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== Online Databases == | == Online Databases == | ||
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Yizkor/ The JewishGen Yizkor Book Necrology Database] | |||
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/database.html JewishGen: Yizkor Book Project] | *[https://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/database.html JewishGen: Yizkor Book Project] | ||
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/ JewishGen] | *[https://www.jewishgen.org/ JewishGen] (includes many Yizkor Book databases and more information) | ||
*[https://www.nypl.org/collections/nypl-recommendations/guides/yizkorbooks New York Public Library: Yizkor Books] | *[https://www.nypl.org/collections/nypl-recommendations/guides/yizkorbooks New York Public Library: Yizkor Books] | ||
*[http://www.ushmm.org/ www.ushmm.org] | *[http://www.ushmm.org/ www.ushmm.org] | ||
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*Death or extermination camps where virtually everyone who arrived was immediately killed. | *Death or extermination camps where virtually everyone who arrived was immediately killed. | ||
*Camps where people who arrived were either immediately killed or assigned to labor camps. | *Camps where people who arrived were either immediately killed or assigned to labor camps. | ||
== Record Types == | |||
=== Yizkor Books === | |||
Over 1,200 Yizkor Books exist today. Most were written in the decades following World War II and were written by survivors of the Holocaust and those who left the old country in the decade preceding the rise of Nazism. Each book is a memorial to the ancestral town and Jews who lived there. Most books relate the history of the town, prominent people in the town, anecdotes about daily life, political and economic controversies, and the diverse ways Judaism was practiced. | |||
Most books include a listing (necrology) of those who were murdered during the Holocaust. JewishGen's Yizkor Book Project has compiled these books and indexed all of the names that appear in the necrologies. To search this database, see [https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Yizkor/ The JewishGen Yizkor Book Necrology Database]. In Yizkor Books, if the shetl was small, there is a good chance of finding ancestors listed. | |||
Names are only a small part of the value of these books. Yizkor Books are mainly written in Hebrew and Yiddish but are currently being translated to English. They contain chapters on history, stories of people, cultural and economical climate, customs, memories, photos, maps, and stories of the Holocaust. | |||
How to find out if there is a Yizkor Book for the town an ancestor was from: [https://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/database.html Yizkor Book Database]. This database provides a description of Yizkor Books by town or region, contact people who have or are interested in those books, libraries where those books are found and call numbers, and links to translations that may exist on JewishGen. Exact spelling of the town is not needed. Keep in mind that even if a town does not have a Yizkor Book, information about them may be included in another book for a larger, nearby town. These books may be borrowed through interlibrary loan from one of the libraries that has a Yizkor Book collection; however, most of these books are non-circulating. For a list of libraries and archives that house Yizkor Books: [https://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/yizlibs.html Libraries, Archives with Yizkor Book Holdings]. One of the largest collections is the Yad Vashem Library in Jerusalem ([https://www.yadvashem.org www.yadvashem.org]). Also see [https://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/yizret.html Retail Establishments with Yizkor Book Holdings]. The [https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/ Yiddish Book Center] has digitized many of the Yizkor Books in the New York Public Library. | |||
Some of the Yizkor Books found may not be translated. See [https://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/translations.html Yizkor Book Translations] for more information. It is also possible to become a translator coordinator. See [https://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/donation/how-to.html How to Set Up a Fundraising Project] for more information.<ref>Doctor, Ronald D. "How Yizkor Books Can Help Your Research". ''The Galitzianer'' (May 2004): 11-13.</ref> | |||
JewishGen also has these Yizkor Books databases: | |||
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Yizkor/Names/ The JewishGen Yizkor Book Master Name Index] | |||
*[https://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/ Yizkor Book Project] | |||
== How to Find the Records == | == How to Find the Records == | ||
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* [http://www.many-roads.com/2017/12/27/victims-of-national-socialism/ Victims of National Socialism] | * [http://www.many-roads.com/2017/12/27/victims-of-national-socialism/ Victims of National Socialism] | ||
== References == | |||
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{{Jewish|Jewish}} | {{Jewish|Jewish}} | ||
[[Category:Jewish Records]] | [[Category:Jewish Records]] | ||