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Practical Guide to Jewish Cemeteries by Nolan Menachemson A comprehensive guide to  Jewish cemeteries and Jewish burial customs. How to read tombstones.  Also identifies famous cemeteries and burial sites of famous Jews.   €26,00  [Order now] Avotaynu Guide to Jewish Genealogy edited by Sallyann Amdur Sack and Gary Mokotoff The definitive guide to Jewish genealogical research. Written by more than 60 authors, each an expert in their own field. Its more than 100 chapters cover all important aspects of the rich body of information available to do Jewish genealogical research. €56,00 [Order now] Where Once We Walked: Revised Edition by Gary Mokotoff and Sallyann Amdur Sack with Alexander Sharon The award-winning Where Once We Walked (WOWW) identifies more than 23,500 towns where Jews lived before the Holocaust. Includes 17,500 alternate names,  soundex index and "nearby town" index. €56,00 [Order now] A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames by Lars Menk Provides information about more than 13,000 Jewish surnames from the area that was pre-World War I Germany including etymology, alternate names and where name appeared. €59,50 [Order now] Grin-ealogy by George I Sackheim A collection of humourous tales with a genealogy twist compiled in 60 years of family history research. All together there are some 100 items which make delightful, quick reading Only €8,00 [Order now] Guidebook for Sephardic and Oriental Genealogical Sources in Israel by Mathilde Tagger & Yitzhak Kerem Reveals the wealth of resources on Sephardic history and genealogy in Israeli archives. Organized by country of origin.. €30,00 [Order now]
Beginners Guides			Translating Documents
Getting Started in Jewish Genealogy by Gary Mokotoff & Warren Blatt Primer on Jewish genealogical research written by experts. Perfect as a getting-started book. €7,30 [Order now]	Sephardic Genealogy by Jeffrey S. Malka Award-winning comprehensive guide to doing Sephardic research. €30,00 [Order now]		Following the Paper Trail: A Multilingual Translation Guide by Jonathan Shea & William Hoffman Guide to translating genealogy records of 13 European languages. €19,30 [Order now]
	Documents of Our Ancestors by Michael Meshenberg Includes samples of documents that recorded our U.S. ancestors and how to order copies of original documents. €13,30 [Order now]		In Their Words: A Genealogist's Translation Guide -- Polish by Jonathan Shea & William Hoffman Detailed guide to translating Polish documents. €23,30 [Order now]
			In Their Words: A Genealogist's Translation Guide -- Russian by Jonathan Shea & William Hoffman Detailed guide to translating Russian documents. €23,30 [Order now]
Jewish Names			Holocaust
Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names by Alexander Beider Magnum opus describes origin and evolution of 15,000 given names. €56,00 [Order now]	Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia by Alexander Beider Latest work of Dr. Beider identifies 35,000 surnames from the region. €56,00  [Order now]		Chinese Exile by Horst "Peter" Eisfelder German Holocaust survivor recounts experiences as teenager in Shanghai/Nanking during World War II. €16,60 [Order now]
Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Kingdom of Poland by Alexander Beider Award-winning compilation of 32,000 surnames. €46,30 [Order now]	Beider Trilogy All 3 books. €27,00 discount. Only €133,00 [Order now]		German Minority Census of 1939 by Thomas Kent Edlund Guide to the holdings of Family History Library for this record group. €6,30 [Order now]
Russian-Jewish Given Names: Their Origins and Variants by Boris Feldblyum Comprehensive collection of Jewish given names from czarist Russia. €13,30 [Order now]	Jewish Personal Names by Shmuel Gorr Roots of more than 1,200 Jewish given names showing Yiddish/Hebrew variants with English transliteration. €10,00 [Order now]		Jews-Officers in the Polish Armed Forces 1939-1945 by Benjamin Meirtschak Identifies nearly 5,000 Jews who served as officers in the Polish Army during WWII.  €20,00 [Order now]
Dictionary of Sephardic Surnames: Second Edition by Guilherme Faiguenboim, et al 17,000 surnames from more than 24 countries where Sephardim lived. €33,30 [Order now]	A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames by Lars Menk More than 13,000 surnames from pre-World War I Germany. €59,30 [Order now]
Lands and Towns of Our Ancestors
History of the Jews in Russia and Poland by Simon Dubnow One of the great histories of the Jews of Eastern Europe. Originally published in 1918. Republished by Avotaynu. €46,30 [Order now]	Polish Sources at the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People Annotated list of the inventory of this important archives for interwar Poland. €17,30 [Order now]		Genealogical Gazetteer of the Kingdom of Hungary by Jordan Auslander Information about 12,000 towns of this vast area. €30,60 [Order now]
Until the Final Solution: The Jews of Belgrade 1521-1942 by Jennis Lebel History of the Jewish presence in the capital of Serbia. €26,00 [Order now]	Encyclopedia of Jewish Life edited by Shmuel Spector Guide to 6,500 towns in Europe where Jews lived before the Holocaust €66,00 [Order now]		Between Galicia and Hungary: The Jews of Stropkov by Melody Amsel Yizkor book for Stropkov, Slovak Republic €23,30 [Order now]
Jewish Bialystok and Its Surroundings by Tomasz Wisniewski History and illustrations of 30 towns in the vicinity of this important pre-Holocaust Jewish city. €8,60 [Order now]	Jews of Kopcheve by Dorothy Leivers History of the Jews of Kapciamiestis, Lithuania, €23,30 [Order now]		Biographical Dictionary of Canadian Jewry: 1909-1914 by Lawrence Tapper Births, bar mitzvahs, marriages, deaths and other records of Canadian Jewry. €10,00 [Order now]
Library Resources for German-Jewish Genealogy by Angelika Ellmann-Krueger Concise directory of library sources in Germany and the Internet. €13,30 [Order now]	Naturalized Jews of the Grand Duchy of Posen in 1834 and 1835 by Edward David Luft Identification of Jews naturalized during that period. €23,00	€	Grandeur and Glory: Volume 1 by Rabbi Meir Wunder Information about Eastern Galician towns starting with the letter A-O €30,00 [Order now]
Jews of Schneidemühl: From 1641 to the Holocaust by Peter Cullman History of the Jews of this town (now Piła, Poland) €30,60 [Order now]			The Plaut Family: Tracing the Legacy by Elizabeth S. Plaut Family trees of  various Plaut families from dozens of small villages in Germany. €30,00 [Order now]
Immigration/Emigration			Attention Litvaks!!
