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Jewish Records Indexing - Poland /
Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc. (New York)
Project to index genealogical collections at the The Emanual Ringelbaum Jewish Historical Institute, Warsaw
(Zydowski Instytut Historyczny)
Project 5
Wrocław, Poland (formerly Breslau)
Matzevah (Gravestone) files, ca 1900 - 1939
Among the holdings of the Jewish Historical Institute are a number of unusual and unexpected types of records with genealogical value. One such group is the Wrocław matzevah files.
Each file includes a sketch and dimensions of the gravestone (often including the horizontal base), surname and given name of the deceased, date of death and often date of birth, surname and given names of person who ordered the matzevah (and relationship to the deceased), date of the funeral, location of cemetery (town), name of funeral office.
Scans of three typical sheets (Click to view full size)
There are 623 sets of individually wrapped records in this collection. Prior to indexing, the special covering was removed, the given name and surname of the deceased ascertained and then written on the cover for future reference. The files were sorted alphabetically and a Jewish Historical Institute signature assigned.
Copies of these records may be ordered from the Jewish Historical Institute. Refer to order form.
View a list of all surnames appearing in these records.
To contribute to the indexing of this collection should be made to Jewish Records Indexing – Poland, go to http://www.jri-poland.org/support.htm
Please specify "For the Wrocław Matzevah indexing project at the JHI" on your check or other correspondence.
For further information, please contact Wrocław Cemetery Gravestones Project Town Leader, Stephen Falk.
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