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Map of Switzerland[edit | edit source]

To view Switzerland at Google Maps, click here.
For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click here.

Jewish History in Switzerland[edit | edit source]

Read History of the Jews in Switzerland, an article on Wikipedia.org, by clicking here.

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.

Switzerland Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths in Switzerland started as early as 1799, depending on canton. For more information, click here.

Jewish Arrivals In Switzerland, 1938-1945[edit | edit source]

Find an explanation of the database by clicking here.
The above is part of JewishGen's Holocaust Database. To search this database, click here.

Genealogical Periodicals[edit | edit source]

A helpful periodical regarding Jews in Switzerland is Maajan-Die Quelle which can be seen at the Family History Library.

Maajan-Die Quelle, Zeitschrift fuer Jüdische Familienforschung.
Organ der Schweizerischen Vereinigung für Jüdische Genealogie und der Hamburger Gesellschaft für Jüdische Genealogie E.V.
Periodical 1987-present.

The call number at the Family History Library is 949.4 D25m and their website is Schweizerische Vereinigung für Jüdische Genealogie.

Facebook Research Community[edit | edit source]

Get ideas and help with Swiss Genealogy here.

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+=== Map of Switzerland  ===
+*To view Switzerland at Google Maps, click [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=switzerland&hl=en&ll=46.815099,8.22876&spn=5.781687,10.83252&sll=40.776608,-111.920485&sspn=0.199928,0.338516&hnear=Switzerland&t=m&z=7 here].
+*For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click [[Jewish Population Maps|here]].
+=== Jewish History in Switzerland  ===
+*Read ''History of the Jews in Switzerland'', an article on Wikipedia.org, by clicking [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Switzerland here].
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+=== [[Switzerland Civil Registration]]  ===
+Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths in Switzerland started as early as 1799, depending on canton. For more information, click [[Switzerland Civil Registration|here]].
+=== Jewish Arrivals In Switzerland, 1938-1945  ===
+*Find an explanation of the database by clicking [http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/holocaust/0231_Swiss_arrivals.html here].
+*The above is part of JewishGen's Holocaust Database. To search this database, click [http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Holocaust/ here].
+=== Genealogical Periodicals  ===
+*A helpful periodical regarding Jews in Switzerland is <u>Maajan-Die Quelle </u>which can be seen at the Family History Library.<br>&nbsp;<br>'''Maajan-Die Quelle, Zeitschrift fuer Jüdische Familienforschung'''.<br>Organ der Schweizerischen Vereinigung für Jüdische Genealogie und der Hamburger Gesellschaft für Jüdische Genealogie E.V.<br>Periodical 1987-present.<br>&nbsp;<br>The call number at the Family History Library is 949.4&nbsp;D25m and their website is [http://www.svjg.org Schweizerische Vereinigung für Jüdische Genealogie].
+=== Facebook Research Community  ===
+*Get ideas and help with Swiss Genealogy [https://www.facebook.com/SwitzerlandGenealogy here].
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