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== Locating Jewish Records == | == 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 | 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 ==== | ||
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Civil registers of Jews and civil registration records that include Jews along with the rest of the population are available beginning in 1795, depending on 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 on 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 ==== | ||
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GERMANY, [STATE] - JEWISH RECORDS | GERMANY, [STATE] - JEWISH RECORDS | ||
GERMANY, [STATE], [TOWN] - JEWISH | GERMANY, [STATE], [TOWN] - JEWISH | ||
=== Records === | === Records === | ||
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HOLOCAUST, JEWISH (1939-1945) | HOLOCAUST, JEWISH (1939-1945) | ||
[[Category:Germany]][[Category:Jews]] | [[Category:Germany]] [[Category:Jews]] | ||