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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
[[Image:{{YadV}}]]'''Archives''' collect and preserve original documents created by governments or religious institutions. '''Libraries''' | [[Image:{{YadV}}]]'''Archives''' collect and preserve original documents created by governments or religious institutions. '''Libraries''' collect published sources such as books, city directories, and maps. This section describes repositories of records for Jewish historical and genealogical research. | ||
If you plan to visit one of these repositories contact the organization and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. | If you plan to visit one of these repositories contact the organization and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. | ||
<u>Remember, the | <u>Remember, the FamilySearch Library may have a printed or microfilmed copy of the records you need.</u> | ||
The following publication lists addresses and telephone numbers of many local and state archives: | The following publication lists addresses and telephone numbers of many local and state archives: | ||
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=== JDC Archives === | === JDC Archives === | ||
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), established in 1914, is the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian assistance organization. JDC works in more than 70 countries and in Israel. Comprising the organizational records of JDC, the overseas rescue, relief, and rehabilitation arm of the American Jewish community, the [ | The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC), established in 1914, is the world’s leading Jewish humanitarian assistance organization. JDC works in more than 70 countries and in Israel. Comprising the organizational records of JDC, the overseas rescue, relief, and rehabilitation arm of the American Jewish community, the [https://archives.jdc.org/ JDC Archives] includes text documents, a large photograph collection, audio recordings, video recordings, and a research library. More than 2.6 million digitized pages of documents are available in PDF form through the [https://search.archives.jdc.org/ searchable online database]. The [https://archives.jdc.org/our-collections/names-index/ Names Index] holds more than 500,000 names and is a major source of information for genealogists and family historians. The [https://archives.jdc.org/our-shared-legacy/ Our Shared Legacy] page includes photograph galleries and a names search from the WWII era by location. | ||
The JDC Archives is located in two centers; one at JDC’s NY headquarters, and the second in Jerusalem. It is open to the public by [https://request.archives.jdc.org/VisitorRequest/VisitorRequest.aspx appointment]. | The JDC Archives is located in two centers; one at JDC’s NY headquarters, and the second in Jerusalem. It is open to the public by [https://request.archives.jdc.org/VisitorRequest/VisitorRequest.aspx appointment]. | ||
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:New York Public Library <br>42nd Street & 5th Avenue <br>New York, NY 10018<br><br> | :New York Public Library <br>42nd Street & 5th Avenue <br>New York, NY 10018<br><br> | ||
The '''American Jewish Archives''' has organizational records, family and personal papers, and synagogue records (many of the synagogue records have been filmed by the | The '''American Jewish Archives''' has organizational records, family and personal papers, and synagogue records (many of the synagogue records have been filmed by the FamilySearch Library). An online catalog of the Archives’ holdings is available at:<br> | ||
[http://americanjewisharchives.org/ American Jewish Archives]<br> | [http://americanjewisharchives.org/ American Jewish Archives]<br> | ||
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:American Jewish Archives <br>Hebrew Union College-Jewish <br>Institute of Religion <br>3101 Clifton Ave. <br>Cincinnati, Ohio 454220 | :American Jewish Archives <br>Hebrew Union College-Jewish <br>Institute of Religion <br>3101 Clifton Ave. <br>Cincinnati, Ohio 454220 | ||
[http://www.jmaw.org The Jewish Museum of the American West]: virtual museum with exhibits for every western state. Work in progress. They have indexes that are searchable by name and location. They publish a quarterly journal called '''''Western States Jewish History Quarterly''''' (since 1968) Copies are available at the Salt Lake | [http://www.jmaw.org The Jewish Museum of the American West]: virtual museum with exhibits for every western state. Work in progress. They have indexes that are searchable by name and location. They publish a quarterly journal called '''''Western States Jewish History Quarterly''''' (since 1968) Copies are available at the Salt Lake FamilySearch Library and the the Los Angles Family Search Library (Santa Monica, CA). Copies are also available for purchase from the museum.<br><br> | ||
The '''Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People Jerusalem (CAHJP)''' has documents, records, microfilms, photographs, newspaper clippings, books, and much more concerning the history of the Jews. The archives aims to the entire Jewish people. The central archives are unique in that they contain historical material on Jews from Western, Eastern, and Central Europe; the Islamic countries; North and South America; South Africa; and Eastern Asia. | The '''Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People Jerusalem (CAHJP)''' has documents, records, microfilms, photographs, newspaper clippings, books, and much more concerning the history of the Jews. The archives aims to the entire Jewish people. The central archives are unique in that they contain historical material on Jews from Western, Eastern, and Central Europe; the Islamic countries; North and South America; South Africa; and Eastern Asia. | ||
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*Weiner, Miriam. Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories. New York: YIVO, 1999. (FS Library book 947.71 F2w.) | *Weiner, Miriam. Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories. New York: YIVO, 1999. (FS Library book 947.71 F2w.) | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has copies of other published guides, catalogs, and inventories of some archives and libraries. Check for these records in the FamilySearch Catalog. Volunteers at the FamilySearch Library are also making an inventory of Jewish records in the collection. | ||
{{Jewish|Jewish}}{{U.S. Archives and Libraries}} | {{Jewish|Jewish}}{{U.S. Archives and Libraries}} | ||
[[Category:Jewish Records]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories]][[Category:Jewish Archives and Libraries]][[Category:United States Archives and Libraries]][[Category:Israel Archives and Libraries]] | [[Category:Jewish Records]] [[Category:United_States_Repositories]][[Category:Jewish Archives and Libraries]][[Category:United States Archives and Libraries]][[Category:Israel Archives and Libraries]] | ||