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Books

Below is a list of books in the Genealogy Institute’s open-stack, browsable reference collection.

Subjects

General Guides

Arnold, Jackie Smith. Kinship: It’s All Relative. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1990. GN 480 .A75

Beller, Susan Provost. Roots for Kids: A Genealogy Guide for Young People. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1989. CS 15.5 .B45

Carter, Fran. On Teaching Genealogy. Heritage Quest Pr., 1989. CS 21 .C37 1989

Clifford, Karen. The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Genealogy, the Internet, and Your Genealogy Computer Program. Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001. CS 14 .C56

Dollarhide, William. Managing a Genealogical Project. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1999. CS 16 .D64

Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 5 th Ed. Modern Language Association of America , 1999. LB 2369 .G53 1999

Howells, Cyndi. Netting Your Ancestors: Genealogical Research on the Internet. Genealogical Publishing Co, 1997. CS 21 .H75

Kobrin, David. Beyond the Textbook: Teaching History Using Documents and Primary Sources. Heinemann, 1996. D 16.3 .K641996

Legacy 6.0 Family Tree: User’s Guide . Millenia Corporation, 2005.

Mills, Elizabeth. Evidence! Citation and Analysis for the Family Historian. Genealogical Publishing Co, 1997. CS 16 .M63

Mills, Elizabeth. Professional Genealogy: A Manual for Researchers, Writers, Editors, Lecturers, andLibrarians. Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001. CS 9 .P76

Ritzenthaler, Mary Lynn. Preserving Archives and Manuscripts. Society of American Archivists, 1993. Z 110 .C7 R58 1993

Rubincam, Milton. Pitfalls in Genealogical Research. Ancestry, 1987. CS 14 .R83

Stephenson, Jean. Heraldry for the American Genealogist. National Genealogical Society, 1959. CS 42 .N43 no. 25

Stevenson, Noel. Genealogical Evidence. Aegean Park Pr., 1989. CS 14 .S73

Stratton, Eugene . Applied Genealogy. Ancestry, 1988. CS 16 .S854

Sturdevant, Katherine. Bringing Your Family History to Life Through Social History. Betterway Books, 2000. CS 16 .S862

Summer, Esther Yu. The Official Guide to Family Tree Maker 2005. MyFamily.com 2004. CS 14 .S86 2004

Wolfman, Ira. Climbing Your Family Tree: Online and Offline Genealogy for Kids. Workman, 2002. CS 15.5 .W64

Atlases and Gazetteers

Auslander , Jordan . Genealogical Gazetteer for the Kingdom of Hungary . Avotaynu, 2004. DB 904 .G387 2004

Barnavi, Eli, ed. Historical Atlas of the Jewish People – Patriarchs to Present. Schocken Books, 1992. DS 117 .J8513

Cohen, Chester . Shtetl Finder Gazetteer. Heritage Books, 1989. DS 135 .R9 C58

Cohn-Sherbok, Dan. Atlas of Jewish History. Routledge, 1994. G 1030 .C559

Lelkes, György. Magyar Helysegnev-Azonosito Szotar. Kosa Pal, 1998. DB 904 .L44

Majtan, Milan . Nazvy Obci Slovenskej Republiky. VEDA, 1996. DB 2708 .M34 1998

Meyrat, J. Dictionnaire national des communes de France et d’Algerie, colonies francaises, pays de protectorat. A. Michel, 1950. DC 14 .M57 1950

Mokotoff, Gary. Where Once We Walked Companion: A Guide to the Communities Surrounding Central and East European Towns. Avotaynu, 1995. DJK 6 .M65

Mokotoff, Gary and Sallyann Amdur Sack. Where Once We Walked: A Guide to the Jewish Communities Destroyed in the Holocaust. Avotaynu, 1991. DS 135 .E83 M65

Mokotoff, Gary and Sallyann Amdur Sack. Where Once We Walked: A Guide to the Jewish Communities Destroyed in the Holocaust, Revised Ed.. Avotaynu, 2002. DS 135 .E83 M65 2002

Gilbert, Martin. Atlas of the Holocaust. Michael Joseph Ltd., 1982. G 1797.21 .E29 G58

Gilbert, Martin. Jerusalem History Atlas. MacMillan Publishing Co., 1977. G 2239 .J4 G5

Gilbert, Martin. Jewish History Atlas. Collier Books, 1969. G 1030 .G5 1977

Gilbert, Martin. Jewish History Atlas, Revised Edition. MacMillan, 1976 . G 1030 .G5

Jensen, Howard M. Aid to finding addresses in the 1890 New York City Police census. Willow Bend Books, 2003. G 3804 .N4 1890 J4 2003

Magocsi, Paul Robert. Historical Atlas of E. Central Europe Vol. 1. U. Washington Pr., 1998. G 2081 .S1 M3

Magocsi, Paul Robert. Ukraine – A Historical Atlas. U. Toronto Pr., 1987. G 2151 .S1 M34

McEvedy, Colin. The Penguin Atlas of Medieval History. Penguin, 1992 . G 1034 .M2

McEvedy, Colin. The Penguin Atlas of Modern History. Penguin, 1972 . G 1035 .M4

Poganowski, Iwo Cyprian. Poland : A Historical Atlas. Dorset Pr., 1988 . G 1951 .S1 P34

Romania , autosatlasza. Agat Kft., 1999. G 2036 .P2 A3 1999

Room, Adrian. Place-Name Changes Since 1900: A World Gazetteer. Routledge, 1980. G 103.5 .R66

