` A BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR JEWISH GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH by Leona Markoff
Books listed are located in the Central Genealogy Collection of the Dallas Public Library located on the 8th floor of the J. Erik Jonsson Central Library. Titles that are located in other divisions in the central library will be indicated as shown below: CHS * (Central History and Social Sciences Division, 8th floor) CHU ** (Central Humanities Division, 3rd floor) CTX *** (Central Texas/Dallas Collection, 7th floor) BIOGRAPHY: Birmingham, Stephen. The Grandees: America’s Sephardic Elite. New York: Harper and Row, 1971. R920.073 B619G. Madison, Allan Charles. Eminent American Jews: 1776 to the Present. New York: Frederick Unger Publishing, 1971. R920.073 M182E. Rosenbloom, Joseph R. Biographical Dictionary of Early American Jews, Colonial Times Through 1800. University of Kentucky Press, 1960. R920.073 R813B. GENEALOGY: Every Family has a Story: Tales from the Pages of Avotaynu. Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, c2008. R929.1072,E93 2008 Mentor, Arthur F. The Book of Destiny=Toledot Charlap. Cold Spring Harbor, New York,: King David Press, 1996. R929.20899 M548B. Rosenstein, Neil. The Lurie Legacy: The House of Davidic Royal Descent. Bergenfield, NJ. Avataynu, 2004. R929.20899 L967YR 2004. Rosenstein, Neil. The Unbroken Chain: Biographical Sketches and the Genealogy of Illustrious Jewish Families from the 15th to 20th Century. New York: CIS Publishers, 1990. 2 vols. R929.2 R815U 1990. Stern, Malcolm H. Americans of Jewish Descent: A Compendium of Genealogy. New York: KTAV Publishing House, 1971. R929.1 S839A 1971. Stern, Malcolm H. First American Jewish Families: 600 Genealogies, 1654-1988. Baltimore, MD Ottenheimer Publisher 1991. R929.20973 S839F 1991. Zubatsky, David S. Jewish Genealogy, A Sourcebook of Family Histories and Genealogies. Garland Publishing Co., 1984. R929.1 Z93J. Zubatsky, David S. Sourcebook for Jewish Genealogies and Family Histories. Teaneck, New Jersey: Avotaynu. 1996. R929.10899 Z93S 1996. GENEALOGY TEXTBOOKS: Avotaynu Guide to Jewish Genealogy. Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2004. R929.1072 A962 2004. Blatt, Warren. FAQ : Frequently Asked Questions About Jewish Genealogy. Teaneck, NJ:
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Avotaynu, 1997. R929.1072 B644F 1997.
Chapin, David. Dallas Jewish Genealogical Guide, Resources for Doing Jewish Genealogy Distant from Research Centers. Dallas, Texas: Dallas Jewish Historical Soc. c1993. R929.1 C463D. Encyclopedia of Jewish genealogy. Northvale, N.J. : J. Aronson, c1991- . R929.10899 E56 1991. Jewish Genealogy Resources: Mid-Atlantic States, compiled by Julian H. Preisler. Apoll Closson Press, c1999. R929.1072 J59 1999. Hart, Anne. Where to Find Your Arab-American or Jewish Genealogy Records: also Mediterranean, Assyrian, Iranian, Greek & Armenian. New York: ASJA Press, c2005. R929.1 H325W 2005. Hart, Anne. Search your Middle Eastern & European Genealogy in the Former Ottoman Empire’s records and Online. N.Y; ASJA Press. C2004. R929.20956 h325S 2004 Kranzler, David. My Jewish Roots, A Practical Guide to Tracing and Recording Your Genealogy and Family History. New York: Sepher-Hermon Press, 1979. R929.1 K89M. Krazner-Khait, Barbara. Discovering your Jewish Ancestsor. North Salt Lake, UT: Heritage Quest, 2001. R929.10899 K89D 2001. Kurzweil, Arthur. From Generation to Generation, How to Trace Your Jewish Genealogy and Personal History. New York: Harper Collins. 1994. 