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Volume I (1997)

Volume I, Number 1, First Issue, published in January 1997, partial contents:

  • Kielce and Radom Gubernias - Historical Geography, by Warren Blatt
  • An Unforgettable Journey Through Poland, by Betty Provizer Starkman
  • Szydlowiec in Peaceful Times, excerpt from Szydlowiec Memorial Book by Motl Eisenberg
  • Surnames from Eastern Radom Gubernia: Ilza, Opatow, Sandomierz and Kozienice, compiled by Alexander Beider
  • The Power of Extracts, by Lauren B. Eisenberg Davis
  • Kielce-Radom SIG Research Projects
  • Polish Occupation Definitions
  • Sobkow Marriages and Banns, 1810-1838, by Warren Blatt
  • Radom Death Index, 1874-1877, by Lowell Ackerman
  • Checiny Jewish Birth Record Extractions, 1810-1825, by Warren Blatt and Lauren B. Eisenberg Davis
  • Miscellany: Maps; Book Review; News of Interest; Polish Pronunciation; Glossary; Letters and Comments

Volume I, Number 2, Second Issue, published in April 1997, partial contents

  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in the city of Kielce, 1869-1884, transliterated from Russian by Dolores Ring and David Zakai
  • Index of all surnames from voter lists and Yizkor books from the three western districts of Radom gubernia: Radom, Opoczno and Konskie, compiled by Alexander Beider
  • "Don't Let a Little Extraction Scare You": a realistic look at how novice researchers can master this valuable technique, by Lauren B. Eisenberg Davis
  • Vital Records in Poland - A Primer", by Warren Blatt
  • Description and illustrations of the "LDS Microfilm Master" system, by Michael Tobias
  • A survey of early surname usage in Kielce gubernia
  • Letter excerpts of Private Dov Benet of the Jewish Brigade of the British Army in WWII
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births in Olkusz, 1810-1825, extracted by Robert Heyman
  • Updates on projects, letters, and more

Volume I, Number 3, Third Issue, published in July 1997, partial contents:

  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births and marriages in the city of Radom, 1827-1841, transcribed by Lauren Eisenberg Davis
  • Index of all surnames from voter lists and Yizkor books from the three western districts of Kielce gubernia: Olkusz, Miechow and Wloszczowa, compiled by Alexander Beider
  • Geopolitical History of the Pilica Region, by Alexander Beider and Lauren Eisenberg Davis
  • How to Pronounce Your Polish Towns and Family Names, and Recognize Their Most Common Grammatical Transformations, by Fay Vogel Bussgang
  • Landsmanshaftn for Kielce-Radom Towns, by Warren Blatt
  • My Trip to Klimontow, Poland, by Judy Seibel Liebeskind
  • Did Jews Live in Malogoszcz Before 1864?", by Marian Paulewicz and Eugeniusz Kosik, translated from the Polish by Alexander Sharon
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births, marriages and deaths in Malogoszcz, 1810-1843, extracted by Michael Tobias. Includes registrations from Lopuszno and 22 surrounding villages
  • Other news and notes: Success stories, hints on Polish place names; letters from readers

Volume I, Number 4, Fourth Issue, published in October 1997, partial contents:

  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in the city of Opatow, 1855-1862, transcribed by Warren Blatt. Includes Cmielow, Lagow and Slupia
  • Index of all surnames from voter lists and Yizkor books from the four eastern districts of Kielce gubernia: Kielce, Jedrzejow, Pinczow and Stopnica, compiled by Alexander Beider
  • An Interview with Kazimierz Jaroszek, head of the Polish State Archives in Radom, by Lowell Ackerman
  • Ozarow Yizkor book excerpt, translation from the French by William Fraiberg
  • A History of the pre-WWI Administrative Districts of the Kielce-Radom Region, translated from the Polish
  • Memories of Lagov, by J. B. Salsberg
  • Anomalies in the Polish vital records, by Lauren Eisenberg Davis
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births, marriages, and deaths in Przytyk, 1826-1830, extracted by Lauren Eisenberg Davis. Includes Bialobrzegi, Wyszmierzyce and local villages
  • Kielce-Radom Family Finder
  • Other news and notes: success stories; information on relevant books; Toronto landsmanshaft information; geographic subdivisions and hierarchies; research tips

