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Records of the former Jewish communities of the entire Czech Republic are located at the National Archives in Prague. This priceless collection contains more than 3,000 volumes of Jewish birth, marriage, and death registers that cover Bohemia, Moravia, and the Czech part of Silesia for the period 1784-1949.  
Records of the former Jewish communities of the entire Czech Republic are located at the National Archives in Prague. This priceless collection contains more than 3,000 volumes of Jewish birth, marriage, and death registers that cover Bohemia, Moravia, and the Czech part of Silesia for the period 1784-1949.  


*Many records of the former Jewish communities of the entire Czech Republic are online at [https://vademecum.nacr.cz/vademecum/ the National Archives in Prague]. To learn more, click [[Czechia Jewish Registers|here]]. For a tutorial on how to navigate the website, watch [https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/lessons/finding-jewish-records-at-the-czech-national-archives this video].
Since May 2012 part of the collection is [http://www.badatelna.cz/fond/1073 already online]. Presently no English or German versions are available but will be in near future.  


'''Digitized books online''':
There are two ways to find your locality.


*'''Matriky židovských náboženských obcí v českých krajích''' (fond '''167''') = birth, marriage, and death registries of Jewish religious communities in Czechia
Click the ''Inventar'' tab and select ''Uredni knihy (matriky a indexy)'' by clicking on the green plus sign. Find your locality in the alphabetical index. Click on the green plus sign next to the locality name. Select the register (N=births, O=marriages, Z=deaths). There may be two symbols under the register description. The left symbol will open the register. The symbol on the right will open a list of all the localitites included in that register. The search box cannot be used with this option.
*'''Židovská komise Praha''' (fond '''190''') = Jewish Commission of Prague
**includes handwritten index to marriage permissions
**original permission books are held at the National Archives but are not yet digitized
*'''Židovské kontrolní matriky''' (fond '''144''') = Jewish registers kept by Roman Catholic parishes in Bohemia (those from Moravia have not survived)
*'''Knihy židovských familitanů''' (fond '''29''') = Jewish familiant books


Click the ''Rejstriky'' tab. Select the beginning letter of the locality. Find your locality on the list. Proceed to the next page by using the page navigator at the top right corner. Click on the magnyfying glass symbol. Select the register (N=births, O=marriages, Z=deaths). Click on the symbol to open the register. You can also use the search box. Type in the locality name and click the ''Filtrovat'' button. Click on the magnyfying glass symbol and follow per instructions above.


'''Not yet digitized''':
In the meantime the archive will respond to a written request from an individual. Click [[Czech Republic Jewish Records#Location|here]] for contact information.  
 
*'''Soupisy židů Praha''' (fond 191) = census lists of Jews in Prague in 1724, 1783, 1793, 1799, and 1811.
*'''Rada židovských náboženských obci''' (fond 161) = Council of Jewish religious communities
*'''Registratura zemského židovstva''' (fond 164) = Registry of Provincial Jews
*'''Ředitelstvi židovských berní''' (fond 143) = Jewish Tax Directorate
 
 
'''Step-by-step Instructions''':
 
*Go to vademecum.nacr.cz
**Change the language to English in the top corner.
**Select the red button labeled "Pomůcky v elektronické podobě."
**Under the tab labeled "Výběr" on the right, toggle "specific selection of finding aids" (in Czech, "Specifický výběr pomůcek") to green.
**Start typing the name of the fond you want in "Name of Fond" (in Czech, "Název fondu") or put the fond number in the field labeled "NAD sheet No." (in Czech, "Číslo listu NAD").
***For the fond name: In the "Name of Fond" (in Czech, "Název fondu") field, start typing  in one of the fond name options under the "Digitized books online" heading above; for example, ''Matriky židovských náboženských obci'' will bring up registers of Jewish communities in Czechia.
***Or, for the fond number: In the "NAD sheet No." (in Czech, "Číslo listu NAD") field, start typing in one of the fond number options under the same heading above; for example, 167 will bring up the same registers of Jewish communities in Czechia.
**Select the fond name or number from the dropdown menu and click the magnifying glass at the bottom to search.
**Click on the magnifying glass on the top right to search.
**Click on the name of the fond in the search results. (If it displays 0 results, then there are no digitized books available yet).
**Click on the icon labeled "Listování v pomůcce" to view the towns included in the collection.
***If you do not see the attachment symbol by the book titles, click the list icon (hovering over this icon shows the label "zobrazit seznam").
***This should open up all the books available with digital images.
**Click on the relevant synagogue/community location in the list on the right. If you do not know which synagogue/Jewish community you need to look for records from, refer to the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Czechia_Jewish_Records#Determining_the_Jewish_Community/Synagogue_of_Your_Town "Determining the Jewish Community/Synagogue of Your Town"] section of the [[Czechia Jewish Records]] page, which will also walk you through how to potentially locate an index linked directly to the record online.
**Click on the title of a book in the central part of the page. This will take you to a page with the image of the first page and certain details, such as which villages are included in the book.
***If an index is listed on a separate line immediately below your synagogue/community of interest, click on the index book to browse.
**Click on the image to open the book.
**Alternatively, to skip the details page and open the book directly, click on the paper clip icon to the right of a book title, then click on the mountain icon (labeled "zobrazit v plné kvalitě 95 skenů") that appears next to the paper clip.
 
In the meantime the archive will respond to a written request from an individual. Click [[Czechia Jewish Records#Location|here]] for contact information.  


The [http://www.nacr.cz/Upload/pomucky/id_3_2_zidMatrik.pdf collection inventory] organized by town name is available on the website of the National Archive. [http://www.nacr.cz/Upload/pomucky/id_3_3_zidMatrik_rejmist.pdf Locality index] is helpful in determining which register to order.  
The [http://www.nacr.cz/Upload/pomucky/id_3_2_zidMatrik.pdf collection inventory] organized by town name is available on the website of the National Archive. [http://www.nacr.cz/Upload/pomucky/id_3_3_zidMatrik_rejmist.pdf Locality index] is helpful in determining which register to order.  




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Records of the former Jewish communities of the entire Czech Republic are located at the National Archives in Prague. This priceless collection contains more than 3,000 volumes of Jewish birth, marriage, and death registers that cover Bohemia, Moravia, and the Czech part of Silesia for the period 1784-1949.

Since May 2012 part of the collection is already online. Presently no English or German versions are available but will be in near future.

There are two ways to find your locality.

Click the Inventar tab and select Uredni knihy (matriky a indexy) by clicking on the green plus sign. Find your locality in the alphabetical index. Click on the green plus sign next to the locality name. Select the register (N=births, O=marriages, Z=deaths). There may be two symbols under the register description. The left symbol will open the register. The symbol on the right will open a list of all the localitites included in that register. The search box cannot be used with this option.

Click the Rejstriky tab. Select the beginning letter of the locality. Find your locality on the list. Proceed to the next page by using the page navigator at the top right corner. Click on the magnyfying glass symbol. Select the register (N=births, O=marriages, Z=deaths). Click on the symbol to open the register. You can also use the search box. Type in the locality name and click the Filtrovat button. Click on the magnyfying glass symbol and follow per instructions above.

In the meantime the archive will respond to a written request from an individual. Click here for contact information.

The collection inventory organized by town name is available on the website of the National Archive. Locality index is helpful in determining which register to order.

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