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Genealogy Guide: Resources at the Center for Jewish History

Collections

More than 1000 collections contain records of societies formed by Jewish immigrants to the US who came from the same villages, towns, or regions in Central and Eastern Europe. A list of these collections is available here. Record types include minutes of meetings, membership records, burial records, and programs from special events. For example:

Contact Information

YIVO Archives
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 246-6080
archives@yivo.cjh.org

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