Volume II (1998)


Volume II, Number 1, Fifth Issue, published in January 1998, partial contents:

  • Complete extracts of all Jewish deaths in the city of Kielce, 1870-1884, transcribed from the Russian by Dolores Lee Ring
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births in the town of Wolbrom, 1810-1825, extracted by Robert Heyman
  • Wierzbnik: History of the town of Wierzbnik Starachowice by Abe Zukerman et al; 
  • A history of the Wierzbnik Friendly Mutual Society of Toronto by Abe Zuckerman and Morris Werger; Information from their recent meeting by Carolynne Veffer
  • Protokols: Vital Record Verification, by Lauren Eisenberg Davis and Alexander Beider
  • Childhood memories of Radom, by the late Max Mandel
  •  Book Review: Lauren Eisenberg Davis's Autumn Leaves, reviewed by Gladys Paulsen
  • Other news and notes: Records registered in other towns, records mis-indexed, announcements of the Staszow Shtetl CO-OP and Jewish Records Indexing - Poland
  • Miscellany: Project Status; News of Interest; Polish Pronunciation; Glossary; Letters, E-mail and Faxes

Volume II, Number 2, Sixth Issue, published in Spring 1998, partial contents:

  • Cyrillic Occupations, by Dolores Lee Ring
  • Confirming the Zelinger-Kestenberg Connection - Working with Early 19th Century Vital Records", by Robert E. Heyman
  • Surnames from the Opoczno Yizkor Book, by Gideon Carmi
  • Wachock Tombstone Photographs and Transcripts, by Mike Persillin, with tombstone transcriptions by Rabbi Charles Lippman
  • Book Review: Jewish Roots in Poland: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories, by Miriam Weiner, reviewed by Warren Blatt
  • Slownik Historii Kieleckich Zydow - [The Dictionary of Kielce Jews], by Krzysztof Urbanski and Rafal Blumenfeld
  • Lagow, report of a recent meeting of the Lagower Mutual Benefit Society of Toronto, by Sid Orfus and Max Katchky
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish deaths in the city of Radom, 1827-1846, extracted by Lauren B. Eisenberg Davis
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births, marriages and deaths in Daleszyce, 1826-1846, extracted by Dolores Lee Ring
  • Miscellany: Letters; News of Interest; Polish Pronunciation; Glossary

Volume II, Number 3, Seventh Issue , published in Summer 1998, partial contents:

  • Conjectural Surnames, by Lauren B. Eisenberg Davis
  • Jewish Given Names in Cyrillic, by Warren Blatt
  • A Kaddish Deferred, a story of a journey through Staszow, by Jack Goldfarb
  • Kielce Yizkor Book index, by Alan Hirshfeld
  • Radom Adventure, by Lowell Ackerman
  • Polish-Jewish Genealogy - Questions and Answers, by Warren Blatt
  • USC Experiences, by Warren Blatt and Lauren B. Eisenberg Davis
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in Olkusz, 1827-1850, by Robert Heyman
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births, marriages and deaths in Wolanow, 1826-1845, by Lauren B. Eisenberg Davis
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births in Bogoria, 1848-1860, by Warren Blatt
  • Plus: Letters; Glossary; Polish pronunciation guide; maps; and other news

Volume II, Number 4, Eighth Issue, published in October 1998, partial contents:

