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Go to [[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy Research Main Page]]<br>Go to [[Hungary|Hungary Main Page]]
 
=== "Hungary" Disambiguation  ===
 
Hungary may refer to:
 
*The present-day country of Hungary.
*The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Hungary_%281538%E2%80%931867%29 Kingdom of Hungary (1526–1867)]
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary (1867-1918)]
 
United States census records and arriving passenger lists often simply list the place of birth or origin as "Hungary" or "Austria" meaning the Kingdom of Hungary or Austria-Hungary. Careful research is needed to pinpoint the province and city/town.
 
To view a map showing the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary with the associated provinces, click [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/3/35/Austrian_Provinces.jpg here].
 
Jewish Research resources on the FamilySearch Wiki are organized primarily by the present-day country, and not by the former designations. If possible, determine the city/town of origin and then search under its present-day country.
 
=== Maps of Hungary  ===
 
*To view the present-day Hungary at Google Maps, click [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Hungary&hl=en&ll=47.15984,19.500732&spn=6.417002,14.27124&sll=40.776608,-111.920485&sspn=0.223327,0.445976&hnear=Hungary&t=m&z=7 here].
*For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click [[Jewish Population Maps|here]].
 
=== Gazetteers of Hungary  ===
 
*Use the JewishGen Communities Database by clicking [http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/Search.asp here].
*Use the Hungarian Village Finder available from the Family History Library desktop:
**Select ''Databases at the Family History Library''.
**Scroll down the page to the 14th CD Title.
**Click on the ''Hungarian Village Finder, Atlas, and Gazetteer'' link.
**At the detail level, this database identifies the location of Jewish congregations associated with the various cities and villages.
 
=== History of the Jews in Hungary ===
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=== [[Hungary Jewish Records]]  ===
 
*Learn more about available Jewish records by clicking [[Hungary Jewish Records|here]].
 
=== The JewishGen Hungary Database  ===
 
*More than 360,000 records for Austria and the Czech Republic, from a variety of sources, including: cemetery data, Yizkor books, and Holocaust sources. ''Requires free registration.'' To search, click [http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/#Hungary here].
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"Hungary" Disambiguation[edit | edit source]

Hungary may refer to:

United States census records and arriving passenger lists often simply list the place of birth or origin as "Hungary" or "Austria" meaning the Kingdom of Hungary or Austria-Hungary. Careful research is needed to pinpoint the province and city/town.

To view a map showing the Austrian Empire and Austria-Hungary with the associated provinces, click here.

Jewish Research resources on the FamilySearch Wiki are organized primarily by the present-day country, and not by the former designations. If possible, determine the city/town of origin and then search under its present-day country.

Maps of Hungary[edit | edit source]

  • To view the present-day Hungary at Google Maps, click here.
  • For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click here.

Gazetteers of Hungary[edit | edit source]

  • Use the JewishGen Communities Database by clicking here.
  • Use the Hungarian Village Finder available from the Family History Library desktop:
    • Select Databases at the Family History Library.
    • Scroll down the page to the 14th CD Title.
    • Click on the Hungarian Village Finder, Atlas, and Gazetteer link.
    • At the detail level, this database identifies the location of Jewish congregations associated with the various cities and villages.

History of the Jews in Hungary[edit | edit source]


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.


Hungary Jewish Records[edit | edit source]

  • Learn more about available Jewish records by clicking here.

The JewishGen Hungary Database[edit | edit source]

  • More than 360,000 records for Austria and the Czech Republic, from a variety of sources, including: cemetery data, Yizkor books, and Holocaust sources. Requires free registration. To search, click here.