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Helpful Links for Jewish Family Historians
Sources, Tips, and Contact Information for Jewish Genealogy
Jewish Migration to the United States
Jewish Genealogy on the Internet
Discovering Your Jewish Ancestors
Stammbaum: The Journal of German-Jewish Genealogical Research
Yad Vashem: The Holocaust Martyrs' and Heroes' Remembrance Authority
Survivors of the Shoah
Since its establishment in 1994, the Shoah Foundation has collected and preserved an archive of more than 50,000 videotaped testimonies of survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust. Although the Foundation continues to conduct interviews, the focus has shifted to cataloguing the testimonies and the long-term goal of making them accessible to the world.
Sephardim.comJewish-American and Deep South Jewish Heritage
The Jewish Burials of Macon, Georgia: 1844-1997
A Student's Guide to Jewish American Genealogy
Resources for Jewish Genealogy in the Boston Area
The Jews Of Ireland, From Earliest Time To The Year 1910Brownsville: The Birth, Development and Passing of a Jewish Community in New York
The Lee Max Friedman Collection of American Jewish Colonial Correspondence: Letters of the FRANKS Family, 1733-1748A Traveler's Guide to Pioneer Jewish Cemeteries of the California Gold Rush
The Gates of Heaven: Congregation Sha'arai Shomayim, the first 150 years, Mobile, Alabama, 1844-1994The Jews Of Charleston: A History Of An American Community
Tracing Your Jewish DNA for Family History & Ancestry: Merging a Mosaic of Communities
Mordecai SHEFTALL: Jewish Revolutionary Patriot
Mordecai MacCOBBER: The Story of a Scotch Jew in Australia
West Virginia Jewry Origins and History
The SCHWARTZ Family of El Paso: The Story of a Pioneer Jewish Family in the Southwest
Sydney's Jewish Community: Materials for a Post-War (II) History, 1951-1953
We Brought Sinai to San Joaquin: Story of the Jews of Kern County
Golden Opportunities, a Biographical History of Montana's Jewish Communities
The Jewish Community of New Orleans (Images of America)
Muskegon's Jewish Community: A Centennial History, 1888-1988
Jewish Immigrants of the Nazi Period in the U.S.A.: Archival ResourcesA Century of Jewish Life in Dixie: the Birmingham Experience
From Generation to Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish Genealogy and Family History
"Since it was first published in 1980, From Generation to Generation has inspired thousands to pursue the unique challenges and rewards of Jewish genealogy. Far more engaging than a mere how-to reference guide, this landmark book is also part detective story and part spiritual quest. As Arthur Kurzweil takes you along on his own fascinating journey through his family’s past, you’ll learn about the tools, techniques, and the step-by-step process of Jewish genealogical research – including the most current information on using the Internet and the newly accessible archives of Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. But even more, after reading this fully updated, revised, and beloved classic, you will undoubtedly be inspired to embark on a genealogical quest of your own!"The Jewish Cemetery at Ballybough in Dublin
Haskoy Cemetery Typology of Stones
Old Bohemian and Moravian Jewish Cemeteries
Mid-America's Promise: a Profile of Kansas City JewryAustralian Genesis: Jewish Convicts and Settlers 1788-1850
Nothing Left to Commemorate, the Story of the Pioneer Jews of Jackson, Amador County, California
Jewish Community of Shreveport (Images of America: Louisiana)
Consider the Years, 1871-1971: Congregation of Temple Israel, Omaha, Nebraska
Savannah's Old Jewish Community Cemeteries
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The Harrogate Jewish CommunityBetter Than Gold: an Immigrant Family's First Years in Brooklyn (Jewish Heritage Books)
Monumental Inscriptions in the Burial Ground of the Jewish Synagogue at Bridgetown, Barbados
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The History of the Jewish Community of Vicksburg (From 1820 to 1968).This Happy Land: The Jews of Colonial and Antebellum Charleston
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The Jewish Cemetery Ninth and Spruce Streets, PhiladelphiaA Corner of the Tapestry: a History of the Jewish Experience in Arkansas, 1820s-1990s
Sourcebook for Jewish Genealogies and Family Histories
Felix MOSES, the Beloved Jew of Springtown on the Pike
A Light in the Prairie: Temple Emanu-El of Dallas, 1872-1997
Dakota Diaspora: Memoirs of a Jewish Homesteader
Australian Genesis: Jewish Convicts and Settlers 1788-1860
