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These Jewish locations are beyond
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Avotaynu
International
Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS)
Jewish
Encyclopedia Online
JewishGen®
Jewish
Orphanages in the United States
Jewish Web Index
New York Public Library: Yizkor Books (online)
Routes to Roots
Foundation, Inc.
Yad Vashem
Avotaynu
155 N. Washington Avenue
Bergenfield, N.J. 07621
Phone: 201-387-7200
Phone: 800-AVOTAYNU (to order products)
Fax: 201-387-2855
E-mail: garymokotoff@avotaynu.com
Website: www.avotaynu.com
Website: www.avotaynu.com/csi/csi-home.html
(consolidated Jewish surname index)
Description of Resources:
1. Consolidated Jewish Surname Index is a gateway to information
about more than 370,000 Jewish surnames that appear in more than 31
different databases.
2. Publisher of Avotaynu, The International Review of Jewish Genealogy,
published quarterly.
3. Publisher and provider of complete line of books on Jewish Genealogy.
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International
Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS)
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Hal
Bookbinder, President
Post Office Box 1094
E-mail: bookbinder1@earthlink.net
Website: www.jewishgen.org/IAJGS
The IAJGS is a non-profit umbrella organization
coordinating the activities and annual conference of more than 75
national and local Jewish genealogical societies around the world. |
Jewish
Encyclopedia Online
E-mail: info@jewishencyclopedia.com
Website: www.jewishencylopedia.com
This website contains the complete contents of the 12-volume
Jewish
Encyclopedia, which was originally published between 1901-1906. The Jewish
Encyclopedia, which recently became part of the public
domain, contains over 15,000 articles and illustrations.
Description of Resources:
Over 15,000 articles on all aspects of Jewish history including
people, places, and religion. It has an excellent search capability.
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JewishGen®
JewishGen, Inc.
Museum of Jewish Heritage
36 Battery Place
New York, NY 10280
Phone: 646-437-4326
Fax: 646-437-4328
Website: www.JewishGen.org
Website: www.JewishGen.org/jgff
(Family Finder)
Website: www.JewishGen.org/ShtetlSeeker/
(Shtetl Seeker)
Website: www.JewishGen.org/gedcom
(Family Tree of Jewish People)
Website: www.JewishGen.org/InfoFiles/faq.html
(FAQ)
Website: www.JewishGen.org/yizkor/database.html
(Yizkor Books)
Website: www.JewishGen.org/databases/Holocaust
(Holocaust Databases)
Website: www.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/
(JOWBR)
Description of
Resources:
This multi-faceted website is the true
home of Jewish Genealogy. It contains info files, digests, and projects
on Jewish Genealogy world-wide. Below are some highlights of what's
available. For the latest list of the full contents, go directly to the
website.
1. JewishGen Family Finder-A database of over 300,000 surnames and towns
currently being researched by genealogists worldwide.
2.
Databases-Actual records and finding aids that have been compiled
worldwide.
3.
The Family Tree of the Jewish People-A searchable compilation of family
trees of Jewish researchers.
4.
Jewishgen FAQ-Frequently asked questions (and answers) about doing
Jewish research.
5.
JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR) contains burial
information for the following cemeteries in Chicagoland:
Illinois: Waldheim Cemetery (Ostrover
section, about 338 burials)
Waldheim Cemetery (Kadaner/Keidaner section, about 94 burials)
Indiana: Kneseth Israel (Hammond, about
612 burials)
Wisconsin: Forest Hill (Madison,about 455 burials)
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Jewish
Orphanages in the United States
(updated 1/8/05)
Website: http://www.hnoh.com
Description of Resources:
Federal
and State Census Information for Chicago Jewish Orphanages:
1930 Federal Census (Information Only) Marks Nathan Home, Chicago, IL
1930 Federal Census (Information Only) Chicago Home for Jewish Orphans,
Chicago, IL
1910 Federal Census (126 Names) Chicago Home of Jewish Friendless,
Chicago, IL
1910 Federal Census (143 Names) Marks Nathan Home, Chicago, IL
1900 Federal Census (112 Names) Chicago Home for Jewish Orphans,
Chicago, IL
Alumni Reunion Page:
Chicago Home for Jewish Orphans, Chicago, IL, 1979 Reunion, (276 Names)
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Jewish Web Index
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E-mail: tmargulis@dc.rr.com
Website: www.jewishwebindex.com
Description of
Resources:
Ted Margulis has compiled a website to "make it easier for you to
do your personal research." The site has links to resources including
information on books, newspapers, emigration, immigration, Holocaust,
Yiddish, and much more.
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New
York Public Library: Yizkor Books (online)
Routes to Roots Foundation,
Inc.
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E-mail: mweiner@routestoroots.com
Website: www.rtrfoundation.org
Description of
Resources:
An online resource for
Jewish genealogists seeking family documents from Eastern Europe.
1. Towns and repositories by Country for Belarus, Lithuania, Moldova,
Poland, and Ukraine.
2. Lists of birth,
marriage and death registers (vital records) and census records preserved
in the Polish State Archives.
3. Aids in doing research including help in hiring a professional
researcher. |
Yad Vashem
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