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*'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm.  
*'''Archives''' collect and preserve '''original documents''' of organizations such as churches or governments. '''Libraries''' generally collect '''published sources''' such as books, maps, and microfilm.  
*'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.  
*'''If you plan to visit a repository, contact them''' and ask for information about their collection, hours, services, and fees. Ask if they require you to have a reader’s ticket (a paper indicating you are a responsible researcher) to view the records, and ask how to obtain one.  
*Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.  
*Although the records you need may be in an archive or library, the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Library'''] may have microfilmed and/or digitized copies of them.  
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==Archives==
==Archives==
'''Israel State Archives'''<br>  
'''Israel State Archives'''<br>  
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Har Hotzvim<br>  
Har Hotzvim<br>  
Jerusalem 91919, Israel <br>
Jerusalem 91919, Israel <br>
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Tel: 02-5680680,  02-5680612  <br>
Tel: 02-5680680,  02-5680612  <br>
Fax:02-5680670 <br>   
Fax:02-5680670 <br>   
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Information found in the Reading Room of the Israel State Archives.
* Records found in the Reading Room of the Israel State Archives includes the following:
*The Government of Israel The Office of the Chief Secretariat - 1918-1948  
*The Government of Israel The Office of the Chief Secretariat - 1918-1948  
::The Chief Executive Office of the British Mandatory Government in Palestine . Including personal files of government employees.  
::The Chief Executive Office of the British Mandatory Government in Palestine . Including personal files of government employees.  
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*Austrian consulate in Palestine 1903-1938
*Austrian consulate in Palestine 1903-1938
::list of passports, visas, applications for passports and visas to Austria, List of Austrian war dead buried in military cemeteries in Palestine.
::list of passports, visas, applications for passports and visas to Austria, List of Austrian war dead buried in military cemeteries in Palestine.
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'''The Central Zionist Archives'''<br>
Joseph Herlitz Street Address<br>
Jerusalem 9100002<br>
Israel<br>
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Telephone: 02-6204800<br>
Fax: 02-6204837 <br>
E-mail: cza@wzo.org.il<br>
*[http://www.zionistarchives.org.il/familyresearch/GenealogyDatabases/Pages/Default.aspx '''Genealogy Research''']
*[http://www.zionistarchives.org.il/familyresearch/Pages/about-family-research.aspx '''Requesting and paying for research''']
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'''Family research related collections:'''
*A card file and personal records of immigrants
*A card file and personal records of immigrants
::Jewish Agency card files and personal records of candidates for aliyah and of immigrants to Israel / the State of Israel
::Jewish Agency card files and personal records of candidates for aliyah and of immigrants to Israel / the State of Israel
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*Private archives of personalities who worked for Zionism
*Private archives of personalities who worked for Zionism
*Newspapers and books
*Newspapers and books
::Newspapers and periodicals published in Israel, in the State of Israel and abroad, which are made up of genealogies
::Newspapers and periodicals published in Israel, in the State of Israel and abroad, which are made up of genealogies<br>
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'''The Central Zionist Archives'''<br>
Joseph Herlitz Street Address<br>
Jerusalem 9100002<br>
Israel<br>
Telephone: 02-6204800<br>
Fax: 02-6204837 <br>
Email: cza@wzo.org.il<br>
*[http://www.zionistarchives.org.il/familyresearch/GenealogyDatabases/Pages/Default.aspx '''Genealogy Research''']
*[http://www.zionistarchives.org.il/familyresearch/Pages/about-family-research.aspx '''Requesting and paying for research''']<br>


'''The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People Jerusalem (CAHJP)'''<br>
'''The Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People Jerusalem (CAHJP)'''<br>
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Jerusalem 91390<br>
Jerusalem 91390<br>
Israel  <br>
Israel  <br>
<br>
Tel. 972-2-6586249<br>
Tel. 972-2-6586249<br>
Fax 972-2-6535426<br>   
Fax 972-2-6535426<br>   
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'''Municipal Archives'''<br>  
'''Municipal Archives'''<br>  
'''Municipality of Tel Aviv-Jaffa''' <br>
''Municipality of Tel Aviv-Jaffa''<br>
st 69 Tel <br>
st 69 Tel <br>
Tel Aviv-Jaffa 64162<br>  
Tel Aviv-Jaffa 64162<br>  
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:*[http://www.isragen.org.il/siteFiles/13/79/6576.asp '''1915 census of Tel Aviv''']
:*[http://www.isragen.org.il/siteFiles/13/79/6576.asp '''1915 census of Tel Aviv''']
:*[http://www.isragen.org.il/siteFiles/13/79/5783.asp '''1922-23 census of Tel Aviv-Jaffa]
:*[http://www.isragen.org.il/siteFiles/13/79/5783.asp '''1922-23 census of Tel Aviv-Jaffa]
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'''The David Tuviyahu Archives for the History of the Negev'''<br>
'''The David Tuviyahu Archives for the History of the Negev'''<br>
Ben Gurion University of the Negev<br>
Ben Gurion University of the Negev<br>
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<br>
Telephone:08-6461425<br>
Telephone:08-6461425<br>
E-mail: Archtuv@bgu.ac.il<br>
Email: Archtuv@bgu.ac.il<br>
*[http://www.isragen.org.il/siteFiles/13/221/6024.asp '''Summary of holdings''']
*[https://in.bgu.ac.il/en/aranne/Pages/Tuviyahu-Archives.aspx Summary of holdings]
*[https://primo.bgu.ac.il/discovery/search?vid=972BGU_INST:972BGU&tab=972bgu_tuviyahu&sortby=rank&search_scope=search_tuviyahu_archive&lang=en Ben Gurion University of the Negev Search Engine]


