France Jewish Records: Difference between revisions

To view present-day France at Google Maps, click here.
For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click here.
Note the higher concentration in the Alsace area.

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.

Types of Records[edit | edit source]

Census[edit | edit source]

Census-type records are available for parts of France

Civil Registration[edit | edit source]

French civil records begin in 1792 with some variation and some lost records. These records are now largely on line through the individual French Departments. To access the records by Department, click here.

The JewishGen Germany Database[edit | edit source]

More than 400,000 records for Germany, from a variety of sources, including: citizenship records, vital records, cemetery data, survivor lists, and Holocaust sources. Requires free registration. To search, click here.

Jewish Genealogy Circle (The Cercle de Généalogie Juive)[edit | edit source]

"The first French association of Jewish genealogy."

Help with France Jewish Research[edit | edit source]

Access the JewishGen.org French Special Interest Group (SIG) by clicking here.
Use Facebook to get ideas and help with French Genealogy:
- Help in English is available here.
- Help in French is available here.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
-{{Jewish-sidebar|news=<!-- Add News Items BELOW --> <br>
+{{CountrySidebar
+|Country=France
+|Name=France
+|Type=Topic
+|Topic Type=Records
+|Records=Jewish Records
+|Content=Acceptable
+}}{{breadcrumb
+| link1=[[France Genealogy|France]]
+| link2=
+| link3=
+| link4=
+| link5=[[France Jewish Records|Jewish records]]
+}}{{CountrySidebar
+|Country=France
+|Name=France
+|Type=Topic
+|Topic Type=Records
+|Records=Jewish Records
+|Rating=Acceptable
+}}
+Go to [[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy Research Main Page]]
-*[http://www.iajgs.org/members/calendar.html IAJGS Calendar]
+=== Map of France  ===
-*[http://www.ngsgenealogy.org/cs/conference_info 7-10 May 2014 Nat'l Gen. Soc. Conf., Richmond VA] <!-- Add News Items ABOVE -->
-}}
-<div style="width: 75%; float: right">
-{| width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" class="FCK__ShowTableBorders"
-|-
-| width="70%" valign="top" | <br>__TOC__
-| valign="top" | <br>[[Image:Israel coat of arms.png|110px|Israel coat of arms.png]]
-|}
-Go to [[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy Research Main Page]]<br>Go to [[France|France Main Page]]
+*To view present-day France at Google Maps, click [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=france&hl=en&sll=47.516231,14.550072&sspn=6.678559,16.907959&hnear=France&t=m&z=6 here].
+*For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click [[Jewish Population Maps|here]].<br>Note the higher concentration in the Alsace area.
-=== Map of France  ===
+{{Template:JewishGen Family Finder}}
-*To view present-day Germany at Google Maps, click [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=france&hl=en&sll=47.516231,14.550072&sspn=6.678559,16.907959&hnear=France&t=m&z=6 here].
+=== Types of Records ===
-*For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click [[Jewish Population Maps|here]]. Note the higher concentration in the Alsace area.
+==== Census ====
+*Census-type records are available for parts of France
-=== [[German Jewish Records]]  ===
+==== Civil Registration ====
-*To learn more about Jewish records in Germany, click [[German Jewish Records|here]].
+*French civil records begin in 1792 with some variation and some lost records. These records are now largely on line through the individual French Departments. To access the records by Department, click [[France Online Genealogy Records|here]].
 === The JewishGen Germany Database  ===
 More than 400,000 records for Germany, from a variety of sources, including: citizenship records, vital records, cemetery data, survivor lists, and Holocaust sources. ''Requires free registration.'' To search, click [http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/#Germany here].
+===Jewish Genealogy Circle (The Cercle de Généalogie Juive)===
+"The first French association of Jewish genealogy."
+*[https://www.genealoj.org/fr/catalog/558 General documents]
+*[https://www.genealoj.org/fr/catalog/559 Alsace]
+*[https://www.genealoj.org/fr/catalog/lorraine Lorraine]
+*[https://www.genealoj.org/fr/catalog/561 Paris]
+*[https://www.genealoj.org/fr/catalog/562 Other French regions]
+*[https://www.genealoj.org/fr/catalog/563 North Africa]
+*[https://www.genealoj.org/fr/catalog/empire-ottoman Ottoman Empire]
+*[https://www.genealoj.org/fr/catalog/russie Russia]
-=== Facebook Research Community  ===
+=== Help with France Jewish Research  ===
-*Get ideas and help with French Genealogy:
+*Access the JewishGen.org French Special Interest Group (SIG) by clicking [http://www.jewishgen.org/French/ here].
-**Help in English is available [https://www.facebook.com/FranceGenealogyResearch here].
+*Use Facebook to get ideas and help with French Genealogy:
+**Help in English is available [https://www.facebook.com/groups/French.Gen here].
 **Help in French is available [https://www.facebook.com/pages/Recherche-G%C3%A9n%C3%A9alogique-Entraide/128007843990247 here].
-</div>
+[[Category:Jewish Records]] </div>
-[[Category:Jews]] [[Category:Jewish_Research_by_Country,_Region,_and_City]]
+[[Category:Jewish Records by Country, Region, and City]]