Germany, Brandenburg, Bernau bei Berlin, Jewish Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection contains Jewish records from the Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (Brandenburg Main State Archive). Records include censuses, lists of Jewish families, registers of Jewish passports, and certified copies of Jewish birth, marriage, and death certificates.

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Related Websites

 * Brandenburg GenWeb Project
 * List Of Ashkenazic Synagogues

Related Wiki Articles

 * Jewish Genealogy

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“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata &gt; San Ponciano &gt; Matrimonios 1884-1886 &gt; image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata.