Shtetl Province Coordinator Address Complete? Annopol Lublin Jim Feldman Babiak Poznan Liba Maimon Israel yes Babimost Zielona Geoff Kaiser Melbourne, Australia Baranow Lublin Robinn Magid Kensington, CA yes Bedzin Katowice Jeff Cymbler Rego Park, NY yes Belchatow Lodz Roni Seibel Liebowitz Scarsdale, NY yes Belzyce Lublin Joe Newman Fayetteville, Arkansas yes Biala Podlaska Lublin Robinn Magid Kensington, CA Bialystok Bialystok Sonia and David Hoffman Los Angeles, CA yes Bielawy Lodz Sheila Salo Cheverly, MD Biezun Warszawa Ron Geller Cypress, CA yes Biskupice Lublin Marc Ber Fairlawn, NJ yes Blaszki Poznan Madeleine Okladek New York, NY Bobrowniki Warszawa and Paul Brenner and Bodzentyn Kielce Reuben Baumal Toronto, Canada yes Bolimow Lodz Gilbert Hendlisz Brussels, Belgium yes Brezc Kujawski Rieke Nash Lane Cove, Australia Brzeg Opole Roger Lustig Princeton, NJ Brzesko Krakow Brzeznica-Nowa Osada Lodz Gloria Berkenstat Freund New York, NY yes Bychawa Lublin Ester Csaky and Robinn Magid Melbourne, Australia and Kensington, CA Bytom Katowice Ceglow Warszawa Jacob Goldstein Chorzele Warszawa Jim Hazlett Marblehead, MA Chorzow Katowice Roger Lustig Princeton, NJ Ciechanow Warszawa Stan Zeidenberg Toronto, Ont. Canada yes Czekanow Katowice Roger Lustig Princeton, NJ Czemierniki Lublin Mila Begun Z"L yes Czersk Warszawa Czerwinsk nad Wisla Warszawa Larry Blum Port Richey, FL Czestochowa Katowice Michael Chen Herzliya, Israel yes Czyzewo-Osada Gary Palgon Atlanta, GA yes Dabie Poznan Madeleine Okladek New York, NY Drobin Warszawa Barnett Mitzman Z"L yes Dubienka Lublin Sherill Pociecha Wroclaw, Poland yes Dzialoszyce Kielce Judy Golan Kfar Vradim, Israel Dzialoszyn Lodz Marcos Frid San Carlos, CA yes Frampol Lublin Kirsten Gradel Nyborg, Denmark yes Gliwice Katowice Roger Lustig Princeton, NJ Glowno Lodz Ada Holtzman Tel Aviv, Israel Glusk Lublin Robinn Magid Kensington, CA Gniewoszow Kielce Gniezno Poznan Madeleine Okladek New York, NY Golina Poznan Madeleine Okladek New York, NY yes Golub-Dobrzyn Bydgoszcz Uri Ladell Kibbutz Ma'ale Gilboa, Israel yes Golymin Warszawa Marty Meyers Montclair, NJ Gorzkow Lublin Kirsten Gradel Nyborg, Denmark yes Goszczyn Warszawa Grabowiec Lublin Chris Guss Colorado, USA yes Grocholice Lodz Andrzej Selerowicz Vienna, Austria yes Grodzisk Mazowiecki Warszawa Gary Palgon Atlanta, GA Horodlo Lublin Esther Minars yes Hrubieszow Lublin Kirsten Gradel Nyborg, Denmark yes Ilza Kielce Carolynne Veffer Toronto, Canada / Hong Kong yes Irena Warszawa Robinn Magid Kensington, CA yes Izbica Kujawska Lodz Rieke Nash Lane Cove, Australia yes Izbica Lubelski Lublin Jerry Schneider and Marc Ber Burk, VA and Fairlawn, NJ yes Janowiec Kielce Stewart Driller New York, NY yes Jozefow Lublin Kirsten Gradel Nyborg, Denmark yes Jozefow nad Wisla Lublin Sol Zatz Brooklyn, NY Kalisz Poznan Sue Fifer Middlesex, England yes Karczew Warszawa Naidia Woolf San Francisco, CA Kargowa Zielona Geoff Kaiser Melbourne, Australia yes Karniewo Warszawa Marty Meyers Montclair, NJ Kazimierz Dolny Lublin Norm Katz Monroe Township, NJ yes Kepno Poznan Nicole Heymans Belgium yes Kleczew Poznan Madeleine Okladek New York, NY Klimontow Kielce Yechezkel Anis Jerusalem, Israel Klobuck Katowice Gloria Berkenstat Freund New York, NY