  • Address Book of Radom for 1932, by Lena Fiszman
  • 19th-Century Juvenile Mortality: A Statistical Study, by Lauren B. Eisenberg Davis
  • The Ozarow Cemetery, by Norman Weinberg
  • Pinczow Synagogue Restoration, by Sam Gruber
  • Index vs. Extract vs. Translation, by Lauren B. Eisenberg Davis
  • The Synagogue in Chmielnik, by Jerzy Baranowski, translated from the Polish by Gordon McDaniel
  • Przytyk Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1831-1836, by Lauren B. Eisenberg Davis. Includes Bialobrzegi, Wyszmierzyce and surrounding villages
  • Jedrzejow Births, Marriages and Deaths, 1875-1884, by Dolores Lee Ring
  • Letters: Ilza extracts in progress; Microfilms of Opoczno Jewish vital records for 1826-1860; surname variations, occupation clues in Beider's dictionaries; Klimontow Shtetl CO-OP

Volume III (1999)

Volume III, Number 1, Ninth Issue, published in January 1999, partial contents:

  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in the city of Checiny, 1868-1884, transcribed from the Russian by Dolores Lee Ring
  • The Jewish Settlement in Checiny, by Marian Paulewicz
  • Hidden Treasures in Polish Vital Records, by Lauren B. Eisenberg Davis
  • Yizkor Books for our Region, by Warren Blatt
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births in the city of Radom, 1810-1825, extracted by Lauren B. Eisenberg Davis
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births in the town of Ilza, 1850-1865, extracted by Carolynne Veffer. Includes Wierzbnik, Wachock and several neighboring villages
  • Miscellany: Polish Pronunciation; Glossary; index to all localities and articles in Volumes I and II

Volume III, Number 2, 10th Issue, published in April 1999, partial contents:

  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in the city of Przedborz, 1810-1846, transcribed from the Polish by Dolores Lee Ring
  • Przedborz, Poland - September 1998, by Jeff Donsky
  • "Kin's Lost Gravestone Unearthed by Polish Town", by Jack Goldfarb
  • Nineteenth Century Occupations, by Lauren B. Eisenberg Davis
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in Bogoria, 1826-1877, extracted by Warren Blatt
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births in Bogoria, 1826-1847, extracted by Jerry Tepperman
  • A Journey to Radom, by Marc Weinman
  •  Necrology from the Staszow Yizkor Book, transliterated from the Yiddish by Steven Weiss
  • Letters: Information on Sandomierz; new Polish provinces; Jewish Vital Records for Ksiaz Wielki: video of Chmielnik
  • Miscellany: Polish Pronunciation; Glossary; Chart of Polish Vital Records: years, languages and locations; information on the Seminar on Jewish Genealogy in New York

Volume III, Number 3, 11th Issue, published in July 1999, partial contents:

  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in the city of Chmielnik, 1876-1884, transcribed from the Russian by David Price
  • The Synagogue in Klimontow", by Adam Penkalla, translated from the Polish by Gwido Zlatkes
  • Polish State Archives in Sandomierz, photographs by Stanley Diamond
  • Jewish Records Indexing Poland - Polish State Archives Project
  • Biuletyn Zydowskiego Instytutu Historycznego w Polsce, the Bulletin of the Jewish Historical Institute in Warsaw
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births and marriages in Klimontow, 1826-1839, extracted by Ronald Greene
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish deaths in Pinczow, 1810-1825, extracted by Heshel Teitelbaum
  • Necrology from the Opatow Yizkor Book, transliterated from the Yiddish by Steven Weiss
  • Miscellany: Polish Pronunciation; Glossary

Volume III, Number 4, 12th Issue, published in October 1999, partial contents:

  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in the city of Radoszyce, 1810-1884, transcribed from the Polish and Russian by Dolores Lee Ring
  • Jewish soldiers killed, wounded or missing in the Russo-Japanese War, 1904-1905, by Boris Feldblyum. Includes a list from Kielce and Radom gubernias
  • Chmielnik Research, by Irwin Gordon (YaShad)
  • "The Jewish Population in the Towns in Sandomierz Province in the Second Half of the Seventeenth Century" , by Zenon Guldon
  • The Lagover Mutual Benefit Society Cemetery, by Sid Orfus and Max Katchky
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births in Sobkow, 1810-1838, extracted by Warren Blatt
  • "A Memorial Day in Staszow", by Jack Goldfarb
  • An Outline of the History of the Jews of Szydlowiec, by E. Lifshutz, translated from the Yiddish by Max Rosenfeld
  • Wolbrom Marriages, 1810-1825, by Robert E. Heyman
  •  Index of all articles in Volumes I-III

