Contents
Introduction
 Myths of Jewish Genealogy
 Facts about Jewish Genealogy
Getting Started: Interviewing People
 Preparation
 Interviewing People
Jump-Starting Using the Internet
 Soundexing: An Introduction
 JewishGen Family Finder
 Consolidated Jewish Surname Index
 Family Tree of the Jewish People
 JewishGen Discussion Group
 Periodically Checking These Sources
Organized Jewish Genealogy
 Jewish Genealogical Societies (JGSs)
 Special Interest Groups SIGs
 JewishGen
 Discussion Groups, Research, InfoFiles,
 Projects, Tools, Links
Publications and Books
 Avotaynu: The International Review of Jewish
 Genealogy
 Society and SIG Newsletters
 Books
Finding Records of Your Ancestors
 Vital Records (Births, Marriages, and Deaths)
 Naturalization Records
 Locating Naturalization Records
 Passenger Lists
 United States Passenger Lists
 Canadian Passenger Lists
 Hamburg Emigration Lists
 Census Records
 Other Records
 Cemeteries, City Directories and Telephone Books,
 Compiled Genealogies, Military Records, Newspaper
 Obituaries, Probate Records, Social Security Death
 Index, Synagogue Records, Voter Registration
 Records
Libraries, Archives, and Historical Societies
 Public Libraries
 University Libraries
 Library of Congress
 LDS (Mormon) Family History Library
 How to Search the Family History Library
 Catalog
 Family History Source Guides
 Archives and Historical Societies
 U.S. National Archives and Records
 Administration (NARA)
 State, County, and Municipal Archives
 Historical Societies
 Jewish Archives and Libraries
 American Jewish Archives, American Jewish
 Historical Society, Leo Baeck Institute, YIVO
 Institute for Jewish Research
Holocaust Research
Special Problem: Finding Your Ancestral Town
 Naturalization Records
 Passenger Arrival Lists
 Hamburg Emigration Lists
 Other Sources
Special Problem: My Name Was Changed at Ellis Island
 Name Changes in the United States
 Name Changes in Europe
Documenting Your Research Using Computers
 Which Genealogical Software to Use
 Cite Your Sources
Glossary
Abbreviations
Appendix A: Useful Books for Jewish Genealogical Research
 American Genealogy, American Cities, American
 Immigration, American Jewish, Beginners Guides,
 Compiled Genealogies, Europe--General, General Jewish,
 Holocaust, How-To Books on Genealogy, Internet, Israel,
 Names, Places, Resources by Country, Translating
 Records
Appendix B: Illustrations 
 Birth Record, Marriage Record, Death Record, Petition
 for Naturalization, Passenger Arrival Record, Census,
 JewishGen Family Finder, Consolidated Jewish Surname
 Index, Social Security Death Index, Tombstone Inscriptions,
 Descendancy Report

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