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== Introduction == | |||
The term ''Holocaust, Jewish (1939–1945)'' is used in this outline and the FamilySearch Catalog to describe various records and publications that document the genocide of European Jews during World War II. Before WWII over 80% of the world’s Jews lived in Central and Eastern Europe. During WWII Jewish communities in these areas were systematically destroyed. The Holocaust, migration issues, and naming patterns are three major obstacles in Jewish genealogical research. | |||
Following the war, the Jewish community began several large-scale undertakings to document the towns and people destroyed in the Holocaust. Three records of great importance to genealogical research are Yizkor books, Pages of Testimony, and lists of victims and deportees. | |||
See [[Jewish Archives and Libraries]] for addresses and other information about the Jewish collections located at various archives. | |||
JewishGen is collecting and building multiple databases with Jewish names and records. See [https://www.jewishgen.org/ www.jewishgen.org] for more information. | |||
Search on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog] using such keywords as: holocaust, deportation, passports, concentration camps, etc. Search in the Catalog under all applicable jurisdictions. | |||
Yizkor, or memorial books. These publications are usually written in Hebrew or Yiddish and include the history of a Jewish community, memories of the community’s survivors, information from friends about families that had no survivors, a list of Holocaust victims from the town, and names and addresses of survivors. Yizkor books are usually privately printed in small publication runs. The following archives have significant collections of yizkor books: | == Record Types == | ||
'''Yizkor, or memorial books.''' These publications are usually written in Hebrew or Yiddish and include the history of a Jewish community, memories of the community’s survivors, information from friends about families that had no survivors, a list of Holocaust victims from the town, and names and addresses of survivors. Yizkor books are usually privately printed in small publication runs. The following archives have significant collections of yizkor books: | |||
*[[Jewish Archives and Libraries|Yad Vashem]] | *[[Jewish Archives and Libraries|Yad Vashem]] | ||
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*Jewish Public Library of Montreal | *Jewish Public Library of Montreal | ||
JewishGen has an ongoing project to facilitate access to yizkor books. Information is available at: [http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/ www.jewishgen.org/yizkor]. | |||
Also see ''Bibliography of eastern European memorial (Yizkor) books'' (FHL call no. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/629913 947 F23]). | |||
'''Pages of Testimony.''' These manuscripts were compiled by the Yad Vashem from 1955 to the present under authority of The Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Law. This collection has information on over 3 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. Each page of testimony records the individual’s name, year and place of birth, names of parents and spouse, place of residence before the war, places of residence during the war, and circumstances of death (place, date, and so on). Each form is signed and dated by the person giving the testimony. Pages of Testimony are available only through the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem. | '''Pages of Testimony.''' These manuscripts were compiled by the Yad Vashem from 1955 to the present under authority of The Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Law. This collection has information on over 3 million Jews murdered in the Holocaust. Each page of testimony records the individual’s name, year and place of birth, names of parents and spouse, place of residence before the war, places of residence during the war, and circumstances of death (place, date, and so on). Each form is signed and dated by the person giving the testimony. Pages of Testimony are available only through the Hall of Names at the Yad Vashem. | ||
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The Family History Library has a few yizkor books and other information about the Jewish Holocaust. Check for these records in the FamilySearch Catalog. Other sections of this outline that discuss records of Jews during the Holocaust include "Census" and "Concentration Camps." | The Family History Library has a few yizkor books and other information about the Jewish Holocaust. Check for these records in the FamilySearch Catalog. Other sections of this outline that discuss records of Jews during the Holocaust include "Census" and "Concentration Camps." | ||
'''Death Books from Auschwitz.''' These death books contain a register of names based on various death books dept at Auschwitz. In all, they contain 68,864 entries. (FHL call no. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/760505 943.86/A1 F2d]) | |||
'''War crimes cases files, 1945-1959.''' These case files contain concentration camp records, affidavits of former camp internees, case summaries, trial transcripts, medical and work records, and other types of records. The case files are found on microfilms. See [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/605556 FHL microfilms]. | |||
== Research Resources == | |||
A guide to researching Holocaust families is: | A guide to researching Holocaust families is: | ||
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*Mokotoff, Gary. How to Document Victims and Locate Survivors of the Holocaust. Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, 1995. (FHL book 940 F2mo.) | *Mokotoff, Gary. How to Document Victims and Locate Survivors of the Holocaust. Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, 1995. (FHL book 940 F2mo.) | ||
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*[https://ehri-project.eu/online-portal-connects-holocaust-archives-worldwide EHRI Online Portal Connects Holocaust Archives] | *[https://ehri-project.eu/online-portal-connects-holocaust-archives-worldwide EHRI Online Portal Connects Holocaust Archives] | ||
*[http://www.many-roads.com/tips-opinions-pointers/shoah-holocaust-research-help/ Shoah – Holocaust Free Research Help] | *[http://www.many-roads.com/tips-opinions-pointers/shoah-holocaust-research-help/ Shoah – Holocaust Free Research Help] | ||
*[https://digitalcollections.its-arolsen.org/03010102 The ITS Archive] preserves one of the largest collections worldwide on the history of the Holocaust and the National Socialist concentration camps, on Nazi forced labor and on so-called displaced persons. | *[https://digitalcollections.its-arolsen.org/03010102 The ITS Archive] preserves one of the largest collections worldwide on the history of the Holocaust and the National Socialist concentration camps, on Nazi forced labor and on so-called displaced persons. | ||
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[[Category:Jewish Records]] | [[Category:Jewish Records]] | ||