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=== Brief History === | === Brief History === | ||
From the Middle Ages to the 1800s, the lands that now make up the Czech Republic (Bohemia and Moravia) and the | From the Middle Ages to the 1800s, the lands that now make up the Czech Republic (Bohemia and Moravia) and the Slovak Republic were provinces of the Hapsburg Empire (later known as the Austrian Empire). In 1867, the Hungarians gained greater autonomy and the territory of Slovakia. The Austro-Hungarian Empire lasted until the end of WWI, when Czechoslovakia was formed from Bohemia, Moravia, Sloavkia, and parts of Silesia. In 1993, Czechoslovakia divided into the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic.<ref>"Czech and Slovak Republics: Jewish Family History Research Guide". Center Genealogy Institute (March 2006), www.cjh.org.</ref> When searching for Slovak Jewish records, also search Hungarian Jewish records. Many can be found on the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/search FamilySearch Catalog]. | ||
=== Maps of the Czech Republic === | === Maps of the Czech Republic === | ||
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''Records up to 1850'': | ''Records up to 1850'': | ||
:Statni ustredni archiv<br>Tr. Milady Horakove 133<br>CZ-1662 Praha 6<br>Czech Republic | |||
''Records since 1850'': | ''Records since 1850'': | ||
:Narodni archiv v Praze<br>Archivni 4<br>149 01 Praha 4 - Chodovec<br>Czech Republic<br>Website: [http://www.nacr.cz/en/ www.nacr.cz] | |||
For addresses of regional Czech archives, see: [https://www.jewishgen.org/austriaczech/towns/gundframe1.html JewishGen: The Gundacker List].<br><br> | For addresses of regional Czech archives, see: [https://www.jewishgen.org/austriaczech/towns/gundframe1.html JewishGen: The Gundacker List].<br><br> | ||
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The Jewish Museum of Prague also holds many Jewish records: | The Jewish Museum of Prague also holds many Jewish records: | ||
:Jewish Museum in Prague<br>Zidovske muzeum Praha<br>U Staré školy 141/1<br>Josefov<br>110 00 Praha 1<br>Czech Republic<br>Phone: +420 222 749 211<br>Email: [mailto:office@jewishmuseum.cz office@jewishmuseum.cz]<br>Website: [https://www.jewishmuseum.cz www.jewishmuseum.cz] | |||
For a detailed listing of the museum's holdings, see Jan Herman, "The Jewish Community Archives from Bohemia and Moravia," ''Judaica Bohemiae'' VII. | For a detailed listing of the museum's holdings, see Jan Herman, "The Jewish Community Archives from Bohemia and Moravia," ''Judaica Bohemiae'' VII. | ||