929.01072 K96F 1994. Malka, Jeffrey S. Sephardic Genealogy: Discovering Your Sephardic Ancestors and Their World. Bergenfield, N.J.: Avotaynu, 2002. R929.10899 M251S 2002. Menachemson, Nolan. A Practical Guide to Jewish Cemeteries. Bergenfield, N.J.: Avotaynu, 2007. R929.1072 M534P 2997 Mokotoff, Gary. Getting Started in Jewish Genealogy. Bergenfield, N.J.: Avotaynu, 2010. R929.10899 M716G 2010. Newman, John J. American Naturalization Records 1790-1990: What they are and How to Use Them . 1998. Bountiful, Utah; Heritage Quest. R929.373 N553A 1998. Preisler, Julian H. Jewish Genealogy Resources: Mid-Atlantic States. Apollo, Pa.: Closson Press, c1999. R929.10899 J59 1999. Reed, Robert D. How and Where to Research your Ethnic-American Cultural Heritage: Jewish Americans. Saratoga, California : R.D. Reed, c1979. R929.1 R325H 1979. Segal, Joshua L. A Field Guide to Visiting a Jewish Cemetery : A Spiritual Journey to the Past, Present and Future. Nashua, NH : Jewish Cemetery Publishing, 2007, c2005. R929.1072 S454F 2007. Schaefer, Christina K. Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., c1997. R929.373 S294G 1997. Rottenberg, Dan. Finding Our Fathers, A Guidebook of Jewish Genealogy. Baltimore, MD: Genealogy Pub. Co., 1995. R929.10899 R851F 1995. Weiner, Mariam. Bridging the Generations, Researching Your Jewish Roots. M.Weiner 1987.
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R929.1 W428B. UNITED STATES: American Jewish Album: 1645 to the Present. New York: Rizzoli, 1983. R973.04924 A512 American Jewish Historical Society. Publications of the American Jewish Historical Society. The Society, 1931. R296 A. Blau, Joseph Leon. The Jews of the United States, 1790-1840, A Documentary History. 3 vols. New York: Columbia University Press, 1963. R296.0973 B645J. Fierman, Floyd S. Roots and Boots: from Crypto-Jew in New Spain to Community Leader in the American Southwest. Hoboken, NJ: KTAV Pub., 1987. R979.00492 F465R 1987. Gumpertz, Sydney Gustave. The Jewish Legion of Valor; The Story of Americans of Jewish Faith Who Distinguished Themselves in the Armed Forces in All the Wars of the Republic and General History of the Military Exploits of the Jews Through the Ages. n.p., 1946. R296.0973 G974J Hirschman, Elizabeth Caldwell. Jews and Muslims in British Colonial America: A Genealogical History. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co.., Inc., 2012. R305-80097 H669J 2012. Kaufman, Isidor. American Jews in World War II; the Story of 550,000 Fighters for Freedom. 2 Volumes. New York: Dial Press, 1947. R940.53 K21A. Lockman, Frank F. A Concise Index of Jewish Personnel and Non-Jewish Personnel from the Book American Jews in World War II by I. Kaufman. Yucca Valley, CA: FFL Military Personal Research, 1994. R940.53 K21A 1947 Index. Marcus, Jacob Rader. The Colonial American Jews, 1492-1776. 3 volumes. Detroit, MI: Wayne State University. 1970. R301.452 M322C. Postal, Bernard. American Jewish Landmarks: A Travel Guide and History. New York: Fleet Press, 1977. R917.3 P857A 1977. Schappes, Morris Urman. A Documentary History of the Jews in the United States, 1654-1875. New York: Schocken Books, 1971. R917.30692 S299D. Simonhoff, Harry. Jewish Participants in the Civil War. New York: Arco Publishing Co., 1963. R973.715 S598J. PERIODICALS: Avotaynu. New Jersey: Gary Mokotoff, 1985- .R929.10899 A962. Toledot, the Journal of Jewish Genealogy. New York: Toledot Press Archives, 1977-1981. R929.1 T649. REFERENCE: Encyclopaedia Judaica. 16 Volumes. Macmillan, 1972. R296.03 E56. CHU** Jewish Encyclopedia. 12 Volumes. Funk and Wagnalls, 1901. R296 J. CHU** Beider, Alexander. Handbook of Ashkenazic Given Names and their Variants. Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2009. R929.44089 B422D 2009.