Overseas Emigration and Family Research. Proceedings of symposium held in Hamburg in 2000. €10,00 [Order now]	They Came in Ships by John P. Colletta Passenger arrival records, books and articles about immigrants discussed by a recognized expert on the subject. €8,60 [Order now]		Jews of Lithuania by Masha Greenbaum First history in English of this remarkable community from the 14th century. €20,00 [Order now]
Ships of Our Ancestors by Michael J. Anuta Pictures of the ships that transported our ancestors from Europe to the new country. €23,30 [Order now]			Jewish Vital Records, Revision Lists....in the Lithuanian Archives by Harold Rhode & Sallyann Sack Inventory of Jewish records in the Lithuanian State Archives. €23,30 [Order now]
Compiled Genealogies			U.S.Cities
Sourcebook for Jewish Genealogies and Family Histories by David Zubatsky & Irwin Berent Reference to family trees of more than 10,000 Jewish surnames. €23,30 [Order now]	The Lurie Legacy by Neil Rosenstein History and genealogy of the Lurie/Luria family. More than 50 family trees, 60 illustrations. €56,00 [Order now]		Jewish Quarter of Philadelphia by Harry Boonin History and guide to the immigrant quarter describing Jewish life and sites. Many photographs. €20,00 [Order now]
The Unbroken Chain by Neil Rosenstein Identifies more than 25,000 descendants of Rabbi Meir Katzenelnbogen. Includes numerous famous people. €53,30 [Order now]	Eliyahu's Branches by Chaim Freedman More than 20,000 descendants of the Vilna Gaon with analysis of the early descendants of this great scholar. €46,30 [Order now]		Chicago and Cook County: A Guide to Research by Loretto Dennis Szucs A comprehensive guide to the vastly complex records of a major urban area. €16,60 [Order now]
Diaries of Bernhard Cahn by Arline Sachs 19th century German-Jewish life in Kastel, Hesse, Germany. €19,30 [Order now]	Legacy:The Saga of a German-Jewish Family Across Time and Circumstance by Werner L. Frank 350-year family history of a German-Jewish family from Baden. €32,60 [Order now]		Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States by Christina Bentley Identifies repositories of naturalization records, state by state, city by city. €20,00 [Order now]
Other			The Old Jewish Cemeteries of Newark by Alice Perkins Gould History of Jewish presence in this New Jersey city through its cemeteries.. €12,60  [Order now]
Grin-ealogy by George I. Sackheim A collection of humourous tales with a genealogy twist compiled in 60 years of family history research. Delightful, quick reading €8,00 [Order now]	Taking Tamar The experiences of a noted genealogist bringing up her adopted daughter who has Down syndrome. Described are her battles with officials and even the birth family, but more importantly the incredible accomplishments she and her daughter achieved in maximizing the girl's potential. €13,30 [Order now]
Sephardic Genealogy			Gazetteers
Sephardic Genealogy by Jeffrey S. Malka Award-winning comprehensive guide to doing Sephardic research. €30,00 [Order now]	Guidebook for Sephardic and Oriental Genealogical Sources in Israel by Mathilde Tagger & Yitzhak Kerem Resources on Sephardic history and genealogy in Israeli archives. Organized by country of origin.. €30,00 [Order now]		Where Once We Walked: Revised Edition by Gary Mokotoff & Sallyann Amdur Sack    with Alexander Sharon Award-winning gazetteer of Central and Eastern Europe. €56,00 [Order now]
Dictionary of Sephardic Surnames: Second Edition by Guilherme Faiguenboim, et al 17,000 surnames from more than 24 countries where Sephardim lived. €40,00 [Order now]			German Name-Change Gazetteer by Otto Kredel & Franz Theirfelder Name changes of towns after World War I formerly in Germany and Austria-Hungary. €59,30 [Order now]
Jewish Reference			Methodology
Avnei Zikaron: Stones of Remembrance by Neil Rosenstein Pre-WWI Eastern European epitaphs from 51 communities with 21 genealogical charts. Includes a CD. €40,00 [Order now]	Jewish Book of Why by Alfred J. Kolatch Answers hundred of questions about Jewish life and traditions, rituals, practices and superstitions. (2 vols. in slip case) €32,60 [Order now]		Producing a Quality Family History by Patricia Law Hatcher Best guide to publishing a family history book. Step-by-step description of the process. €13,30 [Order now]
Latter Day Leaders Sages and Scholars by Neil Rosenstein Bibliographic index of more than 5,500 rabbis from 18th-early 20th century. €13,30 [Order now]	Roots and Remembrances by Bill Gladstone Articles about Jewish genealogy from the pages of the Canadian Jewish News €18,00 [Order now]
New Encyclopedia of Judaism by Skolnik, Himelstein, Wigoder, Eds. Comprehensive one-volume encyclopedia of Jewish history. More than 1,200 entries. Richly illustrated €40,00 [Order now]	Field Guide to Visiting a Jewish Cemeteries by Rabbi Joshua L. Segal A comprehensive guide to understanding Jewish cemeteries as a genealogical resource.  €14,00 [Order now]