Israel Archives digitizes pre-independence records from Jerusalem #germany
Michael Moritz
The Israel Archives have recently put online some collections that
have significant value. 1. 1947 Jerusalem Census. Images >from the 1947 Jerusalem census have been put online, and here is an overview in Hebrew: http://www.archives.gov.il/publication/MIFKAD47/ These records are not indexed, but instead searchable by Jerusalem neighborhood. I was able to find relatives after considerable effort by searching on the Israeli Genealogical Society's database, which includes voter lists >from the early 1940s that states an individual's neighborhood. Then I browsed within that neighborhood in the census collection. Within a file, the entries are generally ordered by the first letter of the last name (although not necessarily in perfect order). There is no English search, so you have to be able to read Hebrew. 2. 1938-1939 German registration forms >from the Jerusalem Consulate This collection is of significant value for those with German ancestry that went to Jerusalem. There is seemingly a registration form for every family that was a German citizen and living in Jerusalem as of 1938/early 1939. Each form includes birth date, place of birth, parents' names, their birth dates and locations, and children's names. The entries are ordered alphabetically. I submitted a request for each entry to be digitized, but seemingly forgot the file for surnames ranging >from S to Sch, so that was now requested to be added. The collection is only for those living in Jerusalem--it does not include Germans living in Tel Aviv or elsewhere. Here are the direct links: A-B: http://www.archives.gov.il/archives/#/Archive/0b071706800226d0/File/0b071706805eac60 C-F: http://www.archives.gov.il/archives/#/Archive/0b071706800226d0/File/0b071706805e43ac G-J: http://www.archives.gov.il/archives/#/Archive/0b071706800226d0/File/0b071706805e43ad K-L: http://www.archives.gov.il/archives/#/Archive/0b071706800226d0/File/0b071706805e43ae M-N: http://www.archives.gov.il/archives/#/Archive/0b071706800226d0/File/0b071706805e43af O-R: http://www.archives.gov.il/archives/#/Archive/0b071706800226d0/File/0b071706805e43f8 S-Sch: **to come** St-Z: http://www.archives.gov.il/archives/#/Archive/0b071706800226d0/File/0b071706807d7372 Best, Michael Moritz, New York michael.d.moritz@... |
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