yes Klodawa Poznan Madeleine Okladek New York, NY Kock Lublin Peggy Nehmen St. Louis, MO yes Koden Lublin Joyce Oshrin Kolbiel Warszawa Kolo Poznan Kirsten Gradel Nyborg, Denmark yes Komarow Lublin David Trost Toronto, Canada yes Konin Poznan Madeleine Okladek New York, NY yes Konskie Kielce Gideon Carmi Kibbutz Machanaim, Israel yes Konstantynow Lodzki Lodz Morris Wirth Baltimore, MD yes Kosow Lacki Warszawa Judy Baston San Francisco, CA yes Kozminek Lodz Madeleine Okladek New York, NY Krakow Krakow Judie Ostroff-Goldstein Syosset, NY yes Krasniczyn Lublin Robinn Magid Kensington, CA yes Krasnik Lublin Sol Zatz Brooklyn, NY Krasnobrod Lublin David Trost and Randy Eckstein Toronto, Canada and yes Krasnystaw Lublin Kirsten Gradel Nyborg, Denmark yes Kremenets Ukraine Ron D. Doctor and Sheree Roth Portland, OR and Palo Alto, CA Krylow Lublin Kirsten Gradel Nyborg, Denmark yes Krzynowloga Mala Warszawa Marty Meyers Montclair, NJ Krzynowloga Wielka Warszawa Marty Meyers Montclair, NJ Krzywin Poznan Madeleine Okladek New York, NY Kuczbork Osada Warszawa Ron Geller Cypress, CA Kurow Lublin Robinn Magid Kensington, CA yes Lasin Bydgoszcz Peter Nash Lane Cove, Australia yes Laszczow Lublin Kirsten Gradel Nyborg, Denmark yes Latowicz Warszawa Lipsko Kielce Lodz Lodz Morris Wirth Baltimore, MD yes Lomazy Lublin Jay Feinberg Deerfield, IL yes Losice Warszawa Gert Rogers Toronto, Canada yes Lowicz Lodz anonymous volunteer JRI-Poland Lozdzjie Lillian Faffer New York, NY yes Lubartow Lublin Robinn Magid Kensington, CA yes Lublin Lublin Robinn Magid Kensington, CA yes Lukow Lublin Shirley Rosen Beer Sheva, Israel yes Lutomiersk Lodz Marcos Frid San Carlos, CA Magnuszew Kielce yes Markuszow Lublin Barry Weiss Boulder, CO yes Michow Lubartowski Lublin Stan Zeidenberg Toronto, Ont. Canada yes Miedzyrzec Podlaski Lublin Mila Begun Z"L and Robinn Magid and Kensington, CA yes Minsk Mazowiecki Warszawa Mlawa Warszawa Harriet Brown Madison, WI Mogielnica Warszawa Leah Jordan Bisel and Morris Wirth W. Bloomfield, MI and Baltimore, MD yes Mordy Warszawa Gert Rogers Toronto, Canada yes Nysa Opole Ellen Lowe Granada Hills, CA yes Olesno Opole Roger Lustig Princeton, NJ Opoczno Kielce Debra Kay Simi Valley, Ca yes Ozarow Kielce Suzanne S. Waxman Santa Rosa, CA Ozorkow Lodz Madeleine Okladek New York, NY yes Pabianice Lodz Alan Glixman Sydney, Australia Pajeczno Lodz Gloria Berkenstat Freund New York, NY Parczew Lublin Robinn Magid Kensington, CA yes Piaseczno Warszawa Pinczow Kielce Michael Chen Herzliya, Israel yes Piotrkow Trybunalski Lodz Marla Waltman Daschko Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Plawno Lodz Gloria Berkenstat Freund New York, NY yes Plock Warszawa Ada Holtzman Tel Aviv, Israel yes Plonsk Warszawa Larry Blum Port Richey, FL Przybyszew Kielce Pszczyna Katowice Marian Krzyzowski Ann Arbor, MI yes Pulawy Lublin Norm Katz Monroe Township, NJ yes Pyzdry Poznan Madeleine Okladek New York, NY Raciaz Warszawa Flora Gursky Great Falls, VA Radomsko Lodz Gloria Berkenstat Freund New York, NY yes Radzilow Bialystok Jose Gutstein Miami, FL yes Radzyn Podlaski Lublin Coby Goldwasser yes Rejowiec Fabryczny Lublin Marc Ber Fairlawn, NJ Rogozno Wielkopolski Poznan Rosachate Judie Goldstein Rozprza Lodz Leah Jordan Bisel