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The 1939 census of Biała Podłaska is a unique snapshot of a Jewish population of a
Polish town at a very crucial time in history. Through it, we can learn the names of each member of every family at that time.
This census lets us know their connections to their antecedents who lived in the 19th century - and whose
births, marriages and deaths can be researched in the 1826 to 1902 indices of Biała Podłaska vital records
searchable online on the JRI-Poland database.
The census was handwritten on approximately two-sided highly detailed cards, 21 cm x 19 cm. Each of the 2800
cards contains a wealth of genealogical information for a researcher with a connection to the individual and family.
Some cards include Property, Other Identification, or Changes of Status. Cards contain notations up to 1942 and one
card states: "in 1947 in Tel Aviv".
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Sample Census Card Front
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Sample Census Card Back
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Because of 100-year Polish privacy laws, the JRI-Poland on-line index only contains
the basic information for each individual. Researchers with an interest in their families’ records must identify
themselves as relatives when ordering copies of the cards from the Jewish Genealogy & Family Heritage Center at
The Emanuel Ringelblum Jewish Historical Institute.
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