Volume IV (2000)

Volume IV, Number 1, 13th Issue, published in February 2000, partial contents:

  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births in the city of Kielce, 1868-1884, transcribed from the Russian by Dolores Lee Ring
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in the town of Olkusz, 1851-1870, extracted by Robert Heyman
  • The Jews in a Polish Private Town: The Case of Opatow in the 18th Century, by Gershon David Hundert, reviewed by Mark Froimowitz
  • Dzialoszyce Yizkor Book - Table of Contents and Necrology, translated from the Hebrew by David Goldman
  • A Radom Memoir: "It Must Never Happen Again", by Henry Zagdanski
  • Pinkas HaKehillot - Polen, Volume VII - Lublin and Kielce Districts, a brief review
  • JRI-PL News Update
  • JRI-PL 1929 Business Directory Project, by Stanley Diamond
  • Excerpts from the Zwolen Yizkor Book, edited by Berl Kagan, "The Quiet Times: Jews in Zwolen - The Years Before World War II", translated from the Yiddish by Adah Fogel
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish deaths in the town of Szydlow, 1854-1867, transcribed from the Polish by Warren Blatt

Volume IV, Number 2, 14th Issue, published in April 2000, partial contents:

  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births in the city of Szczekociny, 1847-1866, transcribed by Leah Jordan Bisel
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in the town of Przedborz, 1847-1854, extracted by Dolores Lee Ring
  • "Ostrowiec: The Witches Survived, the Jews are Dead", by Harry Stein
  • The Jewish Settlement in Jedrzejow before 1914, by Stanislaw Wiech, translated from the Polish by Gordon McDaniel
  • Bibliography on Polish-Jewish Genealogical Research, by Warren Blatt
  • News and Notes: Notice of the Kielce-Radom SIG Family Finder; Information about the IAJGS Conference in Salt Lake City
  • Excerpts from the Zwolen Yizkor Book, edited by Berl Kagan, "The Quiet Times: Jews in Zwolen - The Years Before World War II", translated from the Yiddish by Adah Fogel, continued from last issue
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births, marriages and deaths in the town of Daleszyce, 1810-1825 and 1847-1870, transcribed from the Polish and Russian by Dolores Lee Ring
  • A Personal Research Breakthrough, by Warren Blatt

Volume IV, Number 3, 15th Issue, published in July 2000, partial contents

  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births in the city of Chmielnik, 1876-1884, transcribed by David Price
  • Introduction to Ksiegi Metrykalne i Stanu Cywilnego w Archiwach Panstwowe w Polsce [Metrical and Civil Registration Books in the Polish State Archives], by Hanna Krajewska, translated from the Polish by Dr. George Alexander
  • Kielce Journey, by Todd Lefkowitz
  • Death Comes in Yellow: Skarzysko-Kamienna Slave Labor Camp, by Felicja Karay
  • Books of Residence (Ksiegi Ludnosci) and other Books of Registration, by Fay Bussgang
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish deaths in Klimontow, 1826-1853, extracted by Ronald Greene
  • Miscellany: Map of the Kielce-Radom region, with powiat (district) borders, 1867-1917; Notes on Vital records recorded in other towns; Polish pronunciation guide; Glossary

Volume IV, Number 4, 16th Issue, published in October 2000, partial contents:

