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Genealogy Guide: Israel

Books, Periodicals, and Archival Collections

Books

Alsberg, Paul A. The Israel State Archives (Jerusalem: Israel Archives Association, 1991). American Jewish Historical Society   CD 2014 1991

Malka, Jeffrey S. Sephardic Genealogy: Discovering Your Sephardic Ancestors and Their World (Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2nd ed. 2009), pp. 204-208. Genealogy Institute   CS 66 .J4 M35 2009

Sack, Sallyann Amdur. A Guide to Jewish Genealogical Research in Israel (Teaneck, NJ: Avotaynu, rev. ed. 1995).  Genealogy Institute   Z 6374 .B5 S23

Tagger, Mathilde A., and Yitschak Kerem. Guidebook for Sephardic and Oriental Genealogical Sources in Israel (Bergenfield, NJ: Avotaynu, 2006). Genealogy Institute   CS 21 .T34 2006

Periodicals & Archival Collections

German Jewish Children’s Aid 1933-1953. Included are files of children who went to Palestine (Israel) before, during and after WW II. YIVO   RG 249

HIAS--UHS, Main Office, N.Y., 1954-1967. Included are files of children and adults who went to Palestine (Israel) before, during and after WW II. YIVO   RG 245.8

Sharsheret haDorot (Yerushalayim : ha-Ḥevrah, [1987-]). Genealogy Institute   CS 1500 .A43