W. Bloomfield, MI yes Rybnik Roger Lustig Princeton, NJ Sepolno Krajenskie Bydgoszcz Monica Leonards yes Sereje Bialystok Teresa Galloway Ithaca, NY yes Siedlce Warszawa Brian Braun Champaign, IL yes Siedliszcz Randy Eckstein Sienno Kielce Meira Puterman Johannesburg, South Africa Skulsk Poznan Madeleine Okladek New York, NY yes Slawatycze Lublin Henry Gitelman Montreal, Canada yes Slesin Poznan Madeleine Okladek New York, NY yes Slupca Poznan Madeleine Okladek New York, NY yes Sluzewo Bydgoszcz Rieke Nash Lane Cove, Australia Smoszewo Warszawa Larry Blum Port Richey, FL Sobkow Kielce Warren Blatt Waltham, MA Sochocin Warszawa Larry Blum Port Richey, FL yes Sokolow Podlaski Warszawa Anne Fendrich Denver, CO yes Sompolno Poznan Madeleine Okladek New York, NY Sosnowiec Jeff Cymbler Rego Park, NY Staszow Kielce Jean-Pierre Stroweis Jerusalem, Israel Stawiszyn Poznan Sue Fifer Middlesex, England Strykow Lodz Jeff Wexler Los Angeles, CA Sulechow Zielona Geoff Kaiser Melbourne, Australia Sulejow Lodz Andrzej Selerowicz Vienna, Austria Swierze Lublin Robinn Magid Kensington, CA yes Szadek Lodz Morris Wirth Baltimore, MD Szczebrzeszyn Lublin Perry Eisman New York, NY yes Szczercow Lodz Gilbert Hendlisz and Fay Nissen Brussels, Belgium and Sydney, Australia Szczuczyn Bialystok Les Amer Los Angeles, CA Szrensk Warszawa Ron Geller Cypress, CA Tarnogora Lublin Jerry Schneider Burk, VA Tarnow Krakow Howard Fink Acton, Massachusetts, USA yes Terespol Lublin Robinn Magid Kensington, CA yes Tomaszow Lubelski Lublin Kirsten Gradel Nyborg, Denmark yes Tomaszow Mazowiecki Lodz Hadassah Lipsius Kew Gardens Hills, NY yes Turobin Lublin Kirsten Gradel Nyborg, Denmark yes Tuszyn Lodz Leah Jordan Bisel W. Bloomfield, MI Tykocin Bialystok Richard Hoffman and Mark Halpern Santa Clarita, CA and Devon, PA Tyszowce Lublin Kirsten Gradel Nyborg, Denmark yes Uchanie Lublin Moshe Steinberg Vancouver, Canada yes Warka Warszawa Nicolas Trokiner Warszawa Warszawa Hadassah Lipsius Kew Gardens Hills, NY Warta Poznan Madeleine Okladek New York, NY yes Wegrow Warszawa Susan Stone New York, NY yes Wielun Lodz Marcos Frid San Carlos, CA yes Wieniawa Lublin Robinn Magid Kensington, CA yes Wierzbica Kielce Lowell Ackerman Scottsdale, AZ yes Wilczyn Poznan Madeleine Okladek New York, NY yes Wisznice Lublin Joyce Oshrin yes Wizna Bialystok Jose Gutstein Miami, FL yes Wloclawek Bydgoszcz Rieke Nash Lane Cove, Australia yes Wlodawa Lublin Robinn Magid Kensington, CA yes Wojslawice Lublin Robinn Magid Kensington, CA yes Wolbrom Krakow Judy Golan Kfar Vradim, Israel yes Wysokie Lublin Kirsten Gradel Nyborg, Denmark yes Wyszogrod Warszawa Zaklikow Lublin Robinn Magid Kensington, CA Zakroczym Warszawa Steve Rosenberg Or Yehuda, Israel Zamosc Lublin Shelley K. Pollero yes Zarki Katowice Michael Chen Herzliya, Israel yes Zarnowiec Krakow Michael Tobias Glasgow, Scotland Zawichost Kielce David Price Toronto, Canada yes Zawiercie Katowice Ruth Wilnai Palo Alto, CA yes Zdunska Wola Lodz Daniel Wagner yes Zgierz Lodz Joe Ross Bala Cynwyd, PA yes Zloczew Lodz Madeleine Okladek New York, NY Zolkiewka Lublin Kirsten Gradel Nyborg, Denmark yes Zuromin Warszawa Catherine Youngren Vancouver, BC Zwolen Kielce David Price Toronto, Canada yes Zychlin Lodz Sheila Salo Cheverly, MD yes