  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in the city of Checiny, 1850-1867, transcribed from the Polish by Dolores Lee Ring
  • This Was Once My Family's Home - A Visit to Stopnica, by Edward Yutkowitz
  • From the Radom Archives Catalog: Preface, History of the Archives, Description of Holdings, translated from the Polish by Gwido Zlatkes, translation edited by Warren Blatt
  • Ozrower Mutual Benefit Society Cemetery, Toronto. List of burials in Ozarow landsmanshaft plot in Mount Sinai Memorial Park, 1936-2000, provided by Sheldon Weiser. Transcription of Holocaust Monument in Ozrower section, photographed by Lucy Shiffman Sadowski, transcribed from the Yiddish by Warren Blatt
  • Excerpts from the Kielce Yizkor Book, edited by Pinchas Tzitron, translated from Yiddish by Fred Cutter and Mark Froimowitz
  • Book Notes: In Their Words: A Genealogists's Translation Guide to Polish, German, Latin and Russian Documents. Volume I: Polish, by Jonnathan Shea and William Hoffman
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish deaths in the town of Ksiaz Wielki, 1826-1867, transcribed from the Polish by Robert Heyman
  • Miscellany: Overview chart of Jewish vital records in Russian Poland, 1808-1842; List of Contributors for 2000; Polish Pronunciation Guide; Glossary
  • Index of all articles in Volumes I-IV

Volume V (2001)

Volume V, Number 1, 17th Issue, published in January 2001, partial contents:

  • "Personnel Records of Rabbis of Radom Gubernia, 1867-1914", by Adam Penkalla, translated from the Polish by Gordon McDaniel
  • Kielce-Radom landsmanshaftn records at YIVO, by Debra Braverman
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births in the city of Radoszyce, 1851-1884, transcribed from the Polish and Russian by Dolores Lee Ring
  • "Hitting a Moving Target - My Danziger-Naiman Ancestry", by Robert Heyman
  • Book Notes: Documents Concerning Jews in the Radom State Archives (1815-1950), compiled by Adam Penkalla
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages and deaths in the town of Olkusz, 1810-1825, extracted by Robert Heyman
  • Pinczow - from Pinkas HaKehillot - Polen, A history of the Jewish community of Pinczow ("Pinchev"), by Rachel Grossbaum-Pasternak, translated from the Hebrew by Jerry Tepperman
  • Excerpt from the Chmielnik Yizkor Book - "The History of Jews in Chmielnik", by Dr. N. M. Gelber, translated from the Yiddish by Mark Froimowitz
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births in Bogoria, 1861-1869, by Warren Blatt
  • Miscellany: Map of the Kielce-Radom region, with powiat (district) borders, 1867-1917; Letters; Polish pronunciation guide; Glossary

Volume V, Number 2, 18th Issue, published in April 2001, partial contents:

  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in the town of Przedborz, 1855-1886, extracted by Dolores Lee Ring
  • Special section on Stopnica
  • Radom Archives Catalog Excerpts, translated from the Polish by Gordon McDaniel
    " The Last Impressions of my Home Town, by Abe Zuckerman, translated from the Yiddish by Vivian Glass Felsen
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births in the city of Radom, 1842-1884, by Florence Weingram
  • Busko Zdroj: Where my Father Vactioned in the 1920s, by Selig A. (Sy) Taubenblatt

Volume V, Number 3, 19th Issue, published in June 2001, partial contents:

  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in the town of Szczekociny, 1847-1865, extracted by Leah Jordan Bisel
  • Special section on Lagow
  • "Surname Variations in early 19th-century Olkusz, by Robert Heyman
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births in Klimontow, 1840-1865, extracted by Ronald Greene
  • Extracts of all Jewish births in Staszow, 1864, extracted by Jean-Pierre Stroweis
  • "Jewish Organizations in Kielce Province (1918-1939)", by Maria Kaczmarkiewicz, translated from the Polish by Gwido Zlatkes
  • Articles from Evreiskaia Entsiklopediia, translated from the Russian by Gordon McDaniel
  • Miscellany: Cyrillic alphabet chart; Polish pronunciation guide; Glossary

Volume V, Number 4, 20th Issue, published in October 2001, partial contents:

  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in the town of Ksiaz Wielki, 1847-1865, extracted by Shabsa Lis. Includes Miechow, Slomniki and numerous small villages
  • Special section on Opatow
  • Restoring the Cemetery of Ozarow, by Dr. Norman L. Weinberg
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish deaths in the city of Chmielnik, 1876-1884, transcribed from the Russian by David Price
  • The Lis and Lubliner Families and the Riddle of the Slomnik Records, by Shabsa Lis
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births in the city of Opoczno, 1848-1851, transcribed from the Polish by Debra J. Kay. Includes Drzewica, Gielnow, Odrzywol and many surrounding villages
  • JRI-Poland - Pinczow Archives Project, by Susan Javinsky
  • Miscellany: List of Contributors for 2001; Polish pronunciation guide; Glossary
  • Index of all articles in Volumes I-IV

Volume VI (2002)

Volume VI, Number 1, 21st Issue, published in January 2002, partial contents:

  • Towns in Kielce and Radom Gubernias - Updated, by Warren Blatt
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in the city of Konskie, 1860-1884, transcribed from the Polish and Russian by Dolores Lee Ring
  • Konskie - from Pinkas HaKehillot - Polen, A History of the Jewish Community of Konskie ("Kinsk"), by Danuta Dabrowski and Abraham Wein, translated from the Hebrew by Judy Montel
  • Konskie - transcription of the 1929 Business Directory
  • Konskie Landsmanshaft Cemeteries, transcribed by Al Yuhasz
  • "Bringing It all Back Home: The Journey to Zawichost", by Margie Newman
  • Restoring the Cemetery of Ozarow - Part II, by Dr. Norman L. Weinberg, Mark Milgrom and Marek Lipsztajn
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births in Ilza, 1866-1877, by David Price
  • Miscellany: Map of the Kielce-Radom region, with powiat (district) borders, 1867-1917; Polish pronunciation guide; Glossary

Volume VI, Number 2, 22nd Issue, published in April 2002

  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births, marriages and deaths in the city of Pilica, 1808-1825, transcribed from the Polish by Robert E. Heyman
  • "A Visit to Piltz", by Sonia Pressman Fuentes
  • Pilica - from Pinkas HaKehillot - Polen, A History of the Jewish community of Pilica ("Piltz"), by Shmuel Levin and Wila Orbach, translated from the Hebrew by Judy Montel
  • 1932 Radom Address Book, transcribed by Lena Fiszman
  • Sara's Children: The Destruction of Chmielnik, by Suzan E. Hagstrom, reviewed by Howard B. Zakai
  • Checiny Jewish Birth and Marriage Record Extractions, 1826-1833, by Dolores Ring and Lauren B. Eisenberg Davis

Volume VI, Number 3, 23rd Issue, published in July 2002, partial contents:

  • "The Time of Pioneers - The Jewish Community in Kielce, 1863-1904", by Krzysztof Urbanski, translated from the Polish by Gwido Zlatkes
  • Kielce - from Pinkas HaKehillot - Polen, A history of the Jewish community of Kielce ("Keltz"), by Daniel Blatman
  • The History of Anti-Semitism in Kielce During the Holocaust Era, by Rivka Schiller
    " Sefer-Beit HaChaim - 1,422 tombstone inscriptions from the Jewish cemetery on Kielce, 1870-1920
  • A Prenumerantn (pre-subscriber) list of Kielce residents
  • Sources for Jewish History in the State Archives in Kielce:, by Romana Guldon
  • Surnames from Slownik Historii Kieleckich Zydow, compiled by Dolores Ring
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in Ozarow, 1870-1884, transcribed from the Russian by David Price
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births in the city of Radom, 1845-1848, by Florence Weingram

