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'''JewishGen: The Home of Jewish Genealogy<br>'''JewishGen, Inc. is the primary internet source connecting researchers of Jewish genealogy worldwide. Its most popular components are the JewishGen Discussion Group, the JewishGen Family Finder (a database of 400,000 surnames and towns), the comprehensive directory of InfoFiles, ShtetLinks for over 200 communities, Yizkor Book translations, and databases such as the ShtetlSeeker and All Country Databases. JewishGen’s Family<br>Tree of the Jewish People contains data on more than three million people. The web address for JewishGen is:<br>http://www.jewishgen.org | '''JewishGen: The Home of Jewish Genealogy<br>'''JewishGen, Inc. is the primary internet source connecting researchers of Jewish genealogy worldwide. Its most popular components are the JewishGen Discussion Group, the JewishGen Family Finder (a database of 400,000 surnames and towns), the comprehensive directory of InfoFiles, ShtetLinks for over 200 communities, Yizkor Book translations, and databases such as the ShtetlSeeker and All Country Databases. JewishGen’s Family<br>Tree of the Jewish People contains data on more than three million people. The web address for JewishGen is:<br>http://www.jewishgen.org | ||
'''Jewish Historical Societies<br>'''Historical societies can be valuable sources of information. They generally collect information about Jewish history in particular areas. Some may have information about specific individuals. Many societies have books and manuscripts about Jews that may be difficult to find in libraries and archives. Most publish historical periodicals. You may be interested in the services, activities, and collections of these groups. | '''Jewish Historical Societies<br>'''Historical societies can be valuable sources of information. They generally collect information about Jewish history in particular areas. Some may have information about specific individuals. Many societies have books and manuscripts about Jews that may be difficult to find in libraries and archives. Most publish historical periodicals. You may be interested in the services, activities, and collections of these groups. | ||
The American Jewish Historical Society maintains a list of local Jewish historical societies in North<br>America and national Jewish historical societies overseas. This list is found on their Internet site at:<br>http://www.ajhs.org/jhs.htm/ | The American Jewish Historical Society maintains a list of local Jewish historical societies in North<br>America and national Jewish historical societies overseas. This list is found on their Internet site at:<br>http://www.ajhs.org/jhs.htm/ | ||
The American Jewish Historical Society has relocated to the Jewish History Center, 15 West<br>16th Street, New York, NY 10011. | The American Jewish Historical Society has relocated to the Jewish History Center, 15 West<br>16th Street, New York, NY 10011. | ||
'''Landsmannschaften [Societies of Fellow Immigrants]'''<br>A Landsmannschaft is an organization formed by people from the same town, shtetl, or region in Eastern Europe for political, social, and financial activities. Originally their benefits included maintaining a cemetery and providing sick benefits, interest-free loans, and life and burial insurance for members and their families. Many Landsmannschaften published yizkor (memorial) books as a tribute to their old homes and the people who died during the Holocaust. These books are some of the best sources for learning about Jewish communities in Eastern and Central Europe. More information about yizkor books is found in “History” in this outline. A list<br>of Landmanshaftn is found on the Internet at: [http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/landschaf.txt/ http://www.jewishgen.org/infofiles/landschaf.txt/] Help in finding yizkor books and translations is also available on the Internet at: http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/ | |||
'''Immigrant Aid Societies'''<br>The Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society [HIAS] was founded in 1902 in New York as a Jewish shelter home for immigrants in New York City. It began operations in Europe in 1915 to help families emigrate. Families that were assisted before this date may have had help from the Baron de Hirsch Institute, which operated out of Montreal, Canada, and had offices in Paris, London, and some other large European cities. Records of the HIAS archives from 1903 to 1961 have been deposited with the YIVO Institute in New York City. These records include<br>genealogical information and leads for finding European origins for your ancestors. The Family History Library has some filmed HIAS records, including shipping lists, passport records, other immigration documents, and some indexes. See “Emigration and Immigration” in this outline for further information.http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Locating | |||
'''Records at the Family History Library'''<br>The Family History Library has records for some societies, including periodicals they publish. See “Periodicals” in this outline and in research outlines of other states and countries for further information. Check for society records in the Family History Library Catalog.<br>'''Other Online Resources<br>'''There are many online resources now available for Jewish genealogy researchers. Here are just two:<br> Jewish Records Indexing - Poland (JRI-PL). This project aimed at indexing all the Jewish vital records in Poland and providing a means for individuals to obtain copies of those records. There are now more than 3 million<br>records from 450 Polish towns now indexed in a searchable database. For more about JRI-PL, see: [http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/ http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/]<br> The Routes to Roots Foundation focuses on tracing Jewish Roots in Poland, Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus. You can find a searchable database of vital records available in these countries, and additional information<br>about the Jewish communities that once existed there at: [http://www.rtrfoundation.org/ http://www.rtrfoundation.org/] | |||
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