15
edits
→ General Historical Background: "In most cases, the [post-1875 civil] records for Jews were kept in a separate Jewish register." Never happened. Removed sentence.
No edit summary |
RogerLustig (talk | contribs) (→ General Historical Background: "In most cases, the [post-1875 civil] records for Jews were kept in a separate Jewish register." Never happened. Removed sentence.) |
||
| Line 61: | Line 61: | ||
In the early nineteenth century, Jews in many parts of Germany were required by law either to register with Catholic or Lutheran parishes or to prepare their own civil transcripts of births, marriages, and deaths. These types of records, whether kept by a Christian parish or civil authorities, are called Jewish records. | In the early nineteenth century, Jews in many parts of Germany were required by law either to register with Catholic or Lutheran parishes or to prepare their own civil transcripts of births, marriages, and deaths. These types of records, whether kept by a Christian parish or civil authorities, are called Jewish records. | ||
With the introduction of nationwide civil registration by 1876, Jewish births, marriages, and deaths were recorded by German civil authorities | With the introduction of nationwide civil registration by 1876, Jewish births, marriages, and deaths were recorded by German civil authorities. Jewish synagogue records and separate civil registers of Jews (almost all from before 1876) are listed in the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
JEWISH RECORDS | JEWISH RECORDS | ||