"This is a new updated and expanded edition of the first and most comprehensive account of the early Jewish settlement of Australia. Its span is now extended to include the gold rush era, a period from which many Jewish-Australian families are descended. This is an enthralling book in its own right. Intensely human, it is also an important work of scholarship which illuminates many little known corners of Australian history and casts a fresh light on the popularly accepted versions of some well-known incidents."A Biblical People in the Bible Belt: the Jewish Community of Memphis, Tennessee, 1840-1960
"As both a historian and a member of the community about which she writes, Selma S. Lewis narrates the life of Jews in Memphis from the antebellum period through the civil rights movements of the 1960s. She poignantly describes the origins and development of a healthy relationship between her "biblical people" and the people of the Bible Belt. The result is an important work of Jewish, American, and Southern religious history."Jewish Roots in Poland: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories "Jewish Roots in Poland: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories, by Miriam Weiner, is a big and beautiful book, in more ways than one. It is illustrated with hundreds of antique and contemporary photographs of Polish cities and towns; and the depth and scope of its genealogical resource lists will help many Jews find amazing truths about their heritage. It's estimated that upwards of 75 percent of American Jews can trace at least one grandparent to Poland as it was defined before the Nazi invasion of 1939. Their search for roots will be inestimably assisted by Weiner's guide to extant documents such as tax rolls and Jewish community records. This book makes no pretense to being a literary triumph, but its practical usefulness makes Jewish Roots in Poland a poignant tribute to the ancestors of today's Diaspora--which means it is also, effectively, an invaluable tool for charting Jewish people's future."
Finding Our Fathers A Guidebook to Jewish Genealogy
"Most American Jews believe they can only trace their families back for two or three generations. In this work Dan Rottenberg proves that they are wrong and shows how to do a successful search for probing the memories of living relatives, by examining marriage licenses, gravestones, ship passenger lists, naturalization records, birth and death certificates, and other public documents, and by looking for clues in family traditions and customs. Supplementing the "how to" instructions is a guide to some 8,000 Jewish family names, giving the origins of the names, sources of information about each family, and the names of related families whose histories have been recorded. Other features included a country-by-country guide to tracing Jewish ancestors abroad, a list of Jewish family history books, and a guide to researching genealogy in Mormon records and in Israel."How to Trace Your Jewish Roots: Discovering Your Unique History
"This book is designed for the Jewish person who knows absolutely nothing about genealogy. The author's goal is to create an easy-to-read manual that would lead a novice genealogist through the process of creating a four-to six-generation family tree. David emphasizes the importance of using the Internet, calling computers an indispensable research tool. She tells how to get online and gives a sampling of Jewish genealogy Web sites. The author explains how to collect oral histories from relatives (she includes a long and detailed interview form) and discusses the various types of documents, records, and memorabilia (including government records) that can shed light on family history. She points out that first names and surnames can provide clues to a family history, suggests visiting the family's homeland, and offers a historical look at Jewish emigration and immigration. A final chapter gives advice on creating and preserving genealogical treasures."Scattered Seeds: A Guide to Jewish Genealogy
Scattered Seeds provides you, the reader with the tools to help trace your family tree and discover surprising and interesting facts about your family. The ten fact-filled chapters will easily guide you through your family research project and enable you to create a family record for generations to come. Included in the book are:
Maps, Charts and Questionnaires
Letter Writing Techniques
Where to Write for What
Judaic Sources
Holocaust Sources
Hebrew Glossary
Visiting a Family History Library
Utilizing Government Records
Using Computers and the World Wide Web
Library Resources for German-Jewish Genealogy
Best Baby Names for Jewish Children
Listen to Our Words: Oral Histories of the Jewish Community of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Indentured immigrants : a Jewish family odyssey from Madeira to the Sandwich Islands
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