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Guide to '''Israel ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | Guide to '''Israel ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. | ||
==Information== | ==Information== | ||
Israel is located in the [[Asia and Middle East|Middle East]] bounded on the north by [[Lebanon Genealogy|Lebanon]], on the east by [[Syria Genealogy|Syria]] and [[Jordan Genealogy|Jordan]], on the south by the Red Sea, [[Egypt Genealogy|Egypt]] and the Gaza Strip ([[ | Israel is located in the [[Asia and Middle East|Middle East]] bounded on the north by [[Lebanon Genealogy|Lebanon]], on the east by [[Syria Genealogy|Syria]] and [[Jordan Genealogy|Jordan]], on the south by the Red Sea, [[Egypt Genealogy|Egypt]] and the Gaza Strip ([[Palestine Genealogy|Palestine]]), and on the west by the Mediterranean Sea. Also within its borders is the disputed territory of the West Bank (Palestine) which is administered partly by Israel and partly by the Palestinian Authority. Israel declared its independence on May 14, 1948. | ||
Hebrew is the official language of Israel, with [[Arabic Genealogical Word List|Arabic]], [[Russian Genealogical Word List|Russian]], and [[French Genealogical Word List|French]] also being common spoken languages. | Hebrew is the official language of Israel, with [[Arabic Genealogical Word List|Arabic]], [[Russian Genealogical Word List|Russian]], and [[French Genealogical Word List|French]] also being common spoken languages. | ||
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