Slovakia autosatlasza 1:360,000. Agat Kft. [2000]. G 1949.51 .P2 T6 2000

Thorndale, William and William Dollarhide. Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790-1920. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. G 1201 .F7 T5

U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum . Historical Atlas of the Holocaust. MacMillan, 1996. G 1797.21 .E2945

Dictionaries and Translation Guides

Frazin, Judith. A Translation Guide to Polish-Language Civil Registration Documents, 2 nd Ed. JGS Illinois, 1989. CS 871 .F73

Shea, Jonathan D., and William F. Hoffman. In Their Words: A Genealogist’s Translation Guide… Volume I: Polish. Language & Lineage Pr., 2000. CS 873 .S49 2000

Shea, Jonathan D., and William F. Hoffman. In Their Words: A Genealogist’s Translation Guide… Volume II: Russian. Language & Lineage Pr., 2002. CS 844 .S49 2002

Suess, Jared H. Central European Genealogical Terminology . Everton, 1978. CS 6 .S9

Wynne, Suzan F. Finding Your Jewish Roots in Galicia : A Resource Guide . Avotaynu, 1998. CS 878 .G35 W96

Shea, Jonathan D., and William F. Hoffman. Following the Paper Trail: A Multilingual Translation Guide. Avotaynu, 1994. PB 268 .S46

Lapidus, B. A., and S. V. Shevtsova. The Learner’s Russian-English Dictionary. MIT Pr., 1963. PG 2640 .L42

Sivan, Reuven, and Edward A. Levenston. The New Bantam-Megiddo Hebrew & English dictionary. Bantam Books, 1975. PJ 4833 .S56

Oral History

Brown, Cynthia Stokes. Like It Was: A Complete Guide to Writing Oral History. Teachers & Writers Collaborative, 1988. D 16.14 .B76 1988

Dept of Oral History. Oral History Interview Guidelines. U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum , 1998. D 16.14 .O744 1998

Galt, Margot Fortunato. The Story in History: Writing Your Way into the American Experience. Teachers & Writers Collaborative, 1992. E 175 .G27 1992

Ritchie, Donald A. Doing Oral History: A Practical Guide. Oxford U. Pr., 2003. D 16.14 .R57 2003

Sommer, Barbara W., and Mary Kay Quinlan. The Oral History Manual. Altamira Pr., 2003. D 14 .S69 2003

Zietlin, Steven J., et al. A Celebration of American Family Folklore: Tales and Traditions from the Smithsonian Collection. Yellow Moon Pr. 1982. GR 105 .C34 1992

Zimmerman, William. How to Tape Instant Oral Biographies. Guarionex Pr., 1988. CT 22 .Z55

Research in the U.S.

Cerny, John and Arlene Eakle. Ancestry’s Guide to Research: Case Studies in American Genealogy. Ancestry, 1985. CS 49 .C46

Chapin, David A. Dallas Jewish Genealogical Guide. Dallas Jewish Historical Society, 1993. F 394 .D219 .J53

Dollarhide, William. The Census Book. Heritage Quest, 2000. CS 49 .D65

Douglas, Marilyn. NYS Census Records – 1790-1925, Bibliography Bulletin 88. NYSED, 1981. Z 1009 .N56 no88

Eichholz, Alice. Red Book: American State , County, and Town Sources . Ancestry, 1992. CS 49 .A55

Greenwood, Val. The Researcher’s Guide to American Genealogy. Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000. CS 47 .G79

Johnson, Richard. How to Locate Anyone Who Is or Has Been in the Military. Military Information Enterprises, 1988. UA 23 .J58

Kaufman, Isidor. American Jews in World War II, Volume 2. The Dial Pr. D 810 .J4 K3

Lainhart, Ann S. State Census Records. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992. Z 5313 .U5 L37

Meitzler, Leland K. United States County Courthouse Address Book, 2 nd Ed. Heritage Quest, 1990. KF 8700 .A19 U53 1990

Neagles, James. U.S. Military Records: A Guide to Federal and State Sources. Ancestry, 1992. Z 1249 .M5 N43

Silverman, Marlene. Poles and Russians in the 1870 Census of New York City . Landsmen Pr., 1993. F 128.9 .P7 S57 1993

Szucs, Juliana. The Ancestry Family Historian’s Address Book. Ancestry, 1997. CS 44 .S65

Szucs, Loretto Dennis. Chicago and Cook County – A Guide to Research . Ancestry, 1996. F 548.25 .S97

Immigration and Naturalization ( U.S.)

Colletta, John. They Came in Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Arrival Records. Ancestry, 1989/1993. CS 49 .C63

Morton Allan. Morton Allan Directory of European Passenger Steamship Arrivals. Genealogical Publishing Co., (1931) 2000. HE 945 .A2 D5

Moser, Geraldine and Marlene Silverman. Hamburg Passengers from the Kingdom of Poland and the Russian Empire. Landsmen Pr., 1996. E 184 .J5 M667 1996

NYS Council of Genealogical Organizations. Naturalization Records in New York State : Corrected Edition. Hilton , NY , 2003. F 118 .N38 2001

Schaefer, Christina K. Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States . Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. CS 49 .S28

Szucs, Loretto. Ellis Island : Tracing Your Family History Through America ’s Gateway. Ancestry, 2000. CS 49 .S98

Tepper, Michael. American Passenger Arrival Records. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1988. CS 49 .T46 1988

Wellauer, Maralyn. German Immigration to America in the Nineteenth Century – Genealogists’ Guide. Roots International, 1985. E 184 .G3 W42

