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| A nonconformist church is any denomination not conforming to the Church of England, including Roman Catholics, and Quakers. For information on the different nonconformist denominations and their records, read [[England Nonconformist Church Records]]. | | A nonconformist church is any denomination not conforming to the Church of England, including Roman Catholics, and Quakers. For information on the different nonconformist denominations and their records, read [[England Nonconformist Church Records]]. |
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| == Jews ==
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| Most synagogues have retained their own records.
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| For historical information, contact:
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| *[http://www.jhse.org/ Jewish Historical Society of England] <br>33 Seymour Place <br>London W1H 5AP England
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| In the mid-20th century, a Jewish genealogist named Isobel Mordy collected and indexed a group of English Jewish records. Her collection is now available on microfilm at the {{FHL|329168|title-id|disp=Family History Library}}.
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| Todd Knowles has taken and built upon the Mordy collection and created an on-going database known as the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/search/index/catalog-search#searchType=catalog&filtered=true&fed=false&collectionId=&catSearchType=title&searchCriteria=Knowles+Collection&placeName=&author_givenName=&author_surname= Knowles Collection] which is searchable online at <span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span>[https://www.familysearch.org/ familysearch.org].
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| For more information, see:
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| *Gandy, Michael. ''My Ancestor Was Jewish: How Can I Find Out More About Him?'' London, England: Society of Genealogists, 1982. (FHL book {{FHL|69465|title-id|disp=929.1089924 G153}}.)
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| *[http://www.movinghere.org.uk/galleries/roots/jewish/tracingjewishroots/tracingjewishroots.htm#getting_started Tracing Jewish Roots]
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| == Calendar Changes == | | == Calendar Changes == |