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==Jewish Records [''Akta żydowskie'']== | ==Jewish Records [''Akta żydowskie'']== | ||
[[File:Jewish Religious Communities in the Republic of Poland.png|300px|thumb|right|<center>Jewish Religious Communities in the Republic of Poland</center>]] | |||
*Chiefly these consist of transcript records created in accordance with the laws of each of the governments that controlled Poland after the partitioning. | *Chiefly these consist of transcript records created in accordance with the laws of each of the governments that controlled Poland after the partitioning. | ||
*Prior to the introduction of civil transcript laws (and occasionally after), Jews were sometimes included in Christian church books. In Russian Poland, for example, between 1808 and 1826, Jews may have been recorded in the records of the Roman Catholic Church. By 1826, Jewish congregations kept their own records. | *Prior to the introduction of civil transcript laws (and occasionally after), Jews were sometimes included in Christian church books. In Russian Poland, for example, between 1808 and 1826, Jews may have been recorded in the records of the Roman Catholic Church. By 1826, Jewish congregations kept their own records. | ||
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**'''Kahal records:''' Records of the Jewish governing bodies, including lists of those who voted for the head rabbi, lists of community inhabitants, etc. | **'''Kahal records:''' Records of the Jewish governing bodies, including lists of those who voted for the head rabbi, lists of community inhabitants, etc. | ||
Read through the sections below for information about accessing some of these records. | Read through the sections below for information about accessing some of these records. | ||
==JRI Poland== | ==JRI Poland== | ||