in Russia  ===
=== Jewish History in Russia  ===


*Read the Wikipedia.org article ''History of the Jews in Russia'', by clicking [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Russia her[[Category:Jewish records]]].
*Read the Wikipedia.org article ''History of the Jews in Russia'', by clicking [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Russia here]].
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=== The JewishGen Databases  ===
=== The JewishGen Databases  ===


*JewishGen.org has indexed millions of Jewish records from the Russian Empire. These come from many different sources, e.g., vital records, voter lists, business directories, and ghetto records. The records are organized for searching under the present-day country names. ''Access requires free registration.''<br>To search, click [http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/ her[[Category:Jewish records]].
*JewishGen.org has indexed millions of Jewish records from the Russian Empire. These come from many different sources, e.g., vital records, voter lists, business directories, and ghetto records. The records are organized for searching under the present-day country names. ''Access requires free registration.''<br>To search, click [http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/ here].


=== Jewish Research by Country  ===
=== Jewish Research by Country  ===


Links to Jewish Research pages for countries comprising the former Russian Empire may be found [[:Category:Jewish Research by Country, Region, and City|her[[Category:Jewish records]]].  
Links to Jewish Research pages for countries comprising the former Russian Empire may be found [[:Category:Jewish Research by Country, Region, and City|here]].  


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