*[http://www.jewishgen.org/Courland/data_by_sources.htm#shefayim '''Records of the Latvia and Estonia Jews in Israel''']
[https://eap.bl.uk/search?f%5B0%5D=country%3AIsrael '''Endangered Archives: Israel''']


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[https://eap.bl.uk/search?f%5B0%5D=country%3AIsrael '''Endangered Archives: Israel''']
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==Societies With Databases From Archives==
'''Israel Genealogy Research Association'''<br>
'''Israel Genealogy Research Association'''<br>
P.O. Box 10578<br>
P.O. Box 10578<br>
Jerusalem 9110501<br>
Jerusalem 9110501<br>
Israel<br>
Israel<br>
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[http://genealogy.org.il/contact/ '''Email contact form''']<br>
[http://genealogy.org.il/contact/ '''Email contact form''']<br>
[http://genealogy.org.il/about/ '''Website''']<br>
[http://genealogy.org.il/about/ '''Website''']<br>
[http://genealogy.org.il/professional-research-services/ '''Professional research services''']<br>
[http://genealogy.org.il/professional-research-services/ '''Professional research services''']<br>
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* Online Databases at IGRA:<br>
Online Databases at IGRA:<br>
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[https://isragen.org.il/%d7%9e%d7%99-%d7%90%d7%a0%d7%97%d7%a0%d7%95/%d7%a1%d7%a0%d7%99%d7%a4%d7%99-%d7%94%d7%a2%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%aa%d7%94/ '''Israeli Association for the Study of Family Roots (ILAM) Branches''']<br>
[https://isragen.org.il/%d7%9e%d7%99-%d7%90%d7%a0%d7%97%d7%a0%d7%95/%d7%a1%d7%a0%d7%99%d7%a4%d7%99-%d7%94%d7%a2%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%aa%d7%94/ '''Israeli Association for the Study of Family Roots (ILAM) Branches''']


*[https://isragen.org.il/%d7%a8%d7%a9%d7%95%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%aa-%d7%90%d7%b4%d7%99/  Records AI]
*[https://isragen.org.il/%d7%a8%d7%a9%d7%95%d7%9e%d7%95%d7%aa-%d7%90%d7%b4%d7%99/  Records AI]<br>
::The volunteers of Ilam - the Israeli Association for Researching Family Roots (formerly Haji - the Israeli Genealogical Society) have built databases of genealogical value that include over 400,000, with about 20,000 different surnames recorded in them.
::The volunteers of Ilam - the Israeli Association for Researching Family Roots (formerly Haji - the Israeli Genealogical Society) have built databases of genealogical value that include over 400,000, with about 20,000 different surnames recorded in them.
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*[http://www.jewishgen.org/Courland/data_by_sources.htm#shefayim '''Records of the Latvia and Estonia Jews in Israel''']
*[http://www.jewishgen.org/Courland/data_by_sources.htm#shefayim '''Records of the Latvia and Estonia Jews in Israel''']


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Phone: 074-7336336<br>
Phone: 074-7336336<br>
Email:  reference@nli.org.il<br>
Email:  reference@nli.org.il<br>
[https://www.nli.org.il/en Website]
[https://www.nli.org.il/en Website]<br>
 
'''Arab Genealogy Books Online'''<br>
[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/MENA/israel-books Website]<br>
Open access collection of Arabic genealogy books that have been digitized and can be browsed by country/region. Books contain valuable information about tribal histories and family lineages.
==Museums==
==Museums==
'''Israel Museum'''<br>
'''Israel Museum'''<br>
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<br>
Phone: 02-6708811<br>
Phone: 02-6708811<br>
E-mail: info@imj.org.il<br>
Email: info@imj.org.il<br>
[https://www.imj.org.il/en/content/welcome-israel-museum Website]
[https://www.imj.org.il/en/content/welcome-israel-museum Website]
==Record Offices==
==Record Offices==
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Dial abroad: + 972-74-7083450<br>
Dial abroad: + 972-74-7083450<br>
Fax:02-6469442<br>
Fax:02-6469442<br>
E-mail: [mailto:info@piba.gov.il info@piba.gov.il]<br>
Email: [mailto:info@piba.gov.il info@piba.gov.il]<br>


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