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Faiguenboim, Guilherme. Dictionary of Sephardic surnames: including Christianized Jews, Conversos, Marranos, Italians, Berbers, and their history in Spain, Portugal and Italy. Rio de Janeiro: Fraiha, c2003. R929.42089 F159D 2003. Gorr, Shmuel, Jewish Personal Names: their origin, Derivation, and Diminutive Forms. Teaneck, N.J.: Avotaynu, Inc., c1992. R929.44 G673J 1992. Kaganoff, Benzion C. Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History. New York: Schocken Books, 1977. R929.402 K11D. Kolatch, Alfred. New Name Dictionary, Modern English and Hebrew. Middle Village, N.Y.: J. David Publishers, c1989. R929.4 K81N 1989. The Encyclopedia of Jewish Genealogy, Volume 1 Sources in the United States and Canada. Northvale, NJ: Jason Aronson, Inc., 1991. R929.10899 E56 1991. Oxford Dictionary of the Jewish Religion. New York; Oxford University Press. 1997. R296.03 O98, 1997 Singerman, Robert. Jewish and Hebrew Onomastics, A Bibliography. New York: Garland Publishing, 1977. R016.9294 S617J. Universal Jewish Encyclopedia. 10 Volumes. Universal, 1939-1943. R296 U. CHU**
CALIFORNIA: Schulz, Margaret J. Home of Peace Memorial Park: First Hundred Years. Burbank, CA: Southern California Genealogical Society, 1998. R929.37949 S388H 1998 Western States Jewish Historical Society. Western States Jewish Historical Quarterly. Los Angeles, CA: Pub. by the Society, 1968-1996. R305.8924 W527. COLORADO: Colorado Historical Records Survey. Inventory of the Church Archives of Colorado, Jewish Bodies. Denver, CO: W.P.A., 1941. R016.2966 C719I. Uchill, Ida L. Pioneers, Peddlers and Tsadikim: The Story of the Jews in Colorado. Boulder, CO: Quality Line Printing Company, 1979. R978.8 U17P 1979. CONNECTICUT: Cohen, Edward A. Jewish Cemeteries of Five Counties of Connecticut: the Cohen/Goldfarb Collection, vol, 2. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1998. R929.3746 c678J 1998. Cohen, Edward A. Jewish Cemeteries of Hartford, Conn: the Cohen/Goldfarb Collection. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1995. R929.30899 C678J 1995. DELAWARE:
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Preisler, Julian H.. Jewish Cemeteries of the Delmarva Peninsula: a Burial Index for Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore: Westminster, MD: Family Line Pub., 1995. R929.37521 P924J 1995. Young, Toni. Becoming American, Remaining Jewish : the Story of Wilmington, Delaware’s First Jewish Community, 1879-1924. Newark, Delaware: University of Delaware Press. c1999 R975.12 Y77b 1999.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: Burials in Adas Israel 1870-1919 Washington D.C. 1 fiche. Burials in the Old Section of Washington Hebrew Cemetery. 1 fiche. FLORIDA: Butts, Lesleigh Laite. Chapel Hill Memorial Park Cemetery. Largo, FL: L.L. Butts. C2001. R929.37596 B989C 2001 GEORGIA: 250th Anniversary of Jewish Settlement in Georgia, 1733-1983. Waltham, MA: American Jewish Historical Society, 1983. R975.8004 T974. Levy, B. H. Savannah's Old Jewish Community Cemeteries. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press, c1983. R975.8724 L668S. ILLINOIS: History of the Jews of Chicago (Facsimile of the Original 1924 Edition) Chicago: Chicago Jewish Historical Society, 1990. R977.3 H673 1990. Cemetery Guide of Jewish Cemeteries and Non-Sectarian Cemeteries with Jewish Sections in the Chicago Area: and Map of Jewish Waldheim Cemeteries. C1966. 1 fiche
LOUISIANA: Brock, Eric J. Jewish cemeteries of Shreveport, Louisiana. Shreveport, LA: J&W Enterprises, 1995. R929.37639 B864J 1995. Korn, Bertram W. Early Jews of New Orleans. Waltham, MA: American Jewish Historical Society, 1969. R976.3355 K84E. Louisiana Historical Records Survey. Inventory of the Church and Synagogue Archives of Louisiana Jewish Congregations and Organizations. Baton Rouge, LA: Dept. of Archives, LSU, 1941. R016.2966 L888I. Mills-Nichol, Carol. The Forgotten Jews of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Santa Monica, CA: Janaway Pub., 2012. R929.20976 M657F 2012 MARYLAND:
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Preisler, Julian H. Jewish Cemeteries of the Delmarva Peninsula: a Burial Index for Delaware and Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Westminster, MD: Family Line Pub. 1995 R929.37521 P924J 1995. Feldman, Dianne Weiner. Tents of Baltimore: Ohelim in the Jewish Cemeteries. Westminster, MD: Heritage Books, 2011. R929.37526 F312T 2011
MASSACHUSETTS: Blatt, Warren. Resources for Jewish Genealogy in the Boston Area. Boston, MA: Jewish Genealogical Soc. of Greater Boston, 1996. R929.10899 B644R 1996. MINNESOTA: Berman, Hyman. Jews in Minnesota. St. Paul, MN; Minnesota Historical Society Press, c2002. R977.60049 B516J 2002. Rosenblum, Gene H. The Lost Jewish Community of the West Side Flats, 1882-1962. Chicago, IL: Arcadia Pub., c2002. R977.658 R813L 2002. MISSISSIPPI: Turitz, Leo. Jews in Early Mississippi. Jackson. MS: University Press of Mississippi, 1983. R976.20049 T938J 1983. NEW JERSEY: Gould, Alice Perkins. The Old Jewish Cemeteries of Newark. Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2005. R929.37493 G696O 2005. NEW MEXICO: Jaehn, Thomas. Jewish Pioneers of New Mexico. Santa Fe, NM: Museum of New Mexico Press, 2003. R979.90049 J22J 2003. Nidel, David S. Modern Descendants of Conversos in New Mexico : 500 Years of Faith.. David S. Nidel, 1980. R978.9 N664M. NEW YORK: Genealogical Resources in the New York Metropolitan Area. New York: Jewish Genealogical Society, c1989. R929.37471 G326 1989. Hershkowitz, Leo. Wills of Early New York Jews, 1704-1799. New York: American Jewish Historical Society, 1967. R929.3 N7NEH. Jewish Genealogical Society. Directory of the Jewish Genealogical Society. New York: Pub. by the Society, 1982. R369.1 J59D. Moser, Geraldine. Hamburg Passengers from the Kingdom of Poland and the Russian Empire:
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Indirect Passage to New York 1855 – June 1873. Washington, D.C: Landsmen Press, c1996 R929.30899 M899H 1996. Pool, David Di Sola. Portraits Etched in Stone, Early Jewish Settlers 1682-1831. New York: Columbia University Press, 1952. R296 P. OHIO: Joseph, Louis J. Jewish Cemeteries of Mahoning County, Ohio ; Their Histories and Tombstone Readings. Apollo., PA: Closson Press, c1999. R929.37713 J83J 1999. PENNSYLVANIA: Boonin, Harry D. Jewish Quarter of Philadelphia : A History and Guide, 1881-1930. Philadelphia, PA: Jewish Walking Tours of Pennsylvania. c1999. R974.811 B724J 1999. Brenner, David A. Jews of Lancaster Pennsylvania, a Story with Two Beginnings. Lancaster, PA: Lancaster Co. Hist. Soc. 1979. R296.09748 B837J 1979. Wolf, Edwin. The History of the Jews of Philadelphia: from Colonial Times to the Age of Jackson. Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society of America, 1975. R974.811 W853H 1975. RHODE ISLAND: Rhode Island Jewish Historical Notes. Providence, RI: Rhode Island Jewish Historical Association, 1954—. R305.8924 R475. Touro Synagogue of Congregation Jeshuat Israel. Newport, RI: Pub. by the Society, 1962. R296 T731. SOUTH CAROLINA: Hagy, James William. This Happy Land : the Jews of Colonial and Antebellum Charleston. Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c1993. R975.7915 H147T 1993. Elzas, Barnett A. The Jews of South Carolina from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Spartanburg, SC: Reprint Co., 1905 R917.5706924 E52J. TEXAS: Biderman, Rose G. They Came to Stay: the Story of the Jews of Dallas, 1870-1977. Austin, TX; Eakin Press, 2002. R976.42812 B585T 2001. Cemetery Records of City of Mexia Cemetery, Jewish Cemetery. Mexia, TX: Limestone Genealogical Assoc., 1986. R929.37642 C394 1986. Centennial Journal, Congregation Shearith Israel, Dallas, Texas 1884-1984. Dallas, TX; Congregation Shearith Israel, c1983. R296.65 C397. Cohen, Anne Nathan. Centenary History Congregation Beth Israel of Houston, Texas 1854-1954. n.p., 1954. R296.65 C678C. Dallas County Texas. District Clerk Office. Index to naturalization records, Dallas County, Texas (1872-1914). Dallas, TX: The Office, 1914? R929.37642 D145I 1982. Jewish Texans. San Antonio, TX: Institute of Texan Cultures, 1974. R976.40049 J59 1974.
