Czechia Jewish Registers

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Records of the former Jewish communities of the entire Czech Republic are located at the National Archives in Prague. This priceless collection contains more than 3,000 volumes of Jewish birth, marriage, and death registers that cover Bohemia, Moravia, and the Czech part of Silesia for the period 1784-1949.


 * Many records of the former Jewish communities of the entire Czech Republic are online at the National Archives in Prague. To learn more, click here. For a tutorial on how to navigate the website, watch this video.

Digitized books online:


 * Matriky židovských náboženských obci (fond 167) = birth, marriage, and death registries of Jewish religious communities
 * Židovská komise Praha (fond 190) = Jewish Commission of Prague
 * includes handwritten index to marriage permissions
 * original permission books are held at the National Archives but are not yet digitized
 * Židovské kontrolní matriky (fond 144) = Jewish registers kept by Roman Catholic parishes in Bohemia (those from Moravia have not survived)
 * Knihy židovských familitanů (fond 29) = Jewish familiant books

Not yet digitized:


 * Soupisy židů Praha (fond 191) = census lists of Jews in Prague in 1724, 1783, 1793, 1799, and 1811.
 * Rada židovských náboženských obci (fond 161) = Council of Jewish religious communities
 * Registratura zemského židovstva (fond 164) = Registry of Provincial Jews
 * Ředitelstvi židovských berní (fond 143) = Jewish Tax Directorate

Step-by-step Instructions:


 * Go to vademecum.nacr.cz
 * Change the language to English at the top corner.
 * Select the red button labeled Pomůcky v elektronické podobě.
 * Under the tab labeled výběr on the right, toggle specific selection of archival fonds to green.
 * Start typing the name of the fond you want in Name of Fond or put the fond number in the field labeled NAD sheet No.
 * Select the fond you want from the dropdown menu and click the magnifying glass at the bottom to search.
 * Click on the name of the fond on the left-hand side. (If it displays 0 results then there are no digitized books available yet).
 * Click on Listování v pomůcce to view the towns included in that collection.
 * If you do not see the attachment symbol by the book titles, click the list icon (hovering over this icon shows a label of zobrazit seznam)
 * This should open up all the books available with digital images.
 * Select the book you need. If you click on the title of the book, it will take you to a page with the image of the first page and details like the villages that are included. Click on the image to open the book.
 * Alternatively, you can click on the attachment symbol (paper clip) to go straight to the book.

In the meantime the archive will respond to a written request from an individual. Click here for contact information.

The collection inventory organized by town name is available on the website of the National Archive. Locality index is helpful in determining which register to order.