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RESOURCE CENTER

The Resource Center welcomes you to explore the variety of computer databases, reference books, and translation services available in our two Resource Center rooms, conveniently located across from each other on the 4th floor.

Books & Translations Winthrop Room - 4th floor Databases & Consultations Whittier Room - 4th floor

Hours (for both rooms) Sunday 1pm – 6pm Monday 9am – 6pm Tuesday Winthrop 9am – 6pm Whittier 9am – 9pm* Wednesday & Thursday 9am – 6pm Friday 9am – 12pm *ProQuest Databases are available only on Tuesday, 9am – 9pm

BOOKS & TRANSLATIONS (WINTHROP ROOM – 4TH FLOOR) This room includes selected reference books that will help you start your research, discover your surname origins, learn about country-specific genealogical resources, understand Hebrew gravestone inscriptions, etc. A complete listing of the titles is available in the Syllabus and in the Winthrop Room. Books can be borrowed for use only in the Winthrop Room by leaving a government-issued photo ID or passport with Resource Center staff. Translation services will be provided by appointment only and the appointments are scheduled for 20 minutes each. Please come to the Winthrop Room to sign up.

DATABASES & CONSULTATIONS (WHITTIER ROOM – 4TH FLOOR) 30 computers will be available for complimentary searching of more than 20 databases. Most of these databases are normally available only by subscription or membership fees. The computers are available on a first-come-first- served basis, and their use is limited to 30 minutes when there are people waiting to use them. Special research assistance will be provided by representatives of JewishGen, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Ancestry.com and the American Jewish Historical Society-New England Archives. The dates and times will be listed in the Whittier Room. RESOURCE CENTER 39

REFERENCE BOOK COLLECTION

Located within the Resource Center are the following reference materials:

-RESEARCH GUIDES Gorr, Rabbi Shmuel. Jewish Personal Names: Their Origin, Derivation and Malka, Jeffrey S. Diminutive Forms . Sephardic Genealogy: Discovering Your Sephardic Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 1992. Ancestors and Their World Teaneck, NJ.: Avotaynu, 2003. Menk, Lars. A Dictionary of German-Jewish Surnames. Mokotoff, Gary, and Blatt, Warren. Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2005. Getting Started in Jewish Genealogy Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2013. Sack, Sallyann and Gary Mokotoff, eds. JEWISH COMMUNITIES Avotaynu Guide to Jewish Genealogy Cohen, Chester. Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2004. Shtetl Finder. Segal, Joshua L, Rabbi. Bowie, MD: Heritage Books, 1989. A Field Guide to Visiting a Jewish Cemetery. Nashua, New Mokotoff, Gary and Sack, Sallyann Amdur. Hampshire: Jewish Cemetery Publishing, 2007. Where Once We Walked: A Guide to the Jewish Communities Zubatsky, David S., and Berent, Irwin M. Destroyed in the Holocaust. Sourcebook for Jewish Genealogies and Family Histories . Rev. ed. Bergenfield: NJ, Avotaynu, 2002. Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, Inc. 1996. Spector, Shmuel. The Encyclopedia of Jewish Life Before and During the Holocaust. DICTIONARIES OF NAMES New York, NY: New York University Press, 2001. Beider, Alexander. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Kingdom of Poland . Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, 1996. TRANSLATION GUIDES Beider, Alexander. Frazin, Judith R. A Dictionary of Ashkenazic Given Names: Their Origins, A Translation Guide to 19th-Century Polish Language Civil Structure, Pronunciation, and Migrations . Registration Documents. (Including Birth, Marriage, and Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2001. Death Records) 3rd ed. Northbrook, IL: Jewish Genealogical Society of Beider, Alexander. Illinois, 2009. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from Galicia. Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2004. Shea, Jonathan D. & William F. Hoffman. Following the Paper Trail: A Multilingual Translation Guide . Beider, Alexander. Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, Inc., 1994. A Dictionary of Jewish Surnames from the Russian Empire. Rev. ed. Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2008. Shea, Jonathan D. & William F. Hoffman. In Their Words: A Genealogists Translation Guide to Polish, Faiguenboim, Guilherme, Paulo Valadares and Anna German, Latin, and Russian Documents. Rosa Campagnano. New Britain, Conn.:Language and Lineage Press, 2000. Dictionary of Sephardic Surnames. 2nd ed. Bergenfield, N.J.: Avotaynu, 2003. Feldblyum, Boris. Russian-Jewish Given Names: Their Origins and Variants. Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, 1998. 40 RESOURCE CENTER