Yans-McLaughlin , Virginia , and Marjorie Lightman. Ellis Island and The Peopling of America: The official Guide. New York Pr., 1997. JV 6484 .Y35 1997

Glazier, Ira. Migration From The Russian Empire Books 1 – 6 (1875-1891). Genealogical Publishing Co., 1995-1998. JV 6858 .N5 M5

Newman, John J. American Naturalization Processes and Procedures 1790 – 1985. Indiana Historical Society, 1985. KF 4710 .N49 1985

Archives and Libraries – U.S. & Canada

Blatt, Warren. Resources for Jewish Genealogy in the Boston Area. JGS of Greater Boston . Z 6374 .B5 B53

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum . Archival Guide to the Collections of the US Holocaust Memorial Museum . 2002, 2003 US Holocaust Memorial Museum . Z 6374 .H6 U55

Tapper, Lawrence F. Archival sources for the study of Canadian Jewry. National Archives of Canada , 1987. Z 6611 .J48 N38 1987

Consider the Source: Historical Records in the Classroom. State University of NY, 1995. CD 3404 .C65 1995

Guide to Records in the New York State Archives . State Archives and Records Admin., 1993. CD 3404 .N493

Knapp, Fred. New York Public Records Guides: Southern N.Y. Region, 5 th Edition . Reyn, 1994. CD 3404 .K53 1994

National Center for Health Statistics. Where To Write For Vital Records. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, 1990. HA 38 .W18

Szucs, Loretto and Luebking, Sandra. The Archives: A Guide to the National Archives Field Branches. Ancestry, 1988. CD 3026 1988

Warren, Paula Stuart and James W. Your Guide to the Family History Library. Betterway Books, 2001. Z 733 .C55 W37

Epstein, Belle Marie. Guide to Family History Sources in the New Jersey State Archives. NJ Dept. of State, 1990. Z 1313 .B37

National Archives and Records Administration. Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives. National Archives Trust Fund Board. Z 5313 .U5 U54

National Archives and Records Administration. Guide to Genealogical Research in the National Archives of the United States , 3 rd Ed.. NARA , 2000. Z 5313 .U5 U54 2000

Guzik, Estelle M. Genealogical Resources in the New York Metropolitan Area . Jewish Genealogical Society, 1989. Z 5313 .U6 N523

Guzik, Estelle M. Genealogical Resources in New York . Jewish Genealogical Society, 2003. Z 5313 .U6 N524 2003

Research Outside the U.S.

Baxter, Angus. In Search of Your European Roots: A Complete Guide to Tracing Your Ancestors in Every Country in Europe . Genealogical Publishing Co., 2001. CS 403 .B39

Baxter, Angus. In Search of Your German Roots. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994. CS 614 .B39

Ginger, Basile. Guide Pratique de Genealogie Juive, En France et a L’Etranger . Cercle de Genealogie Juive, 2002. CS 596 .J4 G56

Herber, Mark D. Ancestral Trails: the Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History. Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000. CS 414 .H47 2000

Hoskins, Janina W. Polish Genealogy and Heraldry, An Introduction To Research. Hippocrene Books, 1990. CS 872 .H67

Kemp, Thomas Jay. International Vital Records Handbook: Births, Marriages, Deaths. Genealogical Publishing Co., 2000. CS 42.7 .K46

Misjpoge: Verenigingsblad van de Nederlandse Kring Voor Joodse Genealogie. Uitgave, 1995. DS 135 .N4 M56 1995

Pelling, George. Beginning Your Family History in Great Britain . Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. CS 5414 .P45

Suess, Jared H. Handy Guide to Hungarian Genealogical Records. Everton, 1980. CS 563 .S93

Tapper, Lawrence F. A Biographical Dictionary Of Canadian Jewry 1909-1914 from the Canadian Jewish Times. Avotaynu, 1992. F 1035 .J5 F76 1992

Thode, Ernest. Address Book for Germanic Genealogy, 6th Ed. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1997. CS 611 .T48

Vuillet, Bernard, et al. Sur Les Traces De Vos Ancetres A Paris: la recherché des origines. Archives de Paris, 1997. CS 597 .P4 A57x

Archives and Libraries – Europe & Israel

Ellman-Kruger, Angelika. Library Resources for German Jewish Genealogy. Avotaynu, 1998. Z 6373 .G3 E55

Kielbicka, Aniela. Archiwum Panstwowe w Krakowie – 1951-1980. Warsaw/Lodz, 1989. CD 1757 .K73 K53

Kollarova, Zuzana, and Jozef Hanus. A Guide to the Slovak Archives. Universum, 1999. CD 1169.6 .K65

Kronik, Aleksander and Sallyann Amdur Sack. Some Archival Sources for Ukrainian-Jewish Genealogy. Avotaynu, 1997. DS 135 .U4 K76

Miscellanea Historico-Archivistica T.III . Panstwowe Wydawnictwo Naukowe. CD 1741 .M57

Rhode, Harold, and Sallyann Amdur Sack. Jewish Vital Records, Revision Lists & Other Jewish Holdings in the LithuanianArchives. Avotaynu, 1996. CS 879.6 .R48

Volovici, Hanna. Sources on Polish Jewry at the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People. Avotaynu Foundation, 2004. Z 6373 .P7 S68 2004

Weiner, Miriam. Jewish Roots in Poland : Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories. Routes to Roots and YIVO, 1997. CS 877 .J4 W45

Weiner, Miriam. Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova . Routes to Roots and YIVO, 1999. DS 135 .U4 W37

Zielinskiej, Teresy. Archiwum Glowne Akt Dawnych w Warszawie – Informatur o Zasobie. Warsaw , 1992. CD 1743 .A89

Jewish Genealogy

Beare, Arlene. A Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Latvia and Estonia . JGS of Great Britain , 2001. DS 135 .L3 B43

Cutter, Charles and Micha Falk Oppenheim. Jewish Reference Sources: A Selective, Annotated Bibliographic Guide. Garland , 1982. Z 6366 .C87

International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies. Conference Syllabi, 1997-2005.