Starting a Shtetl CO-OP to index the records for other towns:
JewishGenners wanting easy access to the indices of vital records for their towns are being urged to form their own Shtetl CO-OPs. JRI-Poland will provide the procedures for photocopying, transliteration where necessary, and data entry. Here's how to get your Shtetl CO-OP underway:

Start by identifying other researchers with a common interest in the town (the JewishGen Family Finder lists these researchers), agree on a project leader or - better still - don't wait for someone else to accept the responsibility, you take the initiative (sound familiar!) and get your Shtetl CO-OP going.... this week!

JRI-Poland is extending a special incentive to those who accept the responsibility of becoming Shtetl CO-OP project leaders. By agreeing to coordinate the entire effort to index all their town's records in the LDS microfilms, these volunteers will be granted official access to the resulting database of indices to these records. This offer will be extended to towns which have only been partially indexed. To view a list of the towns/records already on the JRI-Poland database, click the "database contents" button on the JRI-Poland website.

To register your interest in being a Shtetl CO-OP project leader for your town, contact: Stanley Diamond

For more information on JRI-Poland, please see the website Home Page.

Other major initiatives underway

Zareby Koscielne (Zaromb) Initiative

Through unusual circumstances, the Jewish Historical Institute, Warsaw, has come into possession of the Jewish birth, marriage and death registers for Zareby Koscielne for the years 1808 - 1809 and 1840 to 1939! Using these and other years in the LDS microfilms (1810 - 1839), JRI-Poland has created a complete searchable index of the vital records from 1808 to 1939. This is unparalled in Jewish vital records research for any Polish town. Almost 10,000 records for this town are now available through the JRI-Poland search engine.

Because of marriages between families in surrounding towns and shtetels, the Zareby Koscielne vital records will have references to SURNAMES from Zambrow, Ostrow Maz., Nur, Brok, Kosov, Czyzew, Ciechanowiec, Przasnysz, and other former Lomza Gubernia locations.

The Zareby Koscielne Shtetl CO-OP project was led by Morris Spector of Hamden, For further information, contact Morris:
Morris Spector
Zareby Koscielne Project Coordinator
P.O. Box 6132
Hamden, CT 06517
203-288-2816
203-281-0316 (fax)
For further information see the website.

Wyszków Jewish Vital Records and Cemetery Monument Project

For further information on this initiative, click here.

For more information on becoming a Shtetl CO-OP leader, please contact Stanley Diamond

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. JRI-Poland is an independent non-profit tax-exempt Organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Under special arrangement, the JRI-Poland web site, mailing list, and database are hosted by JewishGen   Email: JRI-Poland WebMaster

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