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=== Census === | === Census === | ||
Censuses were taken from time to time to identify Jews and other minorities, especially during the Nazi era (1938-1939). Many records of Jews who died in the Holocaust are now available. | Censuses were taken from time to time to identify Jews and other minorities, especially during the Nazi era (1938-1939). Many records of Jews who died in the Holocaust are now available. | ||
==== Minority Census of 1938/1939 ==== | |||
* The 1939 German "Minority Census" Database as part of the [https://www.mappingthelives.org/ Mapping the Lives] project, provided by [https://www.tracingthepast.org/ Tracing the Past]. Microfilm of the actual census might be found in the Family History Library catalog and copies ordered to local family history centers. | |||
*Census Description:<br>The Nazi minority census of 1938/1939 lists given names and surnames, birth dates, birthplaces, education levels, and which grandparents were Jewish. It is available for many major cities and several regions. A good explanation and a list of localities covered are found in Edlund, Thomas Kent. ''The German Minority Census of 1939, ''published as part of the <br>Avotaynu Monograph Series, Teaneck, New Jersey: Avotaynu,1996. [FHL call # 943 X22e 1996]<br>At the following [[Jewish population|link]] you will find both a translated format of the census form and also a pdf file of cities for which there are census records and their microfilm numbers. | |||
=== Church Records === | === Church Records === | ||