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Maas, Elaine H. Jews in Houston. Houston, TX: Center for the Humanities, 1983. R976.41411 M111J. CTX*** Marinbach, Bernard. Galveston, Ellis Island of the West. New York: State University of New York Press, 1983. R304.873 M337G. CHS *, CTX *** National Council of Jewish Women, comp. Picture of Jewish Life in Dallas from 1872—. Pub. by the council, 1955. R917.6406924 N277P. CTX*** Ornish, Natalie. Pioneer Jewish Texans, Their Impact on Texas and American History for Four Hundred Years. 1590-1990. Dallas, TX: Heritage Press, 1989. R920 O74P 1989. Podet, Mordecai. Pioneer Jews of Waco. Waco, TX, M. Podet 1986. R976.4 P742P 1986. Smith, Paul. Austin, Texas, Cemetery Records: Oakwood, Oakwood Annex, Beth Israel Two. Nacogdoches, TX: Ericson Books, 2001. R929.37643 S656A 1994. Teter, Gertrude M. Texas Jewish Burials, Alphabetically by Name. Austin, TX: Texas Jewish Historical Soc. 1997. R929.30899 T347T 1997. Weiner, Hollace Ava. Beth-El Congregation Centennial, Fort Worth, Texas, 1902-2002. Ft. Worth, TX, Beth-El Temple. c2002. R296.09764 W423B 2002 Winegarten, Ruthe. Deep in the Heart; the Lives and Legends of Texas Jews; a Photographic History. Austin, Tex.: Eakin Press, c1990. R976.4 W767D 1990. WEST VIRGINIA: Shinedling, Abraham Issac. West Virginia Jewry: Origins and History, 1858-1958. 3 Volumes. Philadelphia, PA: Press of M. Jacobs, 1963. R296 S556W. WISCONSIN: Guide to Wisconsin Survivors of the Holocaust, A Documentation Project of the Wisconsin Jewish Archives. Madison, WI: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1983. R940.5315 G946. AUSTRIA: Index, Jewish Names in Protection of Interests of U.S. Citizens in Austria Hungary. 1 fiche. BARBADOS: Shilstone, Eustace M. Monumental Inscriptions in the Burial Ground of the Jewish Synagogue at Bridgetown, Barbados. London: Jewish Historical Society of England, 1956. R929.37298 S556M. CANADA: A Biographical Dictionary of Canadian Jewry, 1909-1914; from the Canadian Jewish Times. Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, (1992). R920.00929 G615 1992. Elker, Glen. Index of Jews Resident Western Canada according to the 1870 to 1901 censuses of Canada. Toronto; Ontario Genealogical Societ. R920712 E36I 2006
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Glicenstein, Ze’ev. Roots and Remembrance: ex;lorations in Jewish Genealogy. Toronto: Ontario Genealogical Genealogical Society,. R929.102 G559R 2006 Jewish Residents of the Maritimes in the 1901 Census of Canada. Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu c1993. 1 fiche. CZECH REPUBLIC: Beider, Alexander. Jewish Surnames in Prague 15th to 18th centuries. Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu c1995. R 929.42 B422J 1995. EUROPE: Encyclopedia of Jewish Life before and During the Holocaust, 3 vols. NY: New York University Press, 2001. R940.04924 E56 2001. Beider, Alexander. Dictionary of Ashkenazic given names: their origins, structure, pronunciation, and migrations. Bergenfield, NJ: Avotayny, Inc. 2001. R929.40899 B422D 2001 Gazetteer of Eastern Europe. 15 fiche. Mokotoff, Gary. Where Once We Walked: A Guide to the Jewish Communities Destroyed in the Holocaust. Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, Inc. 1991. R914.7003 M716W 1991. Mokotoff, Gary. WOWW Companion, A Guide to the Communities Surrounding Central and Eastern European Towns. Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, Inc. c1995. R914.7003 M716W 1995. United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Holocaust-era Assets : a Finding Aid to Records at the National Archives at College Park, Maryland. Washington, D.C. : National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1999. R940.5318 U58H 1999. FRANCE: Klarsfeld, Serge. Memorial de la Deportation des Juifs de France. Paris: Klarsfeld, 1978. R940.53 K63M. Klarsfeld, Serge. French Children of the Holocaust: a Memorial. New York, NY: University Press, c1996. R940.5318 K63M 1996. Four Indices to the 1784 Census of Alsation Jews. c1993 1 fiche. GALICIA: Beider, Alexander. Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia. Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, c2004. R929.42089 B422D 2004 Wynne, Suzan F. Finding Your Jewish Roots in Galicia: A Resource Guide. Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, c1998. R929.10899 W989F 1998. GERMANY: Ellmann-Kruger, Angelika G. Library resources for German-Jewish genealogy. Teaneck, NJ : Avotaynu, 1998. R016.9291 E47L 1998.
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Frank, Werner L. Legacy: the Saga of a German Jewish Family across Time and Circumsance. Bergenfield, NJ: Avotayu foundations, 2003. R929.20943 F828YF 2004. Germanic Genealogy: A Guide to Worldwide Sources and Migration Patterns (chapter on Jewish Genealogy) St. Paul, MN: Germanic Genealogy Society, c1995 R929.10893 G373 1995. Menk, Lars. Dictionary of German-Jewish surnames. Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2005. R929.42089 M545D 2005. Germans to America: Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports, 1850- . Wilmington, Delaware: Scholarly Resources, c1988- . v.- R929.30893 G373 1988. Mauthausen Death Books. Microfilm 2 rolls. Weiblen, Christina. Jewish Community Eichstetten in the 19th and 20th Century. Eichstetten, Germany: Gemeinde Eichstetten, c2001. R943.462 W415J 2001. GREAT BRITAIN: Amsel-Arieli, Melody. Jewish Lives: Britain 1750-1950: A Guide for Family Historians. Barnsley, South Yorkshire: Pen & Sword Family History, 2013. R929.341 A528J 2013. Berger, Doreen. Jewish Victorian : Genealogical Information from the Jewish Newspapers, 18711880. Witney, Oxfordshire: Robert Boyd Publications, 1999. R929.341 B496J 1999. Wenzerul, Rosemary. Tracing your Jewish Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Family History. 2008. R929.10899 W482T 2008. IRELAND: Hyman, Lewis. Jews of Ireland From Earliest Times to the Year 1910. Jerusalem: Jewish Historical Society of England, London and Israel Universities Press, c1972. R914.1506 H996J. ISRAEL: Index Registration of U.S. Citizens Jerusalem 1914-1918. 1 fiche. Jewish Genealogical Consolidated Surname Index. 4 fiche. Jewish Genealogical Family Finder. Teaneck, N.J.: Avotaynu c1993. 1 fiche. Mokotoff, Gary. Index to name changes in the Palestine Gazette. 6 fiche. Sack, Sallyann Amdur. Guide to Jewish Genealogical Research in Israel. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1987. R929.10899 S121G. Tagger, Mathilde A. Guidebook for Sephardic and Oriental Genealogical Sources in Israel. Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2006. R929.10899 T125G 2006. JAMAICA: Andrade, Jacob. A Record of the Jews in Jamaica from the English Conquest to the Present Time.
