NOW AVAILABLE ON CD

An index of Jewish Records at the Family History Library with Folio Views ® search engine.

This CD includes the largest index of Jewish records -- records on microfilm, on microfiche, and in print -- ever compiled and produced on a CD.

The records referred to are located in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah. It took 18 months to compile, update, and finalize the InfoBase for the CD. This new InfoBase on CD will enable you to find the very best materials at the Family History Library for your specific research problem. After that, you can contact your local Family History Center to order in a copy of the microfilms, or microfiche. Books cannot circulate from the Family History Library; but, in most cases, your local library can obtain a copy of the book from another library via "inter library loan."

The CD comprises an index of thousands of records of significant value to Jewish genealogical research, including hundreds of records not previously known or publicized, for example:

• A book containing an alphabetical list of persons sent to Siberian work camps from Lithuania, 1941-1952. It identifies the I.D. number, name, father's name, birth year, date sent, date released or died, and name of camp to which the person was sent

• Microfilm lists of

  • Emigrants NOT sailing on emigrant ships

  • A list of Jewish returnees

  • A list of those held back from emigration

  • A list of arriving emigrants (including a list of those sent by rail to Antwerp, Tetschen, Stralsund and Vandrup at the outbreak of WW I)

  • Emigrants from Kovno (Kaunas)

  • Jewish orphans from Russia

  • A locality index (alphabetical) to Lithuanian Jewish Vital Records as well as the film numbers for the actual records. Included are all microfilm numbers for Jewish records received from the Lithuanian Historical Archive as recently as January 2001 as well as links to keep up with additional records as they are acquired and appear in the Family History Library Catalog.

The CD is an InfoBase, fully integrated with Folio Views ®, which provides greatly enhanced search capabilities. The Folio Views ® software on the CD is a powerful tool. You can use it as a foundation upon which you can work with your own genealogical information. Folio Views ® allows you to personalize this InfoBase for your own use, allowing you to customize the toolbars. You can also:

• Input your own additional information and film numbers [just type it in and save]

• Add hyperlinks to the Internet or to any record entry on the CD

• Add bookmarks and notes to what you find in the InfoBase

• Highlight areas of interest in various colors

• Add indexes to translated documents and post the information next to the film number in the InfoBase

• Do other interesting and fun things

The CD is compatible with both the Windows and Macintosh operating systems.

The CD is available for immediate shipment. The price is $20 US plus $3 S/H in USA & Canada - $5 S/H to other countries.

Order your CD!

To order, send your check, made payable to IAJGS, to:

Michael Posnick, IAJGS Treasurer 2601 Princeton Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55416

Alternatively, you may pay by VISA or MasterCard. To do this, send your authorization to charge your card to Michael at the mailing address above or via e-mail. Don't forget to include:

The NAME as shown on the card,
The ADDRESS as shown on your credit card statement
Your CARD NUMBER with its EXPIRATION DATE: MONTH and YEAR.

Find Errors on CD?

Due to the tremendous undertaking involved in compiling this index of Jewish records, there will undoubtedly be errors. All corrections, complaints, suggestions, additions, praise, typos, etc. pertaining to the FAMILY HISTORY LIBRARY CATALOG should be sent to: FHLCatalog@ldschurch.org

Messages can then be sorted out and sent to the appropriate cataloger so that the message can be evaluated and corrected (or not). It would be very helpful if you put the words "Jewish CD" into the subject line, as well as any geographic location, country etc. which can help the sorter get the message effectively and quickly off to the cataloger who can best address the problem.

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