Yizkor Book Project

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Necrology Index		*Search* the index for the names of persons in the necrologies -- the lists of Holocaust martyrs -- published in the translated yizkor books.
Bibliographic Database		*Search* our master database to find Yizkor Books for a location, and libraries that have the books.
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Links		*Find* information from other sources on the web and in print about European locations and Yizkor Books.
Frequently Asked Questions		*Learn* more about yizkor books and the Yizkor Book Project.

Yizkor (Memorial) Books are some of the best sources for learning about Jewish communities in Eastern and Central Europe. Groups of former residents, or landsmanshaftn, have published these books as a tribute to their former homes and the people who were murdered during the Holocaust. The majority of these books were written in Hebrew or Yiddish, languages that many contemporary genealogists cannot read or understand.

The JewishGen Yizkor Book Project was organized in 1994 by a group of JewishGen volunteers led by Leonard Markowitz and Martin Kessel. A translation project was developed by Susannah Juni and implemented by Joyce Field. It is our purpose to unlock the valuable information contained in Yizkor Books so that genealogists and others can learn more about their heritage. For more information, see the Yizkor Book Frequently Asked Questions.

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