Lithuania Jewish Records

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Archives and Libraries
As we research our Jewish ancestors it is so important to know what records are available in Lithuania, and how to access them in the Lithuanian Archives. In the book Jewish vital records, revision lists, and other Jewish holdings in the Lithuanian Archives, Harold Rhode and Sallyann Sack have made that task much easier. This is a very important book for those researching in Lithuania.

Gazetteers
When researching Jews in any country, and especially in those countries of Europe during WW II, it is important to identify the name of the ancestral town. The book The Litvaks: A Short History of the Jews in Lithuania, Dov Levin, has included a listing of Jewish communities from war time Lithuania. He has listed both the Lithuanian and Yiddish names of the communities.

Another source is Where Once We Walked- Revised Edition: A Guide to the Jewish Communities Destroyed in the Holocaust. This source lists the names of the towns with their varient spellings and also provides some information, such as the estimated population of the community pre-WWII.

Research Guides

 * A guide to Jewish genealogy in Lithuania

Records at the Family History Library

 * 1897 census of the Jews of Lithuania
 * Metrical Books, 1837-1923, Vilnius
 * Metrical Books: Kovna, 1822-1940

Online Resources

 * JewishGen Lithuania Database is a multiple database search facility.
 * JewishGen Internal Passport Database, 1919-1940