Volume VI, Number 4, 24th Issue, published in October 2002

  • Wachock - A Record and Remembrance, compiled by Rafael Feferman
  • Wachock ("Vankhotsk"), Dzialoszyce ("Zaloshitze") - from Pinkas HaKehillot - Polen, A history of these two Jewish communities, by Shmuel Levin and Daniel Blatman, translated from the Hebrew by Judy Montel
  • Wachock, Dzialoszyce - transcription of the 1929 Business Directory
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in Dzialoszyce, 1862-1865, transcribed from the Polish by Susan Javinsky
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in Klimontow, 1840-1865, extracted by Ronald Greene
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births, marriages and deaths in Malogoszcz, 1844-1867, transcribed from the Polish by Dolores Ring
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish deaths in Sobkow, 1810-1838, extracted by Warren Blatt
  • Index of all articles in Volumes I-VI

Volume VII (2003)

Volume VII, Number 1, 25th Issue, published in January 2003

  • Jedrzejow --- from Pinkas HaKehillot - Polen, A history of the Jewish community of Jedrzejow (Yiddish "Yendjev", Russian "Andre'ev"), by Rachel Grossbaum-Pasternak, translated from the Hebrew by Judy Montel
  • The Jews of Jedrzejow 1862-1914, Part II: Participation of the Jews in the Economic Life of the Town", by Stanislaw Wiech, translated from the Polish by Gordon McDaniel
  • Jedrzejow Yizkor Book - Table of Contents and Necrology. Table of Contents translated from the Hebrew and Yiddish by Judy Montel, Necrology transliterated from the Hebrew by Warren Blatt
  • Jedrzejow - transcription of the 1929 Business Directory
  • "Conferences, Coincidences, Connections = Genealogy", by Betty Provizer Starkman
  • Towns in Kielce and Radom Gubernias, compiled by Warren Blatt and Perets Mett
  • JRI-Poland - Radom and Starachowice Archives Project, by Jeffrey Geizhals
  • JRI-Poland - Sandomierz Archives Project, by Suzanne Waxman
  • Sandomierz ("Tzuzmir") - from Evreiskaia Entsiklopediia, translated from the Russian by Gordon McDaniel
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in the city of Wloszczowa, 1858-1884, transcribed from the Russian and Polish by Dolores Lee Ring
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages and deaths in the city of Opoczno, 1848-1851, transcribed from the Polish by Debra J. Kay. Includes Drzewica, Gielnow, Odrzywol and many surrounding villages

Volume VII, Number 2, 26th Issue, published in April 2003, partial contents:

  • "Sources for Jewish History of the 17th-20th Centuries in the Polish State Archives's Radom Branch", by Sebastian Piatkowsky, translated from the Polish by Wlodzimierz Rozenbaum
  • Chmielnik - from Pinkas HaKehillot - Polen. A history of the Jewish community of Chmielnik, by Daniel Blatman, translated from the Hebrew by Shlomo Wygodny
  • Chmielnik Yizkor Book - Necrology
  • Chmielnik - Surnames from Vital Records 1885-1900
  • Chmielnik - 1929 Business Directory, transcribed by Warren Blatt
  • The Castle on the Hill - In Memory - Ilza, by Betty Provizer Starkman
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in the town of Ilza, 1866-1877, extracted by David Price. Includes Wierzbnik, Wachock and Starachowice
  • Complete extract of all Jewish birth, marriages and deaths for the town of Secemin, 1846-1865, extracted from the Polish by Leah Bisel
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish birth records from the town of Konskie, 1872-1884, extracted from the Russian by Dolores Ring
  • Miscellany: Polish pronunciation guide; Glossary

Volume VII, Number 3, 27th Issue, published in July 2003, partial contents:

  • Poland Jewish Cemeteries Restoration Project - An Update and Appeal to Genealogists, by Dr. Norman Weinberg
  • Zwolen - from Pinkas HaKehillot - Polen. A history of the Jewish community of Zwolen, by Daniel Blatman
  • Zwolen - 1929 Business Directory, transcribed by Warren Blatt
  • Kielce Ghetto Memories of Mildred (Manya) Fefferman-Wasoff, by Elliot Cohen, M.D.
  • Staszow Chronicle - Dates and Events, compiled by Elhanan Erlich, translated from the Hebrew by Chana Tuchman
  • "The Stones of Staszow", by Jack Goldfarb
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in the town of Zwolen, 1826-1877, extracted from the Polish and Russian by David Price
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish birth records from the town of Radoszyce, 1826-1850, extracted by Dolores Ring
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births, marriages and deaths for the village of Ogrodzieniec, 1808-1825, extracted by Robert Heyman
  • Miscellany: Polish pronunciation guide; Glossary; Contributors 2003

