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Map of France[edit | edit source]

To view present-day Germany at Google Maps, click here.
For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click here.
Note the higher concentration in the Alsace area.

JewishGen.org[edit source]

Find others, possibly cousins, searching for your family name in the same countries, cities, and villages. Search by clicking JewishGen Family Finder. Free registration required.

France Civil Registration and Records[edit | edit source]

French civil records begin in 1792 with some variation and some lost records. These records are now largely on line through the individual French Departments. To access the records by Department, click here.

The JewishGen Germany Database[edit | edit source]

More than 400,000 records for Germany, from a variety of sources, including: citizenship records, vital records, cemetery data, survivor lists, and Holocaust sources. Requires free registration. To search, click here.

Help with France Jewish Research[edit | edit source]

Access the JewishGen.org French Special Interest Group (SIG) by clicking here.
Use Facebook to get ideas and help with French Genealogy:
- Help in English is available here.
- Help in French is available here.

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 === Map of France  ===
-*To view present-day France at Google Maps, click [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=france&hl=en&sll=47.516231,14.550072&sspn=6.678559,16.907959&hnear=France&t=m&z=6 here].
+*To view present-day Germany at Google Maps, click [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=france&hl=en&sll=47.516231,14.550072&sspn=6.678559,16.907959&hnear=France&t=m&z=6 here].
 *For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click [[Jewish Population Maps|here]].<br>Note the higher concentration in the Alsace area.
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-=== Types of Records ===
-==== Census ====
-*Census-type records are available for parts of France
-==== Civil Registration ====
+=== France Civil Registration and Records  ===
 *French civil records begin in 1792 with some variation and some lost records. These records are now largely on line through the individual French Departments. To access the records by Department, click [[France Online Genealogy Records|here]].
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 === The JewishGen Germany Database  ===
 More than 400,000 records for Germany, from a variety of sources, including: citizenship records, vital records, cemetery data, survivor lists, and Holocaust sources. ''Requires free registration.'' To search, click [http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/#Germany here].
-===Jewish Genealogy Circle (The Cercle de Généalogie Juive)===
-"The first French association of Jewish genealogy."
-*[https://www.genealoj.org/fr/catalog/558 General documents]
-*[https://www.genealoj.org/fr/catalog/559 Alsace]
-*[https://www.genealoj.org/fr/catalog/lorraine Lorraine]
-*[https://www.genealoj.org/fr/catalog/561 Paris]
-*[https://www.genealoj.org/fr/catalog/562 Other French regions]
-*[https://www.genealoj.org/fr/catalog/563 North Africa]
-*[https://www.genealoj.org/fr/catalog/empire-ottoman Ottoman Empire]
-*[https://www.genealoj.org/fr/catalog/russie Russia]
 === Help with France Jewish Research  ===
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 *Access the JewishGen.org French Special Interest Group (SIG) by clicking [http://www.jewishgen.org/French/ here].
 *Use Facebook to get ideas and help with French Genealogy:
-**Help in English is available [https://www.facebook.com/groups/French.Gen here].
+**Help in English is available [https://www.facebook.com/FranceGenealogyResearch here].
 **Help in French is available [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Recherche-G%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogique-Entraide/128007843990247 here].
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