RESEARCH IN JEWISH CEMETERIES IN FRANCE
Jewish cemeteries are an important source of genealogical data.
Therefore our members are strongly encouraged to list gravestones and
to publish the lists in printed as well as in electronic form.
We strive to inform you as best as possible on what is being done on this subject. Remember that the index of the journal of CGJ contains a section of cemeteries, like the Members's Corner contains some list of buried.
Metropolitan FranceALSACEThe cemetery in ROSENWILLER The cemetery in HÉGENHEIM LORRAINE The Jewish cemeteries in Moselle The regional Jewish cemetery in LUNÉVILLE The Jewish cemetery in NANCY PARIS and the parisian region (News having been up-dated on 01/24/2012)
Other REGIONS The cemetery La Mouche in LYON The cemeteries in MARSEILLE The cemeteries in Champagne |
North AfricaALGERIAThe cemeteries in ALGIERS and TIEMCEN The cemetery Saint-Eugène in ALGIERS (New 01/24/2012)
The cemetery in ANNABA-BÔNEThe cemetery in BOU SAADA TUNISIA The Jewish cemetery in TUNIS MAROC The Jewish cemetery in CASABLANCA |
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METROPOLITAN FRANCE
ALSACE
Our library has records of Gilles PLAUT about the Jewish graves of Horburg-Wihr and Orbey and (68) (with indexes, rating B240) and Colmar (68) (B307).
At 25 km SW of Strasbourg, the Rosenwiller Jewish Cemetery, founded in
the later 14th century, contains graves of Jews from several villages
in Lower-Alsace, which had no cemeteries of their own (see the list of these villages) qui n’avaient pas de cimetière propre. The officers of the Jewish nation in
Alsace, Moyse Blien and Aaron Meyer from Mutzig, Jacob Baruch Weyl
from Obernai, Lehmann Netter from Rosheim, Cerf Beer from Medelsheim
for instance are buried there as well as many other important
personalities. The late Robert WEYL has published (Strasbourg 1988) the
pictures and inscriptions of some 50 graves in his book Le Cimetière
Juif de Rosenwiller (L005 in our Library).
The Cercle de Genealogie Juive was eager to contribute to keeping the memory of this place where a large part of the Jewish History in Alsace is recorded.
The burial register of the cemetery,
beginning with the year 1753, contains the records of some 5588 tombs.
The CGJ has concluded an agreement with the Strasbourg Jewish
Consistory in order to secure in common the transcription and
publication of this register. This register tops the collection of
research tools in Alsatian genealogy already made available to the
public by our Society.
This book was published in 2004 by the
CGJ.
Please note that a lecture about this cemetery was given on November 4, 2002 by A. MALTHETE who is in charge of this work (see Cassettes). In Issue # 83 of our Journal, Georges HALBRONN discusses the present status of the work and shows a few pictures of gravestones.
For details, go to publications
A new step has just been passed. With help of the Fondation pour la Mémoire de la Shoah, a Memorial book of this cemetery has been produced. It contains photographs of the 377 tombstones subsisting from 1656 to 1808, the transcription and translation into French of all epitaphs and genealogical informations about the deceased individual. This publication is now available in publications.
The records of the gravestones in Hegenheim, awaited for two or three years,
has just been published. It is a superb work : 144 pages, list of names,
death dates, position and pictures of the graves, color map of the cemetery,
and a cederom. It can be obtained from Mrs Léa ROGG - 9 rue des Coteaux,
68220 Hégenheim, France.
Our friend Jean-Pierre Kleitz sent us records of people buried in the cemetery in Brumath (67), performed with Ruben Honigmann.
It is in the Members' Corner.
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LORRAINE
Books published by the CGJ :
by Jean-Pierre BERNARD - (Vol I: 397 pages; Vol II: 373 pages) CGJ 2002 ( L 195 in our Library).
Price :74 Euros plus postage dues.
Records of the gravestones of 50 Jewish cemeteries of 44 villages of
the French "departement" of Moselle (list of these villages).
See details in publications.
The reginal cemetery in LUNÉVILLE (1759-1998),
by Sylvain and
Françoise JOB, Claude FREUND(with the
collaboration of
Jean Ginsburger and Jean-Pierre Bernard). 80 pages – 2nd édition Paris,
1999 ( B217 in our Library).
Price : 15 Euros plus postage dues. Details here.
Old Picture of the Lunéville cemetery and a few pictures of
gravestones. Map of the cemetery and location of the tombs in the
corresponding squares. Index of family names. Map of the now vanished
Jewish cemetery of Rosieres-aux-Salines.
