France Jewish Records
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| France Genealogical Word Lists |
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Map of France
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- For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click here.
Note the higher concentration in the Alsace area.
JewishGen.org
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Types of Records
Census
- Census-type records are available for parts of France
Civil Registration
- French civil records begin in 1792 with some variation and some lost records. These records are now largely on line through the individual French Departments. To access the records by Department, click here.
The JewishGen Germany Database
More than 400,000 records for Germany, from a variety of sources, including: citizenship records, vital records, cemetery data, survivor lists, and Holocaust sources. Requires free registration. To search, click here.
Jewish Genealogy Circle (The Cercle de Généalogie Juive)
"The first French association of Jewish genealogy."