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Finding Jewish Ancestors in Ukraine (view source)
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=== Standard Surname Database === | === Standard Surname Database === | ||
*Use the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/lnsearch.php Standard Surname Database] if you know your ancestor's given name, surname, or town name. This database is comprised of name lists from local historians and heads of Jewish communities, name lists from books, and name lists from various archives. Most collections in this database cannot be found online elsewhere. | *Use the [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/newwebsite/lnsearch.php Standard Surname Database] if you know your ancestor's given name, surname, or town name. This database is comprised of name lists from local historians and heads of Jewish communities, name lists from books, and name lists from various archives. Most collections in this database cannot be found online elsewhere. | ||
**To search, enter a surname, given name, and/or town name into the search box. Collection results will then appear. The first column lists the collection type, while the second column contains the Collection Description (CD). The Collection Description includes information such as how the collection was acquired, references to Miriam Weiner's first visit to the town, photos (current and pre-World War I), links to other resources for the town, and/or document examples. The final column lists the number of records associated with the search term(s). Click on the blue hyperlinked number to view records, then click on the blue hyperlinked surname to see more details about the record.[[File: | **To search, enter a surname, given name, and/or town name into the search box. Collection results will then appear. The first column lists the collection type, while the second column contains the Collection Description (CD). The Collection Description includes information such as how the collection was acquired, references to Miriam Weiner's first visit to the town, photos (current and pre-World War I), links to other resources for the town, and/or document examples. The final column lists the number of records associated with the search term(s). Click on the blue hyperlinked number to view records, then click on the blue hyperlinked surname to see more details about the record. | ||
[[File: | [[File:Surname Search Result - Ukraine.png|alt=|left|thumb|550x550px|'''Standard Surname Search Result.''' ]] | ||
[[File:Ukraine | [[File:Ukraine 9-up.png|thumb|1000x1000px|Examples of various types of Ukrainian Jewish documents. Source: Miriam Weiner Archives. ]] | ||
[[File:Screen Shot 2021-09-30 at 3.59.58 PM.png|thumb|OCR Surname Database at Routes to Roots, [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/ocrsearch.php https://www.rtrfoundation.org]. |alt=|400x400px|left]] | |||
[[File:OCR Search Results - Ukraine.png|thumb|379x379px|Example of an OCR search results at Routes to Roots, https://www.rtrfoundation.org. ]][[File:Screen Shot 2021-09-30 at 3.59.58 PM.png|thumb|OCR Surname Database at Routes to Roots, [https://www.rtrfoundation.org/ocrsearch.php https://www.rtrfoundation.org]. |alt=|400x400px|left]] | |||
=== OCR Surname Database === | === OCR Surname Database === | ||
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[[File:Smozhe, Ukraine.png|thumb|500x500px|'''Smozhe, Ukraine.''' A village in Western Ukraine (formerly Galicia), 1997. ]] | [[File:Smozhe, Ukraine.png|thumb|500x500px|'''Smozhe, Ukraine.''' A village in Western Ukraine (formerly Galicia), 1997. ]] | ||
[[File:Kiev, Ukraine Holocaust.png|left|thumb|500x500px|'''Kiev, Ukraine.''' Memorial in the Babi Yar Ravine situated in NW Kiev where 33,000+ Jews from Kiev & surrounding towns were shot & buried on September 29-30, 1941. ]] | [[File:Kiev, Ukraine Holocaust.png|left|thumb|500x500px|'''Kiev, Ukraine.''' Memorial in the Babi Yar Ravine situated in NW Kiev where 33,000+ Jews from Kiev & surrounding towns were shot & buried on September 29-30, 1941. ]] | ||
[[File:Drogobych, Ukraine.png|center|thumb|500x500px|'''Drogobych, Ukraine.''' Pharmacy located on Stryska Street, c. 1917. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives. ]] | [[File:Drogobych, Ukraine.png|center|thumb|500x500px|'''Drogobych, Ukraine.''' Pharmacy located on Stryska Street, c. 1917. '''Source:''' Miriam Weiner Archives. ]]'''Image Sources:''' Unless otherwise noted, all photos were taken by Miriam Weiner. | ||
[[Category:Ukraine]] | [[Category:Ukraine]] | ||