COUNTRY RESEARCH Lithuania Aaron, Sam, ed., Austria A Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Lithuania. Skyte, Thea, Randol Schoenberg and Rosemary Wen - London: Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain, 2005. zerul, eds., A Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Germany & Austria. Rosin, Josef. ed. Joel Alpert. London: Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain, 2001. Preserving Our Litvak Heritage: A History of 31 Jewish Communities in Lithuania. Estonia League City TX: JewishGen Inc., 2005. 2 volumes. Beare, Arlene. A Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Latvia and Estonia. Rosin, Josef. St. Albans, England: The Jewish Genealogical Society of Protecting Our Litvak Heritage: A History of 50 Jewish Great Britain, 2006. Communities in Lithuania. Edited by Susan Levy and Joel Alpert. Coral Cables, FL: France Friends of the Yurburg Jewish Cemetery, Inc., 2009. Klarsfeld, Serge. Memorial to the Jews Deported from France, 1942-1944: Moldova Documentation of the Deportation of the Victims of the Weiner, Miriam, in cooperation with the Ukrainian State Final Solution in France. Archives and Moldovan National Archives. NY: Beate Klarsfeld Foundation, 1983. Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories . Galicia New York: Roots to Roots Foundation and YIVO Institute Wynne, Suzan F. for Jewish Records, 1999. Finding Your Jewish Roots in Galicia: A Resource Guide. Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, 1998. Poland Fifer, Susan. Germany A Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Poland. Skyte, Thea, Randol Schoenberg and St. Albans, England: The Jewish Genealogical Society of Rosemary Wenzerul, eds., Great Britain, 2007. A Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Germany & Austria. London: Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain, 2001. Luft, Edward David. The Naturalized Jews of the Grand Duchy of Posen Hungary in 1834 and 1835. Auslander, Jordan. Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2004. Rev. ed. Genealogical Gazetteer of the Kingdom of Hungary. Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2005. Weiner, Miriam, in cooperation with the Polish State Archives. Jewish Roots in Poland: Pages from the Past and Archival Israel Inventories. Sack, Sallyann Amdur. New York: Routes to Roots Foundation and YIVO Insti - A Guide to Jewish Genealogical Research in Israel. tute for Jewish Research, 1998. Rev. ed. Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, 1995. South Africa Latvia Newman, Aubrey N., Nicholas J. Evans, et al., eds. Beare, Arlene. Jewish Migration to South Africa: The Records of the Poor A Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Latvia and Estonia. Jews Temporary Shelter, 1885-1914. St. Albans, England: The Jewish Genealogical Society of Capetown, South Africa: University of Capetown, 2006. Great Britain, 2006. Ukraine Weiner, Miriam, in cooperation with the Ukrainian State Archives and Moldovan National Archives. Jewish Roots in Ukraine and Moldova: Pages from the Past and Archival Inventories. New York: Roots to Roots Foundation and YIVO Institute for Jewish Records, 1999. United Kingdom Wenzerul, Rosemary. A Guide to Jewish Genealogy in the United Kingdom. London: Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain, 2006. RESOURCE CENTER 41

NEW ENGLAND RESOURCES Ross, Michael. Boston Walks' Jewish Friendship Trail. Connecticut Belmont: Boston Walks, 2003. Baulsir, Linda and Irwin Miller. The Jewish Communities of Greater Stamford. Sarna, Jonathan D., Ellen Smith and Scott-Martin Kosofsky. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2002. The Jews of Boston. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2005. Hoffman, Betty N. A History of Jewish Connecticut: Mensches, Migrants and Haverhill Mitzvahs. Woodman, Bertha. Charleston: The History Press, 2010. From the Hill to Main Street. Haverhill, Mass.: Trustees of the Haverhill Public Library, Hoffman, Betty N. 1987 Jewish West Hartford: From City to Suburb. Charleston: History Press, 2007 Lawrence Franklin, Dora, Hymie Axelrod, Zidle “Reb” Hymanson Maine and Shirley Hymanson. Peck, Abraham J. and Jean M. Peck. History of the Jews of Lawrence, Sketches of the Lawrence Maine’s Jewish Heritage. Jewish Community. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2007. Andover, Massachusetts: Temple Emanuel, 1990.) Massachusetts Cemeteries Sandberg, Elizabeth Grady. Cohen, Rabbi Edward A. and Lewis Goldfarb. Lawrence in the Gilded Age. Jewish Cemeteries of Western Massachusetts. Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Arcadia Publishing, 2004. Middletown, CT: Godfrey Memorial Library, 2005. Lowell Jewish Cemetery Association of Massachusetts. Kolack, Shirley. History & Guide: Massachusetts Jewish Cemeteries. A New Beginning: The Jews of Historic Lowell, Massachusetts. Newton, MA: JCAM, New York: Peter Lang, 1997. Segal, Joshua L, Rabbi. New Bedford A Self-Guided Tour of Monuments of Jews Buried in the Farrar, Judy and Yoken, Cynthia. Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts . Historical Tour of Jewish New Bedford. Nashua, NH: Jewish Cemetery Publishing,2007. Dartmouth, Mass: University Library and Center for Boston Jewish Culture-UMass, 2005. Blatt, Warren. North Shore Resources for Jewish Genealogy in the Boston Area. Boston: Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston, Pierce, Alan S. 1996. A History of Boston’s Jewish North Shore. Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2009. Dwyer-Ryan, Meaghan, Susan L. Porter & Lisa Fagin Davis. Becoming American Jews: Temple Israel of Boston. Pierce, Alan S. and Avrom J. Herbster Waltham, MA: Brandeis University Press, 2009. The Jewish Community of the North Shore. Charleston SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2003. Feldman, Steven, editor. Guide to Jewish Boston and New England. Plymouth Cambridge, MA: Genesis 2, 1986. Short histories with Goldstein, Karin J. pictures of towns and areas around Boston before 1985 A History of Jewish Plymouth. with descriptions of congregations, rituals, education, Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2013. and community organizations. Rhode Island Morris, Norm. Goodwin, George M. and Ellen Smith, eds., Ghetto Memories: Growing up in The Jews of Rhode Island. Dorchester/Roxbury/Mattapan. Waltham MA: Brandeis University Press, 2004. A well (Self-published, 1999) illustrated and indexed story of the Rhode Island Jewish community from colonial times through the present Morris, Norm. Ghetto Memories Revisited: Dorchester/Roxbury/Mattapan. (Self-published, 2001) 42 RESOURCE CENTER

