+----------------------------------------------------------------------+ BIBLIOGRAPHY OF JEWISH GENEALOGY +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ A JewishGen InfoFile Resources are libraries, archives, institutions, organizations, etc. Sources are records, books, letters, gravestone inscriptions, etc. The sources listed here are in English, with one exception. A: How-To Books on Jewish Genealogy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ `From Generation to Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish Genealogy and Personal History'; Arthur Kurzweil (New York: Schocken Books, 1982) and revised edition (New York: HarperCollins, 1994). `Finding Our Fathers--A Guidebook to Jewish Genealogy'; Dan Rottenberg (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1986). Rev. Ed. 1995. `Jewish Genealogy Beginner's Guide'; Irene Saunders Goldstein, ed., (Washington DC: JGS of Greater Washington, 1991). `Do People Grow On Family Trees?: Genealogy for Kids and Other Beginners', Ira Wolfman. (NY: Workman Publishing 1991) The Official Ellis Island Handbook. B: To Search for Names ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF) - A widely-used searchable database which connects people who are searching the same ancestral towns and surnames. Printouts are available at Jewish Genealogical Society meetings. http://www.jewishgen.org/jgff/ 'Sourcebook For Jewish Genealogies and Family Histories'; David S. Zubatsky and Irwin M. Berent (Avotaynu Pub. NJ 1996). A bibliography of published and unpublished Jewish genealogies, family histories, and individual family names compiled from books, newspaper and journal articles, Jewish encyclopedia entries, family papers, and family trees. `Russian Consular Records Index and Guide'; Sallyann Amdur Sack and Susan Wynne (NY: Garland Publishing Co., 1987) `Gedenkbuch'; (Bundesarchiv, the International Tracing Service and Yad Vashem, Koblenz, 1987). Lists 128,000 Jewish victims of Nazi Germany. It's in German, but reading names should be no problem. E-mail for InfoFile with translation of essential pages. `The Unbroken Chain: Biographical Sketches and the Genealogy of Illustrious Jewish Families from the 15th-20th Century', Neil Rosenstein (Computer Center for Jewish Genealogy, 1990). Contains genealogies of most Ashkenazic families who acquired surnames or are otherwise traceable before the Napoleonic era. `First American Jewish Families', Malcolm M. Stern (Baltimore: Ottenheimer Publishers, 1991). Genealogy of Jewish families settled in America before 1840. `Morton Allen Directory of European Passenger Steamship Arrivals'. (Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1987) `A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire'; Alexander Beider (Teaneck NJ: Avotaynu Inc). Compilation of 50,000 names. `A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Kingdom of Poland'; Alexander Beider (Teaneck NJ: Avotaynu Inc). Compilation of 32,000 names. Encyclopedias; `The Jewish Encyclopedia' (1906) `Encyclopedia Judaica' (1972-1975) `Encyclopedia Judaica' (German) completed only thru letter L (1936) `Universal Jewish Encyclopedia' (1941) Gravestone inscriptions often have important data; names, dates, places, pertinent data about the deceased. C: To Search for Places ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ `Shtetl Finder Gazetteer'; Chester G. Cohen (Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1989) `Where Once We Walked; A Guide to Jewish Communities Destroyed in the Holocaust'; (Avotaynu, 1991) Gazetteer. Outstanding reference book. Lists alternate names, gives latitude/longitude and cites as many as 40 books that reference each town. `Lithuanian Jewish Communities'; Nancy & Stuart Schoenburg (Garland Publishing Co., NY 1991) `From a Ruined Garden: The Memorial Books of Polish Jewry'; J. Kugelmass and J. Boyarin (Schocken Books, 1983). Contains a "Bibliography of Eastern European Memorial (Yizkor) Books" compiled by Zachary M. Baker. `Jewish History Atlas'; Martin Gilbert (NY: Macmillan, 1969) `The Macmillan Atlas of the Holocaust', Martin Gilbert (NY: Macmillan, 1982). D: Some Resources ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Most resources are listed and described in the "how-to" books. Here are a few books specifically dealing with resources: `Genealogical Resources in the Metropolitan Area'; Estelle Guzik, ed.; (NY: JGS Inc. 1989) `The Encyclopedia of Jewish Genealogy', Vol. 1; A. Kurzweil and M. Weiner. Sources in US and Canada. (NY: Jason Aronson Pub., 1991) `The Jewish Landsmanschaften of New York'; (WPA, 1938). `A Guide to Jewish Genealogical Research in Israel'; Sallyann Amdur Sack and the Israel Genealogical Society, Revised Edition (Teaneck NJ: Avotaynu Inc. 1995) `How to Document Victims and Locate Survivors of the Holocaust'; Gary Mokotoff (Teaneck NJ: Avotaynu Inc. 1995). With many _new_ sources. LDS Family History Library: Microfilms of Jewish records from many countries, mainly of births, marriages and deaths. National Archives and Records Administration: American records including passenger arrival indexes, naturalization records. American Jewish Archives, 3101 Clifton Ave., Cincinnati OH 45220. Contents described in `Guide to the Holdings of the America Jewish Archives'; Clasper and Dellerback (Cinn. 1979) Leo Baeck Institute at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street New York, NY 10011; Records for Jews of German-speaking countries. YIVO Institute for Jewish Research at the Center for Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York, NY 10011; library and archive of data from Yiddish-speaking lands. If you are searching for hard-to-find books, here are web pages with extensive links to Judaica libraries. A Virtual Guide to the Great Jewish Libraries and Rare Book Collections On-line http://www.uottawa.ca/~weinberg/hebraica.html Judaica Libraries and Archives on the Web A one-stop reference to the web pages of research-level Judaica collections in libraries and archives. http://www.amherst.edu:80/~edstarr/judlibs.html E: InterLibrary Loans (ILL) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If the journals or textbooks you need are not part of your public library's collection, you can usually obtain them through an interlibrary loan. Your librarian can tell you how to submit an interlibrary loan request. The publications will be obtained from another library and forwarded to your library, usually in two weeks or less. Policies about interlibrary loans vary from one library to another. See United States Library of Congress Interlibrary Loan: Loan & Photocopy services for Libraries Worldwide. http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/loan/ ------------ filename- biblio2.txt [30Dec00bik] Adapted from a bibliography by David Einsiedler, Los Angeles CA. Copyright 1999 2000 JewishGen, Inc. +----------------------------------------------------------------------+