Czechia Jewish Registers: Difference between revisions

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Records of the former Jewish communities of the entire Czech Republic are located at the National Archives in Prague. This priceless collection contains more than 3,000 volumes of Jewish birth, marriage, and death registers that cover Bohemia, Moravia, and the Czech part of Silesia for the period 1784-1949.

Many records of the former Jewish communities of the entire Czech Republic are online at the National Archives in Prague. To learn more, click here. For a tutorial on how to navigate the website, watch this video.

Digitized books online:

Matriky židovských náboženských obci (fond 167) = birth, marriage, and death registries of Jewish religious communities
Židovská komise Praha (fond 190) = Jewish Commission of Prague
- includes handwritten index to marriage permissions
- original permission books are held at the National Archives but are not yet digitized
Židovské kontrolní matriky (fond 144) = Jewish registers kept by Roman Catholic parishes in Bohemia (those from Moravia have not survived)
Knihy židovských familitanů (fond 29) = Jewish familiant books

Not yet digitized:

Soupisy židů Praha (fond 191) = census lists of Jews in Prague in 1724, 1783, 1793, 1799, and 1811.
Rada židovských náboženských obci (fond 161) = Council of Jewish religious communities
Registratura zemského židovstva (fond 164) = Registry of Provincial Jews
Ředitelstvi židovských berní (fond 143) = Jewish Tax Directorate

Step-by-step Instructions:

Go to vademecum.nacr.cz
- Change the language to English at the top corner.
- Select the red button labeled Pomůcky v elektronické podobě.
- Under the tab labeled výběr on the right, toggle specific selection of archival fonds to green.
- Start typing the name of the fond you want in Name of Fond or put the fond number in the field labeled NAD sheet No.
- Select the fond you want from the dropdown menu and click the magnifying glass at the bottom to search.
- Click on the name of the fond on the left-hand side. (If it displays 0 results then there are no digitized books available yet).
- Click on Listování v pomůcce to view the towns included in that collection.
  - If you do not see the attachment symbol by the book titles, click the list icon (hovering over this icon shows a label of zobrazit seznam)
  - This should open up all the books available with digital images.
- Select the book you need. If you click on the title of the book, it will take you to a page with the image of the first page and details like the villages that are included. Click on the image to open the book.
- Alternatively, you can click on the attachment symbol (paper clip) to go straight to the book.

In the meantime the archive will respond to a written request from an individual. Click here for contact information.

The collection inventory organized by town name is available on the website of the National Archive. Locality index is helpful in determining which register to order.

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 Records of the former Jewish communities of the entire Czech Republic are located at the National Archives in Prague. This priceless collection contains more than 3,000 volumes of Jewish birth, marriage, and death registers that cover Bohemia, Moravia, and the Czech part of Silesia for the period 1784-1949.
-Since May 2012 part of the collection is [https://vademecum.nacr.cz/vademecum/ already online]. Presently no English or German versions are available but will be in near future. For a video tutorial of how to navigate the website [https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/lessons/finding-jewish-records-at-the-czech-national-archives click here].
+*Many records of the former Jewish communities of the entire Czech Republic are online at [https://vademecum.nacr.cz/vademecum/ the National Archives in Prague]. To learn more, click [[Czech Republic Jewish Registers|here]]. For a tutorial on how to navigate the website, watch [https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/lessons/finding-jewish-records-at-the-czech-national-archives this video].
-There are two ways to find your locality.
+'''Digitized books online''':
-Click the ''Inventar'' tab and select ''Uredni knihy (matriky a indexy)'' by clicking on the green plus sign. Find your locality in the alphabetical index. Click on the green plus sign next to the locality name. Select the register (N=births, O=marriages, Z=deaths). There may be two symbols under the register description. The left symbol will open the register. The symbol on the right will open a list of all the localities included in that register. The search box cannot be used with this option.
+*'''Matriky židovských náboženských obci''' (fond 167) = birth, marriage, and death registries of Jewish religious communities
+*'''Židovská komise Praha''' (fond 190) = Jewish Commission of Prague
+**includes handwritten index to marriage permissions
+**original permission books are held at the National Archives but are not yet digitized
+*'''Židovské kontrolní matriky''' (fond 144) = Jewish registers kept by Roman Catholic parishes in Bohemia (those from Moravia have not survived)
+*'''Knihy židovských familitanů''' (fond 29) = Jewish familiant books
-Click the ''Rejstriky'' tab. Select the beginning letter of the locality. Find your locality on the list. Proceed to the next page by using the page navigator at the top right corner. Click on the magnifying glass symbol. Select the register (N=births, O=marriages, Z=deaths). Click on the symbol to open the register. You can also use the search box. Type in the locality name and click the ''Filtrovat'' button. Click on the magnifying glass symbol and follow per instructions above.
+'''Not yet digitized''':
+*'''Soupisy židů Praha''' (fond 191) = census lists of Jews in Prague in 1724, 1783, 1793, 1799, and 1811.
+*'''Rada židovských náboženských obci''' (fond 161) = Council of Jewish religious communities
+*'''Registratura zemského židovstva''' (fond 164) = Registry of Provincial Jews
+*'''Ředitelstvi židovských berní''' (fond 143) = Jewish Tax Directorate
+'''Step-by-step Instructions''':
+*Go to vademecum.nacr.cz
+**Change the language to English at the top corner.
+**Select the red button labeled Pomůcky v elektronické podobě.
+**Under the tab labeled výběr on the right, toggle specific selection of archival fonds to green.
+**Start typing the name of the fond you want in Name of Fond or put the fond number in the field labeled NAD sheet No.
+**Select the fond you want from the dropdown menu and click the magnifying glass at the bottom to search.
+**Click on the name of the fond on the left-hand side. (If it displays 0 results then there are no digitized books available yet).
+**Click on Listování v pomůcce to view the towns included in that collection.
+***If you do not see the attachment symbol by the book titles, click the list icon (hovering over this icon shows a label of zobrazit seznam)
+***This should open up all the books available with digital images.
+**Select the book you need. If you click on the title of the book, it will take you to a page with the image of the first page and details like the villages that are included. Click on the image to open the book.
+**Alternatively, you can click on the attachment symbol (paper clip) to go straight to the book.
 In the meantime the archive will respond to a written request from an individual. Click [[Czech Republic Jewish Records#Location|here]] for contact information.