Kay, Dr. Alan A. A Teachers Guide for My Generations; A Course in Jewish Family History. Behrman House 1984. CS 15.5 .K87 1983 TG

Krasner-Khait, Barbara. Discovering Your Jewish Ancestors. Heritage Quest, 2001. CS 66 .J4 K73

Kurzweil, Arthur. From Generation to Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish Genealogy and Family History, Revised Edition. HarperCollins, 1994. CS 21 .K87 1994

Kurzweil, Arthur. From Generation to Generation: How to Trace Your Jewish Genealogy and Family History, Updated Edition with Online Resources. Jossey Bass, 2004. CS 21 .K87 2004

Kurzwell, Arthur. My Generations: A Course in Jewish Family History. Behrman House 1983. CS 15.5 .K87

Malka, Jeffrey S. Sephardic Genealogy: Discovering Your Sephardic Ancestors and their World. Avotaynu, 2002. CS 21 .M35

Mokotoff, Gary and Blatt, Warren. Getting Started in Jewish Genealogy. Avotaynu, 1999/2000. CS 21 .M65

Rottenberg, Dan. Finding Our Fathers. Random House, 1977. CS 21 .R58

Sack, Sallyann Amdur and Gary Mokotoff. Avotaynu Guide to Jewish Genealogy. Avotaynu, 2004. CS 21 .G85 2004

Skyte, Thea, et al. A Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Germany & Austria . JGS of Great Britain . DS 135 .G3 G85

Stern, Malcolm H. Americans of Jewish Descent. Hebrew Union College Pr., 1960. CS 59 .S75

Stern, Malcolm H. First American Jewish Families, 3rd Edition. Ottenheimer, 1960. CS 59 .S76

Wenzerul, Rosemary. Genealogical Resources within the Jewish Home and Family. JGS of Great Britain , 2002. CS 21 .W46 2002

Wenzerul, Rosemary. Jewish Ancestors? A Beginner’s Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Great Britain . JGS of Great Britain , 2000. DS 135 .E5 B3

Wigoder, Geoffrey. Dictionary of Jewish Biography. Simon and Schuster, 1991. DS 115 .W49

Zubatsky, David and Irwin Berent. Sourcebook for Jewish Genealogies and Family Histories. Avotaynu, 1996. Z 6374 .B5 Z83

Names

Beider, Alexander. A Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names. Avotaynu, 2001. CS 3010 .B18

Beider, Alexander. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia . Avotaynu, 2004. CS 3010 .Z9 G353 2004

Beider, Alexander. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Kingdom of Poland . Avotaynu, 1996. CS 3010 .B419

Beider, Alexander. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire. Avotaynu, 1993. CS 3010 .B43

Beider, Alexander. Jewish Surnames in Prague . Avotaynu, 1994. CS 3010 .B44 1994

Demsky, Aaron, et al. These are the Names: Studies in Jewish Onomastics (4 volumes). Bar Ilan University Pr., 1997. CS 3010 .T45 1997

Edelstein, Benjamin. Diccionario De Apellidos Judios. Dunken, 2003. CS 3010 .Z9 L3834 2003

Faiguenboim, Guilherme. Dicionario sefaradi de sobrenomes. Fraiha, 2003. CS 3010 .F35 2003

Feldblyum, Boris. Russian-Jewish Given Names. Avotaynu, 1998. CS 3010 .F45 1998

Gorr, Shmuel. Jewish Personal Names: Their Origin, Derivation, and Diminutive Forms. Avotaynu, 1992. CS 3010 .G67

Guggenheimer, Heinrich and Eva. Jewish Family Names and Their Origins: An Etymological Dictionary. Ktav, 1992. CS 3010 .G84

Kaganoff, Benzion. A Dictionary of Jewish Names and Their History. Jason Aronson, 1996. CS 3010 .K28

Kolatch, Alfred, J. Complete dictionary of English and Hebrew first names . J. David, 1984. CS 2367 .K63 1984

Menk, Lars. A Dictionary of Jewish German Surnames. Avotaynu, 2005. CS 3010 .Z9 G476 2005

Shoumatoff, Alex. The Mountain of Names : a History of the Human Family . Vintage Books, 1990. GN 487 .S56 1990

Singerman, Robert. Jewish and Hebrew Onomastics: A Bibliography. Garland , 1977. Z 6824 .S5

Synagogues and Rabbis

Freedman, Chaim. Beit Rabbanan: Sources of Rabbinical Genealogy. Chaim Freedman, 2001 BM 750 .F64 2001

Freedman, Chaim. Eliyahu’s Branches:Descendants of the Vilna Gaon. Avotaynu, 1997. BM 755 .E6 F74 1997

Israelowitz, Oscar. Synagogues of New York City . Dover Publications, 1982. BM 225 .N49 I85

