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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 [[Czech Republic 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].
*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].


'''Digitized books online''':  
'''Digitized books online''':  


*'''Matriky židovských náboženských obci''' (fond 167) = birth, marriage, and death registries of Jewish religious communities  
*'''Matriky židovských náboženských obcí v českých krajích''' (fond '''167''') = birth, marriage, and death registries of Jewish religious communities in Czechia
*'''Židovská komise Praha''' (fond 190) = Jewish Commission of Prague
*'''Židovská komise Praha''' (fond '''190''') = Jewish Commission of Prague
**includes handwritten index to marriage permissions
**includes handwritten index to marriage permissions
**original permission books are held at the National Archives but are not yet digitized  
**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)  
*'''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  
*'''Knihy židovských familitanů''' (fond '''29''') = Jewish familiant books  




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*Go to vademecum.nacr.cz  
*Go to vademecum.nacr.cz  
**Change the language to English at the top corner.  
**Change the language to English in the top corner.  
**Select the red button labeled Pomůcky v elektronické podobě.  
**Select the red button labeled "Pomůcky v elektronické podobě."
**Under the tab labeled výběr on the right, toggle specific selection of archival fonds to green.  
**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 or put the fond number in the field labeled NAD sheet No.  
**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").
**Select the fond you want from the dropdown menu and click the magnifying glass at the bottom to search.  
***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.
**Click on the name of the fond on the left-hand side. (If it displays 0 results then there are no digitized books available yet).  
***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.
**Click on Listování v pomůcce to view the towns included in that collection.  
**Select the fond name or number from the dropdown menu and click the magnifying glass at the bottom to search.
***If you do not see the attachment symbol by the book titles, click the list icon (hovering over this icon shows a label of zobrazit seznam)  
**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.  
***This should open up all the books available with digital images.  
**Select the book you need. If you click on the title of the book, it will take you to a page with the image of the first page and details like the villages that are included. Click on the image to open the book.  
**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.
**Alternatively, you can click on the attachment symbol (paper clip) to go straight to the book.  
**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 [[Czech Republic Jewish Records#Location|here]] for contact information.  
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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