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Back to [[Poland|Poland Page]]► | Back to [[Poland|Poland Page]]► | ||
[[Image:Rozan town square.jpg|thumb|center|800px]] | [[Image:Rozan town square.jpg|thumb|center|800px|Rozan town square.jpg]] | ||
Historians estimate that during the 19th century more than 85 percent of the world’s Jews lived in Europe. | Historians estimate that during the 19th century more than 85 percent of the world’s Jews lived in Europe. | ||
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For many years, the Kielce-Radom Special Interest Group has been indexing Jewish vital records from that area of Poland, publishing the data in their printed Journal. There are plans to merge all of their indexing effort into the Jewish Records Indexing - Poland database which now contains more than 3.7 million records. It is estimated that the Kielce-Radom data will add more than 50,000 records. | For many years, the Kielce-Radom Special Interest Group has been indexing Jewish vital records from that area of Poland, publishing the data in their printed Journal. There are plans to merge all of their indexing effort into the Jewish Records Indexing - Poland database which now contains more than 3.7 million records. It is estimated that the Kielce-Radom data will add more than 50,000 records. | ||
A list of all the towns indexed and which years and record types, can be found at http:// | A list of all the towns indexed and which years and record types, can be found at http://jri-poland.org/kr-sig/krsig_town_records_in_all_issues.htm. | ||
=== Given Names Data Bases (GNDB) === | === Given Names Data Bases (GNDB) === | ||
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[http://www.jri-Poland.org JRI - Poland] is the largest fully searchable database of Jewish vital records accessible online. 4 million records from more than 500 Polish towns are now indexed. More are being added every few months. | [http://www.jri-Poland.org JRI - Poland] is the largest fully searchable database of Jewish vital records accessible online. 4 million records from more than 500 Polish towns are now indexed. More are being added every few months. | ||
Researchers can order records indexed as part of the JRI-Poland/PSA (Polish State Archives) Project directly from the Regional Archive where the records are maintained. Instructions and further information are found [http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/psa/neworder.htm here]. Use the [http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/psa/orderform.htm Order Form] for your inquiry. | Researchers can order records indexed as part of the JRI-Poland/PSA (Polish State Archives) Project directly from the Regional Archive where the records are maintained. Instructions and further information are found [http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/psa/neworder.htm here]. Use the [http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/psa/orderform.htm Order Form] for your inquiry. | ||
=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
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[http://english.its-arolsen.org Post WWII tracing services for Jewish people and displaced people and prisoners of war] | [http://english.its-arolsen.org Post WWII tracing services for Jewish people and displaced people and prisoners of war] | ||
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[http://www.indeks.karta.org.pl/wyszukiwanie.asp Index of the repressed] | [http://www.indeks.karta.org.pl/wyszukiwanie.asp Index of the repressed] | ||