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Go to [[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy Research Main Page]]<br>Go to [[Lithuania|Lithuania Main Page]]
 
=== Maps of Lithuania  ===
 
*To view present-day Lithuania at Google Maps, click [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=lithuania&hl=en&ll=55.166319,23.884277&spn=5.650241,16.907959&sll=51.165691,10.451526&sspn=12.413452,33.815918&hnear=Lithuania&t=m&z=7 here].
*For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click [[Jewish Population Maps|here]].
*For a map showing the percentage of Jews in the Pale of Settlement and Congress Poland, c. 1905, click [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Map_showing_percentage_of_Jews_in_the_Pale_of_Settlement_and_Congress_Poland,_c._1905.png here].
*To view an additional historical map showing the historical percentage of Jews in governments, click [http://books.google.com/books?id=sr85AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA531&lpg=PA531&dq=%22percentage+of+jews+in+governments%22+map&source=bl&ots=BK42kcedcz&sig=Eb1EvyRT9xaaOxNAlNit1-q2_yU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PcwMU5-xMcGBogTyqYKABg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22percentage%20of%20jews%20in%20governments%22%20map&f=false here].<br>Definition of "Pale of Settlement" from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pale_of_Settlement Wikipedia.org]:<br>The Pale of Settlement (Russian: Черта́ осе́длости, chertá osédlosti, Yiddish: דער תּחום-המושבֿ, der tkhum-ha-moyshəv, Hebrew: תְּחוּם הַמּוֹשָב, tḥùm ha-mosháv‎) was the term given to a region of Imperial Russia in which permanent residency by Jews was allowed and beyond which Jewish permanent residency was generally prohibited. It extended from the eastern pale, or demarcation line, to the western Russian border with the Kingdom of Prussia (later the German Empire) and with Austria-Hungary. The English term "pale" is derived from the Latin word "palus", a stake, extended to mean the area enclosed by a fence or boundary.
 
=== Jewish History in Lithuania  ===
 
*Read the Wikipedia.org article ''Lithuanian Jews'', by clicking [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuanian_Jews here]].
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=== [[Lithuania Jewish Records]]  ===
 
*Read a FamilySearch Wiki article about Lithuanian Jewish Records by clicking [[Lithuania Jewish Records|here]]. Includes great links!
 
=== The JewishGen Lithuania Databases  ===
 
*More than 1.5 million records for Lithuania, from a variety of sources, including: vital records, Revision Lists, business directories, voter lists, Yizkor books, cemetery records, Holocaust sources, and more. This database includes the LitvakSIG “All Lithuania” Database. ''Requires free registration.'' To search, click [http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/#Lithuania here].
 
=== Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation  ===
 
*For ''A Genealogical and Family History guide to Jewish and civil records in Eastern Europe'', click [http://www.rtrfoundation.org/ here] and '''hover over Lithuania'''.
 
=== Archives of Lithuania  ===
 
*Visit the Office of the Chief Archivist of Lithuania website by clicking [http://www.archyvai.lt/en/news.html
*To view the ''Genenalogical Search'' page at the archives, click [http://www.archyvai.lt/en/genealogical-search.html here].
*To search for online Lithuanian vital records, click [http://www.epaveldas.lt/vbspi/ here].
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Maps of Lithuania[edit | edit source]

  • To view present-day Lithuania at Google Maps, click here.
  • For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click here.
  • For a map showing the percentage of Jews in the Pale of Settlement and Congress Poland, c. 1905, click here.
  • To view an additional historical map showing the historical percentage of Jews in governments, click here.
    Definition of "Pale of Settlement" from Wikipedia.org:
    The Pale of Settlement (Russian: Черта́ осе́длости, chertá osédlosti, Yiddish: דער תּחום-המושבֿ, der tkhum-ha-moyshəv, Hebrew: תְּחוּם הַמּוֹשָב, tḥùm ha-mosháv‎) was the term given to a region of Imperial Russia in which permanent residency by Jews was allowed and beyond which Jewish permanent residency was generally prohibited. It extended from the eastern pale, or demarcation line, to the western Russian border with the Kingdom of Prussia (later the German Empire) and with Austria-Hungary. The English term "pale" is derived from the Latin word "palus", a stake, extended to mean the area enclosed by a fence or boundary.

Jewish History in Lithuania[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.


Lithuania Jewish Records[edit | edit source]

  • Read a FamilySearch Wiki article about Lithuanian Jewish Records by clicking here. Includes great links!

The JewishGen Lithuania Databases[edit | edit source]

  • More than 1.5 million records for Lithuania, from a variety of sources, including: vital records, Revision Lists, business directories, voter lists, Yizkor books, cemetery records, Holocaust sources, and more. This database includes the LitvakSIG “All Lithuania” Database. Requires free registration. To search, click here.

Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation[edit | edit source]

  • For A Genealogical and Family History guide to Jewish and civil records in Eastern Europe, click here and hover over Lithuania.

Archives of Lithuania[edit | edit source]

  • Visit the Office of the Chief Archivist of Lithuania website by clicking [http://www.archyvai.lt/en/news.html
  • To view the Genenalogical Search page at the archives, click here.
  • To search for online Lithuanian vital records, click here.
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