Rosenstein, Emanuel and Neil. Latter Day Leaders, Sages and Scholars. Computer Center for Jewish Genealogy, 1983. BM 750 .L3

Rosenstein, Neil. The Lurie Legacy: the House of Davidic Royal Descent. Avotaynu, 2003. CS 409 .L87 2003

Rosenstein, Neil. Rabbi Elijah (1720-1797), the Gaon of Vilna and His Cousinhood. Computer Center for Jewish Genealogy, 1997. BM 755 .E6 R67 1997

Rosenstein, Neil. The Unbroken Chain (2 volumes). Computer Center for Jewish Genealogy, 1990. CS 432 .J4 R67

Rosenstein, Neil and Dovberish Weber. Stones of Remembrance (Avnei Zikaron). Computer Center for Jewish Genealogy, 1999. CS 873 .R67

Wisniewski, Tomasz. Boznice Bialostcczyzny = Heartland of the Jewish Life: Synagogues and Jewish Communities in Bialystok Region . Bialystok , David, 1992. BM 337 .W57 1992

Wolfe, Gerard R. The Synagogues of New York’s Lower East Side. New York University Pr., 1978. BM 225 .N49 F46

Wigoder, Geoffrey. The Story of the Synagogue. Harper & Row, 1986. NA 4690 .W44

Cemeteries

Carmack, Sharon DeBartolo. Your Guide to Cemetery Research. Betterway Books, 2002. CS 21 .C36 2002

Gould, Alice Perkins. The Old Jewish Cemeteries of Newark . Avotaynu, 2004. F 144 .N69 J538 2004

Keister, Douglas. Stories in Stone: a Field Guide to Cemetery Symbolism and Iconography. Gibbs Smith, 2004. NB 1800 .K45 2004

Krajewska, Monika. A Tribe of Stones: Jewish Cemeteries in Poland . Polish Scientific Publishers, 1992. BM 337 .K73

Poplack, Alvin M. Carved in Granite: Holocaust Memorials in Greater New York Jewish Cemeteries. Jay Street , 2003. D 804.175 .N49 P672003

Jewish History and Culture - U.S. & Canada

Birmingham, Steven. The Grandees: America’s Sephardic Elite. Syracuse University Pr., 1971. E 184 .J5 B552

Flade, Ronald. The Lehmans: From Rimpar to the New World : A Family History, 2nd Enlarged Ed. Königshausen & Neumann, 1999. E 184.37 .A135 1999

Frazier, Nancy. Jewish Museums of North America . John Wiley and Sons, 1992. E 184 .J5 F63

Friedman, Reena Sigman. These Are Our Children: Jewish Orphanages in the United States, 1880-1925. Brandeis U. Pr./U. Pr. of New England, 1994. HV 983 .F75 1994

Joselit, Jenna Weissman. Lending Dignity: The First One Hundred Years of the Hebrew Free Loan Society of New York. Hebrew Free Loan Society of New York, 1992 F 128.9 .J5 J66

Kehillah of NYC. The Jewish Communal Register of New York City 1917-1918. Lipshitz Pr., 1918. HV 3192 .N5

Kliger, Hannah. Jewish Hometown Associations and Family Circles on New York: The WPA Yiddish Writer’s Group Study. Indiana U. Pr., 1992. F 128.9 .J5 J574

Marinbach, Bernard. Galveston : Ellis Island of the West. State University of New York Pr., 1983. F 395 .J5 M37

Postal, Barnard and Lionel Koppman. Jewish Landmarks in New York . Fleet Pr., 1978. F 128.9 .J5 P63

Soyer, Daniel. Jewish Immigrant Associations and American Identity in New York , 1880-1939. Wayne State U. Pr., 1997 (Paper, 2001). F 128.9 .J5 S69

The German Jews of Washington Heights : an Oral History Project. Yeshiva U. Museum, 1987. F 128.9 .J5 G4 1987

Weingarten, Roman, and Norbert Friedman. Silver Anniversary 1965-1990. New Cracow Friendship Society, 1990. E 184 .J5 N48 1990

Weisser, Michael. A Brotherhood of Memory: Jewish Landsmanshaftn in the New World . Basic Books, 1985. F 128.9 .J5 W45

Wolf, Simon. The American Jew as Patriot, Soldier, and Citizen. Levy Type Company, 1895. E 184 .J5 W8

Yiddish Writers Group, Federal Writers Project. The Jewish Landsmanshaften of New York (in Yiddish). I.L. Peretz Yiddish Writers Union , 1938. F 128.9 .J5 F5

Jewish History and Culture - Europe

Adler, Cyrus. The Voice of America on Kishineff. Jewish Publication Society of America , 1904. DS 135 .R9 A2

Berger, Natalia. Where Cultures Meet: the Story of Jews of Czechoslovakia . Beth Hatefutsoth , 1990. DS 135 .C95 W48

Bloch, Abraham. Day by Day in Jewish History. Ktav, 1983. DS 114 .B5

Blue, Brian and Yale Strom. The Last Jews of Eastern Europe . Philosophical Library, 1986. DS 135 .E83 S75

Burchard,Przemyslaw. Kultury Zydowskiej w Polsce. Warszawa, 1990. DS 135 .P6 B87

Chorzempa, Rosemary A. Korzenie Polskie: Polish Roots. Genealogical Publishing Co., 1993. E 184 .P7 C5

Dobroszycki, Lucjan and Barbara Kirshenblatt-Gimblett. Image Before My Eyes: Photographic History of Jewish Life in Poland , 1884-1939. Schocken Books, 1977. DS 135 .P6 D62

