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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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Weiner, Miriam. ''Jewish Roots in Poland, Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories.'' New York, New York: Yivo Institute for Jewish Research, 1997. (FHL book 943.8 F2wm.) | Weiner, Miriam. ''Jewish Roots in Poland, Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories.'' New York, New York: Yivo Institute for Jewish Research, 1997. (FHL book 943.8 F2wm.) | ||
=== Jewish Vital Records in Russian Poland (Congress Poland, Kingdom of Poland) === | === Jewish Vital Records in Russian Poland (Congress Poland, Kingdom of Poland) === | ||
'''1808-1825''' | '''1808-1825''' | ||
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Records older than 100 years are kept in regional branches of the Polish State Archives [Archiwum Państwowe]. Many of these records, usually up to around 1865 or later for some towns, have been microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Records less than 100 years are kept in the town's civil registration office [Urząd Stanu Cywilnego]. | Records older than 100 years are kept in regional branches of the Polish State Archives [Archiwum Państwowe]. Many of these records, usually up to around 1865 or later for some towns, have been microfilmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah. Records less than 100 years are kept in the town's civil registration office [Urząd Stanu Cywilnego]. | ||
=== Kielce-Radom Index === | === Kielce-Radom Index === | ||
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. | ||
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A list of all the towns indexed and which years and record types, can be found at http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/kr-sig/krsig_town_records_in_all_issues.htm. | A list of all the towns indexed and which years and record types, can be found at http://www.jewishgen.org/jri-pl/kr-sig/krsig_town_records_in_all_issues.htm. | ||
=== Given Names Data Bases (GNDB) === | === Given Names Data Bases (GNDB) === | ||
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/GivenNames/ | http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/GivenNames/ | ||