JRI-Poland is proud of its expanded relationship with the Lauder Foundation Genealogy Project team. The City of Warsaw indexing project is just the beginning of a heightened efforts to bring material of genealogical value from the Jewish Historical Institute to Jewish researchers around the world.

For the City of Warsaw project, Piotr Rytka-Zandberg (of the Lauder Foundation Genealogy Project) is filling the role typically handled by JRI-Poland's professional data entry personnel in Poland.

Like many philanthropic foundations with far-reaching goals and widespread activities, the efforts of the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation are strengthened by groups partnering in their initiatives. The joint efforts of JRI-Poland and the Lauder Foundation will enable us to index many of the Jewish Historical Institute holdings of genealogical value.

JRI-Poland's goal for the entire Warsaw project is to raise $5,000 for the Lauder Foundation Genealogy Project. $2000 was raised and donated for Phase 1 and work has now started on the second phase. Every Jewish genealogist with ties to Warsaw itself and the greater Warsaw region is urged to be generous in support of the project. Phase 2 data will be released to the JRI-Poland database in accordance with funding received.

After the indices are posted to JRI-Poland’s searchable database, researchers are able to order copies of the original records directly from the Polish State Archives (using the convenient instructions linked to the search results). You may also access a listing of all Warsaw surnames found in the PSA records.

Your contributions in US Dollars may be mailed to:
Jewish Records Indexing - Poland
c/o Sheila Salo, Treasurer
5607 Greenleaf Rd.
Cheverly, MD 20785
USA

Visa contributions may be phoned to Sheila at (301) 341-1261. Or print out our special form by clicking on the VISA Card logo and fax or mail it to Sheila. The fax number is also (301) 341-1261. (8:00 AM to 8:00 PM Eastern time only, please.)

For those of you living outside the United States, contributions can only be accepted in US Dollars unless you use a VISA credit card. Your VISA will be charged in your local currency. However, please identify the amount of your contribution in US Dollars.

All contributions should be marked "for the Warsaw Initiative." If you send a check, please write this on the face of the check.

Jewish Records Indexing – Poland, Inc. is a non-protit tax exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Contributions are tax-deductible in the U.S.A.

The Jewish Records Indexing – Poland /
Ronald S. Lauder Foundation Genealogy Project

Joint initiative to index the Jewish vital records of Warsaw
from 1867 to 1899 (not filmed by the Mormons)