Źródła i specyfika badań nad genealogią Żydów na terenie dawnej Galicji

Abstract

The author presents various sources for researching the genealogy of Jewish families. The basic documents are record books, but also censuses, court and tax documentation. They often complement each other, recreating for us the history of the inhabitants of Galicia. Books of births, deaths and marriages, which have been preserved in many record districts of former Galicia, are particularly important. The specificity of entries in these sources presented in the article allows them to be understood and facilitates the search. It is conditioned by Jewish tradition and religion. Many archives were destroyed during World War II, which makes work difficult for researchers of Jewish genealogy. The author points to documents and websites that can help in researching one’s family’s past, also during the Holocaust.