Volume VII, Number 4, 28th Issue, published in October 2003, partial contents:

  • Sobkow - from Pinkas HaKehillot - Polen. A history of the Jewish community of Sobkow, by Rachel Grossbaum-Pasternak
  • Sobkow - 1929 Business Directory, transcribed by Warren Blatt
  • "Staszow Skeletons - Redemption in a Graveyard", by Jack Goldfarb
  • Radom 1930 Address Book, transcribed by Lena Fiszman
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in the town of Sobkow, 1839-1884, extracted from the Polish and Russian by Dolores Ring
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births, marriages and deaths for the town of Gowarczow, 1826-1859, extracted from the Polish by Greg Tuckman and Dolores Ring
  • Miscellany: Polish pronunciation guide; Glossary; Photos from Washington DC IAJGS Conference, July 2003
  • Index of all articles in Volumes I-VII

Volume VIII (2004)


Volume VIII, Number 1, 29th Issue, published in Winter 2004, partial contents:

  • Iwaniska - from Pinkas HaKehillot - Polen. A history of the Jewish community of Iwaniska, by Shmuel Levin and Rachel Grossbaum-Pasternak
  • Iwaniska - 1929 Business Directory, transcribed by Warren Blatt
  • The Iwansk Project - by Norton Taichman
  • Staszow Tombstone Inscriptions - Translated by Hanna Jacobsohn-Kahanoff
  • Wloszczowa - Table of Contents from "Vlotsheve - Jews of Wloszczowa 1867-1942", by Edyta Gawron
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages in the town of Opatow, 1836-1854, extracted from the Polish by David Price
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births, marriages and deaths for the town of Bodzentyn, 1869-1884, extracted from the Russian by Dolores Ring
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish deaths for the town of Dzialoszyce, 1856-1861, extracted from the Polish by Susan Javinsky
  • Miscellany: Polish pronunciation guide; Glossary

Volume VIII, Number 2, 30th Issue, published in Spring 2004, partial contents:

  • Przedborz - Necrology from Przedborz Yizkor Book, transliterated from the Hebrew/Yiddish by Mike Meshenberg
  • Przedborz - 1929 Business Directory, transcribed by Debra Kay
  • Moishe's Family Society of Radom - by Greg Tuckman
  • Chmielnik - Yizkor Book Table of Contents, translated by Sharon and Isi Lehrer
  • Chmielnik - Yizkor Book -The Chmielniker Rav by Rabbi Avraham-Aharon Price, translated by Isi Lehrer
  • Chmielnik - Rabbis from "LeToldot HaKehilot BePolin" by R. Tsvi HaLevy Ish Hurwitz, translated from the Hebrew by Shlomo Wygodny
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish deaths in the town of Klimontow, 1854-1867, prepared by Ronald Greene
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish births for the town of Klimontow, 1870-1883, extracted from the Polish by David Price
  • Complete extracts of all Jewish marriages for the town of Klimontow, 1826-1865, extracted from the Polish by Florence Weingram
  • Miscellany: Polish pronunciation guide; Glossary

Surviving records less than 100 years old are held in the Civil Records Offices (Urzad Stanu Cywilnego) of each town.

For information on the 20th century records available for your town, visit the Routes to Roots Foundation website, CLICK ON THE 'SEARCH DATABASE' button (on the right side) and enter the town name. Look for the town name in the Repository/City column of the search results. There are typically links to lists of available births, marriage and death records for the town.

Note, however, the Routes to Roots Foundation database may indicate turn of the century records that have already been transferred to the appropriate branch of the Polish State Archives where they can be indexed for the JRI-Poland database.

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