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Records of the former Jewish communities of the entire Czech Republic are located at the National Archives in Prague. This priceless collection contains more than 3,000 volumes of Jewish birth, marriage, and death registers that cover Bohemia, Moravia, and the Czech part of Silesia for the period 1784-1949. | Records of the former Jewish communities of the entire Czech Republic are located at the National Archives in Prague. This priceless collection contains more than 3,000 volumes of Jewish birth, marriage, and death registers that cover Bohemia, Moravia, and the Czech part of Silesia for the period 1784-1949. | ||
*Many records of the former Jewish communities of the entire Czech Republic are online at [https://vademecum.nacr.cz/vademecum/ the National Archives in Prague]. To learn more, click [[ | *Many records of the former Jewish communities of the entire Czech Republic are online at [https://vademecum.nacr.cz/vademecum/ the National Archives in Prague]. To learn more, click [[Czechia Jewish Registers|here]]. For a tutorial on how to navigate the website, watch [https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/lessons/finding-jewish-records-at-the-czech-national-archives this video]. | ||
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**Alternatively, you can click on the attachment symbol (paper clip) to go straight to the book. | **Alternatively, you can click on the attachment symbol (paper clip) to go straight to the book. | ||
In the meantime the archive will respond to a written request from an individual. Click [[ | In the meantime the archive will respond to a written request from an individual. Click [[Czechia Jewish Records#Location|here]] for contact information. | ||
The [http://www.nacr.cz/Upload/pomucky/id_3_2_zidMatrik.pdf collection inventory] organized by town name is available on the website of the National Archive. [http://www.nacr.cz/Upload/pomucky/id_3_3_zidMatrik_rejmist.pdf Locality index] is helpful in determining which register to order. | The [http://www.nacr.cz/Upload/pomucky/id_3_2_zidMatrik.pdf collection inventory] organized by town name is available on the website of the National Archive. [http://www.nacr.cz/Upload/pomucky/id_3_3_zidMatrik_rejmist.pdf Locality index] is helpful in determining which register to order. | ||
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