Duda, Eugeniusz. Krakowskie Judaica = Cracow’s Judaica. Wydawnictwo Pttk “Kraj,” 1991. DS 135 .P6 K68218

Eliach, Yaffa. There Once Was A World: A 900-Year Chronicle of the Shtetl of Eishyshok. Little, Brown, 1998. DS 135 .L2 E36

Faks, Marian, et al. The Polish Jewry, History and Culture. Interpress, 1982. DS 135 .P6 P58

Frank, Ben. A Travel Guide to Jewish Europe . Pelican, 1992. DS 135 .E8 F7

Greenbaum, Masha. The Jews of Lithuania : A History of a Remarkable Community 1316-1945. Gefen Publishing House, 1995. DS 135 .L5 G73

Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Jewish Heritage Travel: A Guide to East-Central Europe . Jason Aronson, 1999. DS 135 .E83 G68

Gruber, Ruth Ellen. Upon the Doorposts of Thy House: Jewish Life in East-Central Europe , Yesterday and Today. John Wiley & Sons, 1994. DS 135 .E8 G78

Gupinska, Anka and Bogna Burska. Zydzi Warszawy: 1861-1943 = Jews of Warsaw : 1861-1943 = Warschauer Juden: 1861-1943. Zydowski Instyltyt Historyczny, 2003. DS 135 .P62 W2773 2003

Gursan-Salzmann, Ayse. The Last Jews of Radauti. Dial Pr., 1983. DS 135 .R72

Hundert, Gershon David and Gershon C. Bacon. The Jews in Poland and Russia : Bibliographical Essays. Indiana U. Pr., 1984. Z 6373 .P7 H86

Kagan, Joram. Hippocrene Insider’s Guide to Poland ’s Jewish Heritage. Hippocrene Books, 1992. DS 135 .P6 K327

Lacave, Jose Luis. Sefarad, Sefarad La Espana Judia. Lunwerg Editores, 1987. DS 135 .S7 S43 1987

Lerski, George and Halina. Jewish-Polish Coexistence, 1772-1936 A Topical Bibliography. Greenwood Pr., 1986. DS 135 .P6

Levitats, Isaac. The Jewish Community in Russia , 1844-1917. Oisner and Sons, 1981. DS 135 .R9 L44

Luft, Edward David. The Naturalized Jews of the Grand Duchy of Posen in 1834 and 1835, Rev. Ed. Avotaynu, 2004. DS 135 .P62 P636 2004

Magosci, Paul Robert. Galicia : A Historical Survey and Bibliographic Guide . U. Toronto Pr., 1983. DK 511 .G14 M34

Patai, Raphael, The Vanished Worlds of Jewry. Macmillan., 1980. DS 134 .P39

Porter, Ruth & Nili Kadari. Journey to Poland : Insearch of a Vanished Jewish World. Beth Hatefutsoth, 1990. DS 135 .P6 M32713

Postal, Barnard, and Lionel Koppman. The Landmarks of a People: A Guide to Jewish Sites in Europe . Hill and Wang, 1962. DS 135 .E8 P6

Rosin, Josef. Preserving Our Litvak Heritage. JewishGen, 2005. DS 135 .L5 R67 2005

Roskies, Diane and David. The Shtetl Book. Ktav, 1975. DS 112 .S485

Serotta, Edward. Out of the Shadows: A Photographic Portrait of Jewish Life in Central Europe Since the Holocaust. Carol Publishing Group, 1991. DS 135 .E835477

Shulman, Abraham. The Old Country: The Lost World of East European Jews. Scribners, 1974. DS 135 .E83 S58

Silvain, Gerard and Henri Minczeles. Yiddishland. Gingko Pr., 1999. DS 135 .E83 YS3

Vinecour, Earl. Polish Jews: The Final Chapter. McGraw-Hill, 1977 . DS 135 .P6 V47

Wiesenthal, Simon. Every Day Remembrance Day. Henry Holt & Co, 1987. DS 123 .W47

Zborowski, Mark, and Elizabeth Herzog. Life is With People: The Jewish Little Town of Eastern Europe . International U. Pr., 1955. DS 112 .Z37

Holocaust

Arad , Yitzhak. Belzec, Sobibor, Treblinka: The Operation Reinhard Death Camps. Indiana U. Pr., 1987. D 805 .P7 Z727

Arad , Yitzhak. Ghetto in Flames: the Struggle and Destruction of the Jews in Vilna in the Holocaust. Ahva Cooperative Printing Pr., 1980. DS 135 .R93 V39913

Arad , Yitzhak. Pictorial History of the Holocaust. Macmillan, 1990. D 804.3 .P53

Arad , Yitzhak, et al. Documents on the Holocaust: Selected Sources on the Destruction of the Jews of Germany & Austria , Poland & the Soviet Union . Yad Vashem and Ktav , 1981. D 810 .J4 D63

Baker, Zachary M. Bibliography of Eastern European Memorial (Yizkor) Books. [Estelle Guzik, Genealogical Resources in New York , Appendix A]. Jewish Genealogical Society, 2003. Z 6374 .H6 B34

Benjamin and Vladka Meed Registry of Jewish Holocaust Survivors. U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, 2000. D 804.3 .N37

Berenbaum, Michael. The World Must Know: A History of the Holocaust. Little, Brown, 1993. D 804.3 .B464

Bielawski, Shraga Feivel. The Last Jew from Wegrow: the Memoirs of a Survivor of the Step-by-Step Genocide in Poland . Praeger Publishers, New York , 1991. DS 135 .P62 W613