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Kingston, Jamaica: Jamaica Times Ltd., 1941. R929.37292 A553R 1941 Copy. Barnett, Richard David. The Jews of Jamaica Tombstone Inscriptions, 1663-1880. Jerusalem : Ben Ziv Institute, 1997. R929.30899 B261J 1997.
LITHUANIA: Freedman, Chaim. Elyanu’s Branches. The Descendants. of the Vilna Gaon, (of Blessed and Saintly Memory) and His Family. Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, 1997. R296.83209 E42YV. Gustaitis, Rolandas. Jews of the Kaisadorys region of Lithuania. Bergen, NJ: Avotaynu, 2010. R305.8924 G982K 2010. Greenbaum, Masha. Jews of Lithuania: A History of a Remarkable Community, 1316-1945. Jerusalem: Gefen, c1995. R947.50049 G798J 1995. Leivers, Dorothy. Jews of Kopcheve. Bergenfield, N.J.: Avotaynu, 2007. R947.93 L533J 2006. Levin, Dov. The Litvaks: A Short History of the Jews in Lithuania. Jerusalem : Yad Vashem, 2000. R947. 93004 L665P 2000. Pinkas ha-Kehilot Lita: Entsiklopedya Shel ha-Yeshuvim ha-Yehudiyim Le-Men Hivasdam Va-ed. Jerusalem, Yad Va-Shem. 1996. R947.5 P655 1996. Rhode, Harold. Jewish Vital Records: Revision lists and other Jewish Holdings in the Lithuania Archives. Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, 1996. R016.9293 R475J 1996. Vilnias Getas: Kaliniu Sarasai =Vilnius Ghetto: Lists of Prisoners. Compilation Irina Guzenberg. Vilnius: Lietuvos Valstybinis Muziejus, 1996-1998. 2vols. R974.93 V762 1996. MEXICO: Liebman, Seymour B. The Inquisitors and the Jews in the New World: Summaries of Procesos, 1500-1810 : and Bibliographical Guide. Coral Gables, Fla: University of Miami Press, (1975, c1974. R272.2098 l L716I 1975 Raphael, David T. The Conquistadores and Crypto-Jews of Monterrey. Valley Village, CA: Carmi House, c2001. R972.13 R217C 2001. MOROCCO: Abensur, Philip. Noms des Juifs du Maroc. 1 microfiche. POLAND: Beider, Alexander. Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Kingdom of Poland. Teaneck, N.J.: Avotaynu, 1996. R929.42089 B422D 1996. Cohen, Chester G. Shtetl finder: Jewish Communities in the 19th and early 20th centuries in the pale of settlement of Russia and Poland , and in Lithuania, Latvia, Galicia, and Bukovina, with names of Residents. Los Angeles, CA.: Periday Co., 1980. R947.00492 C678S. Cullman, Peter Simonstein. History of the Jewish Community of Schneidemuhl: 1641 to the Holocaust. Bergenfield, NJ.: Avotaynu. 2006. R943.849 C967H 2006.
