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Jewish Genealogy Research Outline |
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Using This Outline
Jewish Search Strategies
Step 1. Identify What You Know About Your Family
Step 2. Decide What You Want To Learn
Step 3. Select A Record To Search
Step 4. Use The Internet
Step 5. Find And Search The Record
Step 6. Use The Information
Finding Jewish Records In The Family History Library Catalog
Subject Search
Locality Search Or Place Search
Keyword Search
Archives And Libraries
Yivo Institute
Leo Baeck Institute
Holocaust Memorial Museums
Other Libraries And Archives
Historical And Genealogical Societies
Inventories, Registers, Catalogs
Biography
Individual Biographies
Compiled Biographies
Jewish Biographies
Business Records And Commerce
Cemeteries
Records At The Family History Library
Funeral Home Records
Census
Census Indexes
Searching Census Records
Census Records At The Family History Library
Chronology
Church Records
Finding Church Records
Civil Registration
General Historical Background
Information Recorded In Civil Registers
Births
Marriages
Deaths
Locating Civil Registration Records
Records At The Family History Library
Obtaining Civil Registration Records Not At The Family History Library
Concentration Camps
Court Records
Directories
Divorce Records
Emigration And Immigration
Encyclopedias And Dictionaries
Gazetteers
General Gazetteers
Country-specific Gazetteers
Jewish Gazetteers
Genealogy
Major Collections And Databases
Family Histories
Genealogical Collections
Genealogical Indexes
Research Coordination
Holocaust, Jewish (1939–1945)
Inquisition
Jewish History
Local Histories
Jewish Records
An Austrian Example
Locating Jewish Records
Language And Languages
Hebrew Alphabet
Language Aids
Maps
Using Maps
Finding The Specific Place On The Map
Finding Maps And Atlases
Military Records
Austrian Military Records
Minorities
Names, Personal
Surnames
Sephardic Surnames
Ashkenazic Surnames
Given Names
Other Records
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
Appendix A - Glossary
Court records contain information about people involved in litigation or other court matters. These records include names of people who were parties to court action, family relationships, places of residence, occupations, descriptions of individuals, and other family information. The records to be searched are determined by the country you are researching. See “Court Records” in the outlines of the countries or states you are researching.
The Family History Library has some court records. Check for these records in the Family History Library Catalog.
Because of their importance to family history research, probate and naturalization records are discussed in separate sections in this outline.
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