Czech, Danuta. Auschwitz Chronicle 1939-1945: From the Archives of the Auschwitz Memorial and the German Federal Archives. Henry Holt and Company, 1989. D 805 .P7 C87

Edelheit, Abraham J., and Herschel Edelheit. Bibliography on Holocaust Literature. Westview Pr., 1986. Z 6374 .H6 B48

Edelheit, Abraham J., and Herschel Edelheit. Bibliography on Holocaust Literature: Supplement. Westview Pr., 1990. Z 6374 .H6 E33

Edlund, Thomas. The German Minority Census of 1939: An Introduction and Register. Avotaynu, 1996. Z 7553 .C3 E34

Ehrenburg, Ilya and Vasily Grossman. The Black Book: Documents of the Nazis’ Destruction of 1.5 million Soviet Jews. Holocaust Library, 1980. DS 135 .R92 C4713

Eliach, Yaffa. We Were Children Just Like You . Center for Holocaust Studies, 1990. D 804.3 .W394

Gaon, Dr. Solomon and Dr. M. Mitchell Serels. Del Fuego: Sephardim and the Holocaust. Sepher-Hermon Pr., 1995. D 804.3 .D46

Gilbert, Martin. Final Journey: The Fate of the Jews in Nazi Europe . Mayflower Books, 1979. D 810 .J4 G52

H.K.P. Jewish Labor Camp: 1943-1944: Documents. Valstybinis Viniaus Gaono zydu muziejus, 2002. DS 135 .L52 V55895 2002

Holocaust, The Documentary Evidence. National Archives & Records Administration, 1990. D 804.3 .H655

Jagendorf, Siegfried. Jagendorf’s Foundry: A Memoir of the Romanian Holocaust, 1941-1944. Harper Collins, 1991. DS 135 .R7J3

Klarsfeld, Serge. Memorial to the Jews Deported from France 1942-1944 . Beate Klarsfeld Foundation, 1983. DS 135 .F83 K4313

Klevan, Abraham. Jewish Communities Destroyed in the Holocaust, plus addenda. Alpha Pr., 1982. D 810 .J4 K35

Kugelmass, Jack and Jonathan Boyarin. From a Ruined Garden: The Memorial Books of Polish Jewry, 2nd Ed. Indiana U. Pr., 1998. DS 135 .P6 F77

Meirtchak, Benjamin. Jews-Officers in the Polish Armed Forces, 1939-1945, Rev. Ed. Avotaynu, 2004. DS 135 .P63 A1515 2004

Mishell, William W. Kaddish for Kovno: Life and Death in a Lithuanian Ghetto 1941-1945. Chicago Review Pr., 1988. DS 135 .K93 K286

Mokotoff, Gary. How to Document Victims and Locate Survivors of the Holocaust. Avotaynu, 1995. D 804.3 .M65

Spector, Shmuel, ed. Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust (3 volumes). Yad Vashem and NYU Pr., 2001. DS 135 .E8 E45 2001

Tory, Avraham. Surviving the Holocaust: The Kovno Ghetto Diary. Harvard U. Pr., 1990. DS 135 .R93 K288

Warszawskie Getto, 1943-1988 : w 45 rocznice powstania = The Warsaw Ghetto, 1943-1988: 45 th Anniversary Uprising. Interpress, 1988. DS 135 .P62 W394

Wasserstein, Bernard. Britain and the Jews of Europe , 1939-1945 . Clarendon Pr., 1979. D 810 .J4 W372

Yahil, Leni. The Holocaust: The Fate of European Jewry, 1932-1945. Oxford U. Pr., 1990. D 804.3 .Y3413

Periodicals

Below is a list of periodicals in the Genealogy Institute’s open-stack, browsable reference collection.

International Journals

• Avotaynu: International Journal of Jewish Genealogy
• Stammbaum: Newsletter of German-Jewish Genealogical Research
• Toledot: Journal of Jewish Genealogy, 1977-1981

Jewish Genealogical Societies and Special Interest Groups - Journals and Newsletters - Foreign

Argentina

• Toldot

Australia

• Kosher Koala

Brazil

• Boletim Informativo
• Geracoes/Brasil

Canada

• Dor L’Dor ( British Columbia )
• Forum ( Montreal )
• Roots ( Alberta )
• Shem Tov( Toronto )

France

• Cercle de Genealogie Juives

Galicia

• The Galitzianer (Gesher Galicia )

Great Britain

• Shemot

Grodno

• Jewish Grodno Gubernia (Grodno SIG)

Hungary

• Magyar Zsido (H-SIG)

Israel

• Moreshet (Galil)
• Sharsheret Hadorot

Latvia

• Latvia SIG

Poland

• Kielce-Radom SIG Journal
• Landsmen (Suwalk-Lomza SIG)

Romania

• ROM-SIG News

Sephardi

• Erensia Sefardi
• Etsi

Switzerland and Hamburg

• Maajan die Quellen

Jewish Genealogical Societies and Special Interest Groups - Journals and Newsletters - U.S.