RESOURCE CENTER DATABASES

The following databases are available at the computers in the Resource Center

Accessible Archives GenTeam Die Genealogishche Databank-Austria Accessible Archives Access to the entire website, including: A large, unique collection of 18th and 19th century Ameri - Index of the Jewish Records of Vienna can newspapers, periodicals, and books. Resignations from the Jewish Community in Vienna between 1868 and 1914 Converts in Vienna American Jewish Historical Society Burials in Viennese Jewish Cemeteries New England Archives Organization of genealogists and historians who produce Digital Archive databases related to Austria and neighboring lands. Selected digitized documents from the AJHS archives of New England-based individuals, families, community and social service organizations. Godfrey Memorial Library Godfrey Scholar Library Edition Includes Godfrey's unique digitized content, including Ancestry.com books, documents, and records. Searchable database of Ancestry.com World Edition photos and descriptions of every tombstone in more than Unlimited access to all the historical records and images 800 Connecticut cemeteries. on Ancestry.com.

Israel Genealogical Society Cercle de Généalogie Juive EIRI (Eretz Israel Records Indexing) Access to entire website, including contents to the Volunteer-created databases that include more than Member's Corner 400,000 records and around 20,000 different surnames of individuals.

GALE/Cengage Learning 19th Century British Newspapers Israel Genealogical Research Association A collection of 48 national, regional, and local All Israel Database (AID) 19th century British newspapers. Includes some 156,500 records located in more than 100 different databases. 19th Century US Newspapers A collection of 500 US newspapers from the 19th century. Jewish Daily Forward Website and archives Fold3.com Archive to online English edition: 2003 - present Fold3.com Archives of online Yiddish edition: 1999 - January 2013 Collection of US Military records.

JewishGen The premier online resource for Jewish Genealogy. JewishGen's Value Added Services includes Enhanced Database Search Features. RESOURCE CENTER 43

MyHeritage SuperSearch Includes over 4 billion records, including birth, marriage, death, burial, census, military, immigration, and yearbooks.

NEHGS New England Historic Genealogical Society NEHGS Databases Includes nearly 3,000 unique searchable online collections . Newspapers.com Newspapers.com A collection of 1200 historical US newspapers.

ProQuest Historic Map Works Library Edition Over 1.4 million high resolution full-color history maps. NewspaperARCHIVE Library Edition Includes more than 5,000 local newspaper titles from 1753 to the present. ProQuest Obituaries Provides more than 10 million obituaries and death notices from top US newspapers dating back to 1849. ProQuest Historical Newspaper Collection: Historical US Newspapers Complete content of twenty major US newspapers from the 19th century including the Boston Globe and the New York Times. Historical International Newspapers Complete content of seven major papers from Canada, England, India, Ireland, Scotland, and the Jerusalem Post (1932-1988). Historical American Jewish Newspapers Includes the American Hebrew and Jewish Messenger (1857-1922), The Jewish Advocate (1905-1990), The American Israelite (1854-2000), Jewish Exponent (1887-1990)"