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The following are good reference books:  
The following are good reference books:  
*Adler, H. G.''The Jews in Germany: From the Enlightenment to National Socialism.'' Great Bend, Indiana, USA: University of Notre Dame Press, 1969. (FHL book 943 F2a.)
*Adler, H. G.''The Jews in Germany: From the Enlightenment to National Socialism.'' Great Bend, Indiana, USA: University of Notre Dame Press, 1969. (FS Library book 943 F2a.)
*Lowenthal, Marvin. ''The Jews of Germany: A Story of Sixteen Centuries.'' Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1939. (FHL book 943 F2lm.)
*Lowenthal, Marvin. ''The Jews of Germany: A Story of Sixteen Centuries.'' Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1939. (FS Library book 943 F2lm.)


== Research Strategies ==
== Research Strategies ==
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=== Resources ===
=== Resources ===
Listed below are a useful resources in Jewish genealogy:  
Listed below are a useful resources in Jewish genealogy:  
*Kurzweil, Arthur. ''From Generation to Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish Genealogy and Personal History.'' New York, NY, USA: William Morrow, 1980. (FHL book 929.1 K967f; film 1,059,468 item 4.)
*Kurzweil, Arthur. ''From Generation to Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish Genealogy and Personal History.'' New York, NY, USA: William Morrow, 1980. (FS Library book 929.1 K967f; film 1,059,468 item 4.)
*Wollmershäuser, Friedrich R. "Genealogical Sources for the Jews of Southern Germany During the Pre-Emancipation Period." In: ''AVOTAYNU ''Vol. XXIV, no. 3 (Fall 2008); pp. 31-34.  
*Wollmershäuser, Friedrich R. "Genealogical Sources for the Jews of Southern Germany During the Pre-Emancipation Period." In: ''AVOTAYNU ''Vol. XXIV, no. 3 (Fall 2008); pp. 31-34.  
*Zubatsky, David S., and Irwin M. Berent. ''Jewish Genealogy: A Sourcebook of Family Histories and Genealogies.'' Two Volumes. New York, NY, USA: Garland, 1984. (FHL book 929.1 Z81j.)
*Zubatsky, David S., and Irwin M. Berent. ''Jewish Genealogy: A Sourcebook of Family Histories and Genealogies.'' Two Volumes. New York, NY, USA: Garland, 1984. (FS Library book 929.1 Z81j.)


== Record Types ==
== Record Types ==
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Most of the Jewish population of Germany either emigrated or was killed during the atrocities of World War II. Below is a source containing a list of about 130,000 people from West Germany and Berlin, who died in the Holocaust, their birth and death dates, their places of residence before deportation, and the camps to which they were sent:  
Most of the Jewish population of Germany either emigrated or was killed during the atrocities of World War II. Below is a source containing a list of about 130,000 people from West Germany and Berlin, who died in the Holocaust, their birth and death dates, their places of residence before deportation, and the camps to which they were sent:  


''Gedenkbuch: Opfer der Verfolgung der Judenunter der nationalsozialistischen Gewaltherrschaft in Deutschland, 1933-1945 (Memorial book for the victims of Jewish persecution during Nazi despotism, 1933-1945).'' Two Volumes. Koblenz, Germany: Bundesarchiv, 1986. (FHL bookQ 943 V4g.)  
''Gedenkbuch: Opfer der Verfolgung der Judenunter der nationalsozialistischen Gewaltherrschaft in Deutschland, 1933-1945 (Memorial book for the victims of Jewish persecution during Nazi despotism, 1933-1945).'' Two Volumes. Koblenz, Germany: Bundesarchiv, 1986. (FS Library bookQ 943 V4g.)  


The 2006 edition of this work was published in four volumes, with an accompanying CD. It covered both West and East Germany. However a more convenient source is the web site [http://www.bundesarchiv.de/gedenkbuch/directory.html.en '''Memorial Book'''] which allows searches on surname, maiden name, place of birth, place of residence and more. The database is based on the 2006 edition, but is regularly updated, and now contains the names of close to 150,000 people.  
The 2006 edition of this work was published in four volumes, with an accompanying CD. It covered both West and East Germany. However a more convenient source is the web site [http://www.bundesarchiv.de/gedenkbuch/directory.html.en '''Memorial Book'''] which allows searches on surname, maiden name, place of birth, place of residence and more. The database is based on the 2006 edition, but is regularly updated, and now contains the names of close to 150,000 people.  
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Many German archive and parish register inventories touch on various Jewish records. The inventory listed below focuses on Jewish records of births, marriages, and deaths kept in the Federal Archive of Germany:  
Many German archive and parish register inventories touch on various Jewish records. The inventory listed below focuses on Jewish records of births, marriages, and deaths kept in the Federal Archive of Germany:  


*''Verzeichnis der im Bundesarchiv aufbewahrten Filme von Personenstandsregistern: Jüdischer Gemeinden aus Mittel- und Ostdeutschland (Inventory of microfilms at the German Federal Archive of Jewish Vital Records from central and eastern Germany).'' Typescript photocopy, 196-? (FHL book 943 A5gp.)
*''Verzeichnis der im Bundesarchiv aufbewahrten Filme von Personenstandsregistern: Jüdischer Gemeinden aus Mittel- und Ostdeutschland (Inventory of microfilms at the German Federal Archive of Jewish Vital Records from central and eastern Germany).'' Typescript photocopy, 196-? (FS Library book 943 A5gp.)


This inventory is divided into five sections:  
This inventory is divided into five sections:  
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The [[Leo Baeck Institute]] in New York has a collection of 50,000 German Jewish records, primarily from Baden, Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein, Westpreußen, and Württemberg. These include circumcision, marriage, death, and memorial records. The following work describes the collection:  
The [[Leo Baeck Institute]] in New York has a collection of 50,000 German Jewish records, primarily from Baden, Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein, Westpreußen, and Württemberg. These include circumcision, marriage, death, and memorial records. The following work describes the collection:  


Grubel, Fred, et al. ''Catalog of the Archival Collections [of the Leo Baeck Institute].'' Tübingen, Germany: J. C. B. Mohr, 1990. (FHL book 974.71 A3gf.)  
Grubel, Fred, et al. ''Catalog of the Archival Collections [of the Leo Baeck Institute].'' Tübingen, Germany: J. C. B. Mohr, 1990. (FS Library book 974.71 A3gf.)  


Much good information can be found at the [http://www.lbi.org '''website of the Leo Baeck Institute'''].
Much good information can be found at the [http://www.lbi.org '''website of the Leo Baeck Institute'''].
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