California

• Los Angeles JGS. Roots-Key
• Orange County JGS . Avi Avot
• Orange County JGS . Shorashim
• Sacramento JGS. Nizkor
• San Diego JGS. Discovery
• San Francisco Bay Area JGS. Zichron Note

Colorado

• Colorado JGS. Chai from Colorado

Connecticut

• Connecticut JGS. Quest

Florida

• Greater Miami JGS. Branches
• Greater Orlando JGS. Etz Chaim
• Palm Beach County JGS . Scattered Seeds
• South Florida JGS. Tayerer Landsman
• Southwest Florida JGS. Mishpochology

Georgia

• Georgia JGS. Yichus Y'All

Illinois

• Illiana JGS. Morasha Heritage
• Illinois JGS. Search

Louisiana

• New Orleans JGS. Bayou Branches

Massachusetts

• Greater Boston JGS. Mass-Pocha

Michigan

• Michigan JGS. Generations

Missouri

• St. Louis JGS. Generations

Nebraska

• Nebraska JGS. JGS of Nebraska/Nebraska Jewish Historical Society Newsletter

Nevada

• Southern Nevada West JGS. Family Legacies

New Jersey

• North Jersey JGS. Yichus

New York

• Buffalo . Mekorot
• Long Island JGS. Lineage
• New York JGS. Dorot
• Rochester JGS. JGSR News Quarterly

Ohio

• Greater Cincinnati JGS. Ancestree
• Cleveland JGS. The Cleveland Kol

Oregon

• Oregon JGS. Shalshelet

Pennsylvania

• Philadelphia JGS. Chronicles

Washington , D.C.

• Greater Washington JGS. Mishpacha

Wisconsin

• Wisconsin JGS. Family Finding

Electronic Resources

Below is a list of online databases useful for genealogy that are available on the Reading Room's public access computers:

• American National Biography
• Ancestry Library Edition
• Biography and Genealogy Master Index
• Biography Resource Center
• Chicago Tribune, 1849-1985
• Columbia Gazetteer of the World
• Encyclopaedia Britannica Academic Edition
• HeritageQuest
• JewishData.com
• Marquis Who’s Who
• New York Times, 1851-2000
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
• Wer ist Wer [Who’s Who in Germany ]
• Who’s Who 1897-1998
• World Biographical Information System (WBIS)

CD-ROMs

Below is a list of CD ROMS which may be viewed on the Reading Room’s public access computers.

• Australian JGS Resource CD
• Avotaynu
• Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies Cemetery Project
• Dachau Prisoner Information
• Dorotree
• Family Origins
• Family Tree Maker
• Family Tree of the Jewish People (IAJGS, 1999)
• Genealogist’s Address Book
• German Genealogy Research Guide
• Germans to America , 1875 to 1888.
• Legacy Family Tree
• Marriage Indexes: AZ, CA, ID, NV, 1850-1951; AR, MO, MS, TX, 1766-1981; MD, NC, VA, 1624-1915; IL, IN, KY, OH, TN, 1720-1926.
• Mortality Index , United States , 1850-1880.
• Naturalization Records, Philadelphia 1789-1880.
• Passenger and Immigration Lists, Boston 1821-1850.
• Passenger and Immigration Lists, New York 1820-1850.
• Roots Magic
• Russians to America , 1850 to 1896

Maps

Below is a list of maps in the Genealogy Institute’s open-stack, browsable reference collection.

Modern Road Maps

Austria

• Hallwag, 1:450,000
• Hoelzel, 1:200,000 (Regional maps – Vienna North & South)

Canada

• American Automobile Association, 1:6,410,260

Caribbean , Central & South America

• American Automobile Association, various scales ( South America , 1:9,187,000)

Czech Republic

• Freytag & Berndt, 1:300,000

Czech & Slovak Republics

• Freytag & Berndt, 1:500,000
• Ravenstein, 1:600,000

Eastern Europe

• Ravenstein, 1:2,000,000

Estonia

• Jana Seta, 1:600,000

Europe , Planning Map

• American Automobile Association, 1:4,500,000

France & Benelux Countries

• American Automobile Association, 1:1,250,000

Germany

• ADAC, 1:500,000
• Michelin, 1:750,000

Great Britain & Ireland

• American Automobile Association, 1:1,000,000

Greece , Hungary , & Adriatic Coast

• American Automobile Association, 1:1,250,000

Hungary

• Ravenstein, 1:450,000

Italy , Austria , & Switzerland

• American Automobile Association, 1:1,175,000

Latvia

• Jana Seta, 1:600,000

Lithuania

• Jana Seta, 1:600,000

Mexico

• American Automobile Association, 1:3,675,000

Poland

• Freytag & Berndt, 1:750,000
• Hoefer Verlag, 1:200,000 (7 regional maps of western Poland , 3 regional maps of “ East Prussia ”)
• RV Verlag, 1:300,000 (Northeast, Southeast, & Southwest Regions)

Romania & Bulgaria

• Rand McNally/Hallwag, 1:1,000,000

Scandinavia & the Baltic States

• American Automobile Association, 1: 2,600,000 (Northern) and 1:500,000 (Southern)

Spain & Portugal

• National Geographic, 1:2,074,000

United States

• American Automobile Association, 1:5,702,000

Western Soviet Union (Former)

• Cartographia, 1:2,000,000

World

• American Automobile Association

Historical Maps

• Austrian Empire, 1875
• Baltic States , 1845
• Carpathians , Romania , Balkans, 1916
• Eastern Europe , 1915
• German Empire (East &West), 1875
• Hungary and part of Siebenburgen [ Transylvania ], 1845
• Hungary , 1774
• Kingdom of Bohemia , the Dutchy of Silesia , and the Marquisates of Moravia and Lusatia , 1794
• Middle Eastern Germany , 1844
• Poland , 1817
• Prussia and Posen, 1845

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