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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
'''JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Register''' - Includes 712 cemeteries in Israel with over 1.6 million burials recorded. | '''JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Register (JOWBR)''' - A massive Jewish burial database with over 4.2 million entries from 143 countries. Includes 712 cemeteries in Israel with over 1.6 million burials recorded. | ||
''Must be logged in to access search results. Membership is free, donations are encouraged'' | |||
* [https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/ Search engine] | * [https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Cemetery/ Search engine] | ||
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'''Billion Graves''' - | '''Billion Graves''' - World's largest headstone database with digitized images and transcriptions. According to the website, all of the cemeteries in Israel have been digitized and are included in this database. | ||
''Open access, no membership required'' | |||
* [https://billiongraves.com/ Search engine] | * [https://billiongraves.com/ Search engine] | ||
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'''Mount of Olives Cemetery''' | '''Mount of Olives Cemetery -''' A website dedicated to the Mount of Olives Cemetery, including a grave search, stories about the deceased, maps, and other resources. | ||
* [https://mountofolives.co.il/en/ Website] | * [https://mountofolives.co.il/en/ Website] | ||
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==Burial Societies== | ==Burial Societies== | ||
*[http://genealogy.org.il/resources/burial-societies/ Burial Societies in Israel] - | *[http://genealogy.org.il/resources/burial-societies/ Burial Societies in Israel] - Very helpful information if you are trying to find where someone was buried in Israel. Each burial society maintains their own records of burials and can be contacted for more information. | ||
*[http://www.kadisha.biz/showitem.aspx?levelid=59868 Tel Aviv Burial Society Database Search Engine] | *[http://www.kadisha.biz/showitem.aspx?levelid=59868 Tel Aviv Burial Society Database Search Engine] | ||
*[http://www.stevemorse.org/hebrew/kadisha.html Steve Morse Translating Aid] | *[http://www.stevemorse.org/hebrew/kadisha.html Steve Morse Translating Aid] | ||