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Edlund, Thomas Kent. ''The German Minority Census of 1939, ''published as part of the <br>Avotaynu Monograph Series, Teaneck, New Jersey : Avotaynu,1996. [FHL call # 943 X22e 1996] | Edlund, Thomas Kent. ''The German Minority Census of 1939, ''published as part of the <br>Avotaynu Monograph Series, Teaneck, New Jersey : Avotaynu,1996. [FHL call # 943 X22e 1996] | ||
== Locating Jewish Records == | |||
The Family History Library has Jewish records from many German places, but there are also many places not yet represented in the collection. The Library has very few synagogue records. Most of the library's Jewish materials are records created by civil authorities. | The Family History Library has Jewish records from many German places, but there are also many places not yet represented in the collection. The Library has very few synagogue records. Most of the library's Jewish materials are records created by civil authorities. | ||
==== Civil Registration Records ==== | ==== Civil Registration Records ==== | ||
Civil registers of Jews and civil registration records that include Jews along with the rest of the population are available beginning in 1795, depending onb the area. Because of privacy restrictions, the library has few records for events that occurred after 1875. Records created after 1 Jan 1876 are usually kept at the local civil registration office [Standesamt] in each town or city. In some areas, civil registration records began earlier. You need to know the town where your ancestor lived before you can look for these records. For more information, see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Germany_Civil_Registration Germany civil registration] . | Civil registers of Jews and civil registration records that include Jews along with the rest of the population are available beginning in 1795, depending onb the area. Because of privacy restrictions, the library has few records for events that occurred after 1875. Records created after 1 Jan 1876 are usually kept at the local civil registration office [Standesamt] in each town or city. In some areas, civil registration records began earlier. You need to know the town where your ancestor lived before you can look for these records. For more information, see [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Germany_Civil_Registration Germany civil registration] . | ||
Records created before 1876 may be kept at the respective county- or state archive. | Records created before 1876 may be kept at the respective county- or state archive. | ||
==== Collections in Archives and Societies ==== | ==== Collections in Archives and Societies ==== | ||
Many German archive and parish register inventories touch on various Jewish records. The inventory listed below focuses on Jewish records of births, marriages, and deaths kept in the Federal Archive of Germany: | Many German archive and parish register inventories touch on various Jewish records. The inventory listed below focuses on Jewish records of births, marriages, and deaths kept in the Federal Archive of Germany: | ||
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The inventory lists hundreds of synagogue records—including birth, marriage, and death records; cemetery records; school records; and so forth—and the years they cover. | The inventory lists hundreds of synagogue records—including birth, marriage, and death records; cemetery records; school records; and so forth—and the years they cover. | ||
===== Leo Baeck Institute ===== | ===== Leo Baeck Institute ===== | ||
''The Leo Baeck Institute in New York has a collection of 50,000 German Jewish records, primarily from Baden, Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein, Westpreußen, and Württemberg.'' These include circumcision, marriage, death, and memorial records. The following work describes the collection: | ''The Leo Baeck Institute in New York has a collection of 50,000 German Jewish records, primarily from Baden, Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein, Westpreußen, and Württemberg.'' These include circumcision, marriage, death, and memorial records. The following work describes the collection: | ||
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Grubel, Fred, et al. ''Catalog of the Archival Collections [of the Leo Baeck Institute].'' Tübingen, Germany: J. C. B. Mohr, 1990. (FHL book 974.71 A3gf.) | Grubel, Fred, et al. ''Catalog of the Archival Collections [of the Leo Baeck Institute].'' Tübingen, Germany: J. C. B. Mohr, 1990. (FHL book 974.71 A3gf.) | ||
More good Jewish information can be found at: [http://www.lbi.com www.lbi.org] , web site of the Leo Baeck Institute. | More good Jewish information can be found at: [http://www.lbi.com www.lbi.org] , web site of the Leo Baeck Institute. | ||
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'''Registry of Jewish Research''' | |||
'''Registry of Jewish Research''' | |||
The Jewish Genealogical Society provides an alphabetical registry of genealogists and the Jewish families they are researching: | The Jewish Genealogical Society provides an alphabetical registry of genealogists and the Jewish families they are researching: | ||
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The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies may be able to help find records of Jewish ancestors. Their address is: | The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies may be able to help find records of Jewish ancestors. Their address is: | ||
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:International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies<br>1485 Teaneck Road<br>Teaneck, NJ 07666<br>USA<br>Internet: [http://www.jewishgen.org/ajgs www.jewishgen.org/ajgs] | :International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies<br>1485 Teaneck Road<br>Teaneck, NJ 07666<br>USA<br>Internet: [http://www.jewishgen.org/ajgs www.jewishgen.org/ajgs] | ||
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==== '''Holocaust Records''' ==== | ==== '''Holocaust Records''' ==== | ||
Most of the Jewish population of Germany was killed during the atrocities of World War II. Below is a source containing a list of about 130,000 people who died in the Holocaust, their birth and death dates, their places of residence before deportation, and the camps to which they were sent: | Most of the Jewish population of Germany was killed during the atrocities of World War II. Below is a source containing a list of about 130,000 people who died in the Holocaust, their birth and death dates, their places of residence before deportation, and the camps to which they were sent: | ||