Switzerland Jewish Research

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Map of Switzerland

 * To view Switzerland at Google Maps, click [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=switzerland&hl=en&ll=46.815099,8.22876&spn=5.781687,10.83252&sll=40.776608,-111.920485&sspn=0.199928,0.338516&hnear=Switzerland&t=m&z=7 her.
 * For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click [[Jewish Population Maps|her].

Jewish History in Switzerland

 * Read History of the Jews in Switzerland, an article on Wikipedia.org, by clicking [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Jews_in_Switzerland her.

[[Switzerland Civil Registratio]
Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths in Switzerland started as early as 1799, depending on canton. For more information, click [[Switzerland Civil Registration|her].

Jewish Arrivals In Switzerland, 1938-1945

 * Find an explanation of the database by clicking [http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/holocaust/0231_Swiss_arrivals.html her.
 * The above is part of JewishGen's Holocaust Database. To search this database, click [http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Holocaust/ her.

Genealogical Periodicals

 * A helpful periodical regarding Jews in Switzerland is Maajan-Die Quelle which can be seen at the Family History Library. Maajan-Die Quelle, Zeitschrift fuer Jüdische Familienforschung. Organ der Schweizerischen Vereinigung für Jüdische Genealogie und der Hamburger Gesellschaft für Jüdische Genealogie E.V. Periodical 1987-present.  The call number at the Family History Library is 949.4 D25m and their website is [http://www.svjg.org Schweizerische Vereinigung für Jüdische Genealogi.

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