Books

Arlene Beare has extensively updated & rewritten her 2006 Guide to Jewish genealogy in Latvia and Estonia. As well as a limited number of printed copies, the publication is now in ebook format published by The Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain. All web links are clickable & will take the reader to the relevant website to help further their research.

"Genealogical research in Lithuania is often difficult because so many of the old records from Czarist times (1794 to 1917) were lost or destroyed. Here is a practical guide that will tell you what types of records there were, which have survived for each of the three provinces that Lithuania was divided into, how to access them, and what information you can expect to find.

A Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Poland (Second Edition) by Sue Fifer (revised 2014 by Geoff Munitz)

This new and enlarged publication updates and augments our previous Beginner's Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Great Britain. It is designed specifically with the family historian in mind, (whether or not a beginner) since the majority of information is given under town headings - invaluable for the tourist to the UK.

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain has much pleasure in announcing the fourth publication in the very popular and informative 'Jewish Ancestor' Series.

When researching a Jewish family, it is extremely likely that you will come across various items and documents written in Hebrew. "A Guide to Reading Hebrew Inscriptions and Documents" is designed specifically to help those people (whether Jewish or non-Jewish) who have difficulty in reading or understanding Hebrew.

A comprehensive overview of the holdings of Yizkor books in libraries in the United Kingdom