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[[Image:Immigrants Behold the Statue of Liberty.jpg|thumb|right|320px|Emma Lazarus, a descendant of Portuguese Sephardic Jews, wrote the poem about the Statue of Liberty including these words, ". . . Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"]] | [[Image:Immigrants Behold the Statue of Liberty.jpg|thumb|right|320px|Emma Lazarus, a descendant of Portuguese Sephardic Jews, wrote the poem about the Statue of Liberty including these words, ". . . Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"]] | ||
''[[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy ]] > Emigration and Immigration''<br> | ''[[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy ]] > Emigration and Immigration''<br> | ||
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigration) or coming into (immigration) a country. Because Jews emigrated at various time periods throughout the centuries and went to many different countries, the records that were kept vary from time period to time period and place to place. Records prior to the 18th century, if they exist at all, are generally less detailed. | Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigration) or coming into (immigration) a country. Because Jews emigrated at various time periods throughout the centuries and went to many different countries, the records that were kept vary from time period to time period and place to place. Records prior to the 18th century, if they exist at all, are generally less detailed. | ||
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Most emigration and immigration records of the 19th century and later consist of passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, records of passports issued, lists of people deported, and alien registers. Information found in these later emigration and immigration records usually include the name, age or birth date, occupation, destination, and place of origin or birthplace of the emigrant. | Most emigration and immigration records of the 19th century and later consist of passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, records of passports issued, lists of people deported, and alien registers. Information found in these later emigration and immigration records usually include the name, age or birth date, occupation, destination, and place of origin or birthplace of the emigrant. | ||
Perhaps the greatest genealogical value of these records is information about where your ancestor came from. In order to successfully research your ancestry, you have to determine exactly where the immigrant ancestor was born or lived and search the records of that place. For detailed information about how to trace an immigrant ancestor, including a description of various emigration and immigration records, see [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] Wiki pages and the "Emigration and Immigration" page of the state and country Wiki pages where your ancestors lived, for example the [[ | Perhaps the greatest genealogical value of these records is information about where your ancestor came from. In order to successfully research your ancestry, you have to determine exactly where the immigrant ancestor was born or lived and search the records of that place. For detailed information about how to trace an immigrant ancestor, including a description of various emigration and immigration records, see [[Tracing Immigrant Origins|Tracing Immigrant Origins]] Wiki pages and the "Emigration and Immigration" page of the state and country Wiki pages where your ancestors lived, for example the [[New York Emigration and Immigration|New York Emigration and Immigration]] page, or the [[Portal:United States Emigration and Immigration|United States Emigration and Immigration]] page. | ||
These records can also help in constructing family groups. If you do not find your ancestor’s name, you may find information on your ancestor’s family members or neighbors. People who lived near each other in their country of origin often settled together after they emigrated. | These records can also help in constructing family groups. If you do not find your ancestor’s name, you may find information on your ancestor’s family members or neighbors. People who lived near each other in their country of origin often settled together after they emigrated. | ||
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The library has many emigration and immigration records, including some records of the Hebrew Immigration Aid Society. Check for these records in the Family History Library Catalog. | The library has many emigration and immigration records, including some records of the Hebrew Immigration Aid Society. Check for these records in the Family History Library Catalog. | ||
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