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====JewishGen Town Finder/JewishGen Communities Database====
====JewishGen Town Finder/JewishGen Communities Database====
 
The [https://www.jewishgen.org/communities/search.asp town finder] is a useful online gazetteer for locations in Eastern Europe. Note that wild card searches are not supported. To view an entry page, click on the '''Jewish star''' to the left of the town name. Entry pages provide jurisdictions for before WWI, the interwar period, after WWII and modern-day. Alternate names and Yiddish and Russian spellings are also included.  In the center, you'll find a map and a list of additional Jewish communities located nearby. Finally, under '''Additional Information''' and '''in the green box''' at the top, you'll find links to references and additional resources that may help you in your research.
*The [https://www.jewishgen.org/communities/search.asp town finder] is a useful online gazetteer for locations in Eastern Europe. Note that wild card searches are not supported. To view an entry page, click on the '''Jewish star''' to the left of the town name. Entry pages provide jurisdictions for before WWI, the interwar period, after WWII and modern-day. Alternate names and Yiddish and Russian spellings are also included.  In the center, you'll find a map and a list of additional Jewish communities located nearby. Finally, under '''Additional Information''' and '''in the green box''' at the top, you'll find links to references and additional resources that may help you in your research.


==1897 Census==
==1897 Census==
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====Raduraksti====
====Raduraksti====
[https://www.raduraksti.arhivi.lv/collections/1:4:13:2022 Raduraksti], the Latvian State Historical Archives website, has Jewish records available for the following locations:   
[https://www.raduraksti.arhivi.lv/collections/1:4:13:2022 Raduraksti], the Latvian State Historical Archives website, has Jewish records available for the following locations:   
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