A Guide to Jewish Genealogy in the United Kingdom

Download or read book A Guide to Jewish Genealogy in the United Kingdom written by Rosemary Wenzerul and published by St. Albans : Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. This book was released on 2006 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new and enlarged publication updates and augments our previous Beginner's Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Great Britain. It is designed specifically with the family historian in mind, (whether or not a beginner) since the majority of information is given under town headings - invaluable for the tourist to the UK. The Guide includes detailed information about the (Jewish) holdings of the various resource centres throughout the UK with a large section on London (including Archives, Libraries, Museums, Record Offices, Synagogues etc). It has specific sections on using public records, cemeteries, computers in genealogy, medical records, burial records and marriage records. A full list of Jewish cemeteries throughout the United Kingdom is given with information about each and where they are located. There is a bibliography; where many of the books relate specifically to individual towns.