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Go to [[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy Research Main Page]] | Go to [[Jewish Genealogy Research|Jewish Genealogy Research Main Page]] | ||
== Introduction == | |||
=== Maps of the Czech Republic === | === Maps of the Czech Republic === | ||
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These records are a prime source for information about the vital events in an individual's life. They contain information that can be used to compile pedigrees and family groups. They identify children, spouses, parents, and sometimes grandparents as well as dates and places of vital events. They establish individual identity and are excellent sources for linking generations and identifying relationships.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Czech Republic,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref> | These records are a prime source for information about the vital events in an individual's life. They contain information that can be used to compile pedigrees and family groups. They identify children, spouses, parents, and sometimes grandparents as well as dates and places of vital events. They establish individual identity and are excellent sources for linking generations and identifying relationships.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Czech Republic,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1999.</ref> | ||
== 1783 Jewish Census == | == Other Record Types == | ||
=== 1783 Jewish Census === | |||
For more information about 1783 Bohemian Jewish Census click [[Czech Republic Census#1783_Jewish_Census|here]]. | For more information about 1783 Bohemian Jewish Census click [[Czech Republic Census#1783_Jewish_Census|here]]. | ||
== 1793 Jewish Census == | === 1793 Jewish Census === | ||
For more information about 1793 Bohemian Jewish Census click [[Czech Republic Census#1793_Jewish_Census|here]]. | For more information about 1793 Bohemian Jewish Census click [[Czech Republic Census#1793_Jewish_Census|here]]. | ||
== Theresienstadt (Terezín) Concentration Camp Database == | === Theresienstadt (Terezín) Concentration Camp Database === | ||
Terezín Initiative Institute made their data available through the online digital archive. Click [http://www.holocaust.cz/eng/main here] to access a short introduction in English. | Terezín Initiative Institute made their data available through the online digital archive. Click [http://www.holocaust.cz/eng/main here] to access a short introduction in English. | ||
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*[http://stevemorse.org/jcal/tombstone.html Tombstone Dates] A handy decoder that let’s you enter the squiggles found on the tombstone, and it will report back the date in the Hebrew calendar. It will also convert the date to its equivalent in the secular calendar. | *[http://stevemorse.org/jcal/tombstone.html Tombstone Dates] A handy decoder that let’s you enter the squiggles found on the tombstone, and it will report back the date in the Hebrew calendar. It will also convert the date to its equivalent in the secular calendar. | ||
== Helpful Resources == | |||
*Auslander, Jordan. ''Genealogical gazeteer for the Kingdom of Hungary''. Bergenfield, New Jersey : Avotaynu. (FHL call no. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2241196 JGS 943.9 E5aj]) | |||
*''Czechoslovakia: Official Standard Names''. Division of Geography, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1955. | |||
*Gundacker, Felix. ''Matrikenverzeichnis der Juedischen Matriken Boehmens'' (Register of Jewish Vital Statistics in the Czech State Archives pertaining to Bohemia). Felix Gundacker, 2000. In German and English. | |||
*Gundacker, Felix. ''Matrikenverzeichnis der Juedischen Matriken Maehrens'' (Register of Jewish Vital Statistics in the Czech State Archives pertaining to Moravia). Felix Gundacker, 2000. In German and English. | |||
*Heřman, Jan. ''Jewish cemeteries in Bohemia and Moravia''. [S.l.] : Council of Jewish Communities in the ČSR, 1980s. (FHL call no. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/672946 943.7 V3]) | |||
*Heřman, Jan. ''Jewish community archives from Bohemia and Moravia : analytical registers to the catalogues of archive materials from Jewish communities with the exception of that of Prague''. Prague, Czech Republic : Státní Židovské Muzeum, 1971. (FHL call no. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/449825 943.71 A3h]) | |||
*Iggers, Wilma Abeles, editor and translator. ''The Jews of Bohemia and Moravia: A Historical Reader.'' Wayne State University Press, 1992. | |||
*Magocsi, Paul Robert. ''Historical atlas of East Central Europe''. Seattle, Washington : University of Washington Press, 1993. (FHL call no. [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/678502 940 H2ho]) | |||
*Society for the History of Czechoslovak Jews. ''The Jews of Czechoslovakia''. 3 volumes. Jewish Publication Society, 1968-1984. | |||
== References == | == References == | ||