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Understanding the history of the Jewish people in Germany can help you in your research. The following are two good reference books: | Understanding the history of the Jewish people in Germany can help you in your research. The following are two 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. (FHL 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. (FHL book 943 F2lm.) | ||
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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. (FHL book 929.1 Z81j.) | ||
Information Recorded in Synagogue | Information Recorded in Synagogue Records Synagogue records may include the following: | ||
* '''Financial accounting records.''' These records sometimes list the names of contributors. | * '''Financial accounting records.''' These records sometimes list the names of contributors. | ||
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Many German archive and parish register inventories touch on various Jewish records. The inventory below concentrates on Jewish records: | Many German archive and parish register inventories touch on various Jewish records. The inventory below concentrates on Jewish records: | ||
''Verzeichnis der im Bundesarchiv aufbewahrten Filme von Personenstandsregistern: JüdischerGemeinden aus Mittel- und | ''Verzeichnis der im Bundesarchiv aufbewahrten Filme von Personenstandsregistern: JüdischerGemeinden 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.) | ||
This inventory is divided into five sections: (1) east of the Oder-Neiße line, (2) Russian occupied East Germany, (3) Nordrhein-Westfalen, (4) Berlin, and (5) Locality Index. The inventory lists hundreds of synagogue records—including birth, marriage, and death records; cemetery records; school records; and so forth—and the years they cover. | This inventory is divided into five sections: (1) east of the Oder-Neiße line, (2) Russian occupied East Germany, (3) Nordrhein-Westfalen, (4) Berlin, and (5) Locality Index. The inventory lists hundreds of synagogue records—including birth, marriage, and death records; cemetery records; school records; and so forth—and the years they cover. | ||
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'''Genealogical Societies.''' The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies may be able to help find records of Jewish ancestors. Their address is: | '''Genealogical Societies.''' The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies may be able to help find records of Jewish ancestors. Their address is: | ||
International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies<br | International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies<br>1485 Teaneck Road<br>Teaneck, NJ 07666<br>USA<br>Internet: [http://www.jewishgen.org/ajgs www.jewishgen.org/ajgs] | ||
'''Holocaust Records.''' Most of the Jewish population of Germany was killed during the atrocities of World War II. Below is a source containing a list of about 130,000 people who died in the Holocaust, their birth and death dates, their places of residence before deportation, and the camps to which they were sent: | '''Holocaust Records.''' Most of the Jewish population of Germany was killed during the atrocities of World War II. Below is a source containing a list of about 130,000 people 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- | ''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.) | ||
'''Family History Library Records'''. To determine whether the Family History Library has Jewish records for the locality your ancestor came from, search the Place Search of the catalog under each of the following: | '''Family History Library Records'''. To determine whether the Family History Library has Jewish records for the locality your ancestor came from, search the Place Search of the catalog under each of the following: | ||
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HOLOCAUST, JEWISH (1939-1945) | HOLOCAUST, JEWISH (1939-1945) | ||
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