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Back to [[Portal:Germany|Germany Page]]► | Back to [[Portal:Germany|Germany Page]]► | ||
<br> Jewish records [Jüdische Urkunden] include records of Jews or Jewish congregations. The Family History Library has over 2,000 microfilms of German Jewish vital records that list births, marriages, and deaths. These vital records are an excellent source for accurate information about Jewish ancestors. | <br>Jewish records [Jüdische Urkunden] include records of Jews or Jewish congregations. The Family History Library has over 2,000 microfilms of German Jewish vital records that list births, marriages, and deaths. These vital records are an excellent source for accurate information about Jewish ancestors. | ||
The Family History Library also has other types of Jewish records, including synagogue records, records of Jewish taxpayers, Holocaust victims, and censuses. | The Family History Library also has other types of Jewish records, including synagogue records, records of Jewish taxpayers, Holocaust victims, and censuses. | ||
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In Alsace-Lorraine different records are listed under the German [Elsass-Lothringen] and French catalog entries. A search by current French department [Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle] yields different entries. | In Alsace-Lorraine different records are listed under the German [Elsass-Lothringen] and French catalog entries. A search by current French department [Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Moselle] yields different entries. | ||
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==== Minority Census of 1938/1939 ==== | ==== Minority Census of 1938/1939 ==== | ||
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Records created before 1876 may be kept at the respective county- or state archive. | Records created before 1876 may be kept at the respective county- or state archive. | ||
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For addresses of current [http://www.zentralratdjuden.de/de/topic/59.html Synagogues in Germany] click here. Here is another site for [http://www.talmud.de/gemeinden/doku.php Jewish Synagogues] with some including websites or email addresses. | For addresses of current [http://www.zentralratdjuden.de/de/topic/59.html Synagogues in Germany] click here. Here is another site for [http://www.talmud.de/gemeinden/doku.php Jewish Synagogues] with some including websites or email addresses. | ||
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"Bildanzeige modifizieren" means " Modify the way the image is displayed". | "Bildanzeige modifizieren" means " Modify the way the image is displayed". | ||
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Much good information can be found at: [http://www.lbi.com www.lbi.org] , web site of the Leo Baeck Institute. | Much good information can be found at: [http://www.lbi.com www.lbi.org] , web site of the Leo Baeck Institute. | ||
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===== '''Registry of Jewish Research''' ===== | ===== '''Registry of Jewish Research''' ===== | ||
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They also have a project to document every Jewish burial site in the world. Online at [http://www.iajgs.org/cemetery iajgs.org/cemetery] | They also have a project to document every Jewish burial site in the world. Online at [http://www.iajgs.org/cemetery iajgs.org/cemetery] | ||
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==== '''Holocaust Records''' ==== | ==== '''Holocaust Records''' ==== | ||
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''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. (FHL 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 www.bundesarchiv.de/gedenkbuch/directory.html.en] 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.<br> | 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 www.bundesarchiv.de/gedenkbuch/directory.html.en] 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.<br> | ||
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The address for the American Red Cross War Victims Tracing Center follows: | The address for the American Red Cross War Victims Tracing Center follows: | ||
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E-mail [mailto:hwvtc@arc-cmc.org hwvtc@arc-cmc.org] | E-mail [mailto:hwvtc@arc-cmc.org hwvtc@arc-cmc.org] | ||
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United States Holocause Memorial Museum | United States Holocause Memorial Museum | ||
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Sources: Sallyann Sack ed. and Gary Mokotoff pub. "What we learned in Bad Arolsen." AVOTAYNU Volume XXIV, Number 2 Summer 2008 | Sources: Sallyann Sack ed. and Gary Mokotoff pub. "What we learned in Bad Arolsen." AVOTAYNU Volume XXIV, Number 2 Summer 2008 | ||
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=== Sources in Print: === | === Sources in Print: === | ||
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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. | ||
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=== '''Family History Library '''<br> | === '''Family History Library '''<br> === | ||
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: | 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: | ||