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Dubnow, Simon. History of the Jews in Russia and Poland: from the Earliest Times until the Present Day (1915). Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2000. R947.00492 D814H 2000. Enzel, Jan M. Prominent Jews of Lodz Poland during the Hundred Years Before WWII and Index. San Jose, California: Genealogical Data Systems,1997. R943.80049 E57P 1997. Frazin, Judith R. Translation Guide to 19th Century Polish Language Civil Registration Documents Birth, Marriage and Death Records. Northbrook, Ill.: Jewish Genealogical Soc. of Illinois. R929.30391 F848T 1989. Frazin, Judith R. Translation Guide to 19th Century Polish Language Civil Registration Documents: Including Birth, and Death records. 3rd ed. Northbrook, Ill.: Jewish Genealogical Soc. of Illinois, 2009. R929.3438 F848T 2009. From a Ruined Garden, the Memorial Books of Polish Jewry. New York: Schocken Books, 1983. R305.8924. F931. Galician Towns and Administrative Districts. 1 fiche. Jewish Names in Protection of Interests of U.S. Citizens in Romania, Germany and Poland. 2 fiche. Kersz, Izaak. Szkice Z Dziejow Gminy Zydowskiej Oraz Cmentarza W Lodzi (Jewish Cemeteries in Lodz, Poland). Lodz, Poland: Oficyna Bibliofilow, 1996. R943.80049 K41S 1996. Meirtchak, Benjamin. Jews-Officers in the Polish Armed Forces, 1939-1945. Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2004. R940.54124 M514J 2004. Moser, Geraldin. Hamburg Passengers form the Kingdom of Poland and the Russian Empire ; Indirect Passage to New York , 1855 – June 1873. Washington, D.C.: Landsmen Press, c1966. R929.30899 M899H 1996. Naturalized Jews of the Grand Duchy of Posen, 1834 and 1835. Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 1987 R943.8 N285. Rosenstein, Neil. (Avne zikaron) = Stones of Remembrance. Elizabeth, NJ : The Computer Center for Jewish Genealogy, 1999. R929.30899 R815A 2000. Sources on Polish Jewry at the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People. Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2004. R016.9438 S724 2004. Walters, Judith Alison. The 1846 Enumeration of the Jews in Fraustadt, Prussia. Bothell, Wash.: J. A. Walters 1981. R929.3089 W235E. Weiner, Miriam. Jewish Roots in Poland: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories. New York, NY: Yivo Institute c1997 R929.3438 W423H 1997. RUSSIA: Beider, Alexander. Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire. Teaneck, N.J. Avotaynu, c1993. R929.4 B422D 1993. Beider, Alexander: Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire. Rev. ed., Teaneck, N.J. Avotaynu, 2008. R929.40899 B422D 2008. Cohen, Chester G. Shtetl Finder: Jewish Communities in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries in the
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Pale of the Settlement of Russia and Poland and in Lithuania, Latvia, Galicia, and Bukovina, with the Names of Residents. Los Angeles, CA: Periday Company, 1980. R947.00492 C678S. Dubnow, Simon History of the Jews in Russia and Poland: from the Earliest Times Until the Present Day (1915). Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2000. R947.00492 D814H 2000. Feldblyum, Boris. Russian Jewish Given Names. Teaneck, N.J.: Avotaynu , 1998. R929.40899 F312R 1998. Migration from the Russian Empire, Lists of Passengers arriving at the Port of New York 1875Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co. 1995 . R929.37471 M636 1995.
Sack, Sallyann Amdur. Russian Consular Records Index and Catalog. New York: Garland Publishing Co., 1987. R929.10899 S121R 1987. SCOTLAND: Hirschman, Elizabeth Caldwell. When Scotland was Jewish: DNA Evidence, Archeology, Analysis of Migrations, and Public and Family Records show twelfth Century Semitic Roots. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co., c2007. R941.10049 h669W 2007. SLOVAKIA: Index of Jewish Vital Statistic Records of Slovakia. Teaneck, N.J.: Avotaynu, c1993. 2 fiche. UKRAINE: Kaminits-Podolsk and Its Environs: a Memorial book of the Jewish Communities in the Cities of Kaminits-Podolsk, Balin, Dunivits, Zamekhov, Zhvanets, Minkovits, Smotrich, Frampol, Smotrich, Frampol, Kupin, and Kitaygorod annihilated by the Nazis in 1941. Bergenfield, N.J.: Avotaynu Foundation, 1999. R947.78 K515K 1999. Kronik, Aleksander. Some Archival Sources for Ukranian Jewish Genealogy. Teaneck, N.J.: Avotaynu, 1997. R929.10899 K93S 1997. Pihach, John D. Ukrainian Genealogy: A Beginner’s Guide. Edmonton, Canada: Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press, 2007. R929.1072 P634U 2007. Weiner, Miriam. Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldava: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories. New York, NY: YIVO Institute, c1999. R929.3477 W423J 1999.
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Leona Markoff (Lea), Librarian has been a staff member of the Dallas Public Library since 1979 and joined the Genealogy staff in 1980. Both sets of her grandparents were Russian Jewish immigrants who came to the United States in the early 1900's.