One thousands tombs, more than 1200 names, including those of soldiers
killed for France, have been recorded. The corresponding deaths were
recorded at Luneville, Baccarat, Charmes, Donnelay, Herbeviller,
Rosieres-aux-Salines, Vic sur Seille and other villages. Each tomb is
identified by the corresponding square, the row and a grave number. The
surname and given name(s) of the deceased are listed, as are those of
the eventual spouse, the death date and place, the age at death and the
existence of an inscription in Hebrew. An alphabetical name index makes
it easier to find a tomb.
These data are complemented by those of the vital records and a list of
ruined tombs. It is at the same time a work to preserve the memory of
the cemetery and a genealogical tool. It allows us to evaluate the
successive arrivals of newcomers to Luneville: first the people from
Alsace-Lorraine after 1871, then the Eastern European immigrants,
mainly after WW1, and finally of the “repatriated” from North Africa
after 1962.
Our members Claude LEVY-LAMBERT and Colette XXX report us:
The graves of this Jewish cemetery, 2 av. de Boufflers, were recorded, indexed and are now available on the website of the Jewish Community in Nancy.
This repertory, last edition July 21, 2005 yields several thousands of graves, listed by alphabetical order of the deceased, with the maiden names for married women, birth and death year and localization in the cemetery.at phone number (++33) 3 83 32 10 67
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PARIS and the parisian region
Gilles PLAUT is systematically listing the gravestones in all Parisian cemeteries where there is a Jewish section. Two of his works have been published by the CGJ:
Père Lachaise Cemetery : Jewish section (Section 7)(code B233)
168 pages, Price: 17 Euros plus postage dues.
Montmartre cemetery : Section 3 (code B232)
184 pages, Price: 17 Euros, plus postage dues.
The names and all data concerning vital records have been copied from
each tomb and an alphabetical index has been made, making the searching
much easier.
Moreover Gilles PLAUT has recorded other cemeteries. The records can be consulted in our library.:
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These records are available directly from the author.
* One of our members walked in the Parisian cemetery of Bagneux and noted the locations of Jewish sections and mixed sections. Here is a map that he has established.
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Other french regions
The La Mouche cemetery in LYON
Records of the
"La Mouche" cemetery, by Etienne TROLLER and Manuela WYLER, published in 2003 by CGJ. More than 4900
gravestones
Part Two: listing in alphabetical order
Background and records of Jewish cemeteries in Marseille, by Fabrice NATHAN (1994) ( B110)
Records of Gilles PLAUT about the Jewish graves in La-Ferte-sous-Jouarre (77) and Annet-sur-Marne (77), (no index, rating B277).
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NORTH AFRICA
The cemeteries in ALGIERS and TIEMCEN :
In our library, type the word cemetery (the title) and Algeria (as applicable) to explore the cemeteries of Algiers and Tiemcen.
The Saint-Eugène cemetery in ALGIERS
The last registry of the Algiers' Saint-Eugene cemetery has been
restored and copied by Mrs Line Meller.
This registry which spans the period from June 1941 to May 2001,
usually provides, for each burial :
- the date
- the family name and given name of the person buried
- the given name of the buried person's father
- the buried person's age
- the husband's name if it is a married woman
- the class of the burial
- the zone of the tomb
- the address of buried person
- whether the was a coffin or not.
To obtain a copy of a page of this register, just send a written request to Cercle de Généalogie Juive, 45 rue La Bruyère – 75009 Paris, France and specify a name and a date. Please also send (with a check on a French Bank or with your Credit Card Number) an amount of 3 euros (2 euros if you are a member of CGJ) for each name and date, with a minimum of 6 euros per order.
Visit the beautiful site called Cimetière Israëlite Saint Eugène Bologhine joining our member Jean-Paul Durand.
The association Mémoire Active Bônoise, founded and chaired by our member Bernard Haddad, focuses on the rehabilitation of Jewish cemeteries in eastern Algeria, especially Bone (now Annaba), Blida, Setif, Khenchela ...
The Jewish cemetery in TUNIS :
Our membership Michel Zaffran has given us 15 pictures he took in the Jewish cemetery in Tunis.
The Jewish cemetery in CASABLANCA :
A working group has finished scanning and has posted the graves of the Jewish cemetery Ben Sik in Casablanca.
The cemetery in BOU SAADA :
Our Library have the records of graves in this cemetery. Thes are available directly from the author, Mrs Plaut
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AMERICA
At January 23, 2012, 3354 Cemeteries (graves and 1753606) were identified and registered in the JOWBR's inventory of cemeteries by the IAJGS (International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies : see below) . The distribution of these cemeteries is very irregular. 71% of the cemeteries (and 52% of the graves) are the United States and Canada.
Records of Jewish cemeteries of Buenos-Aires are available to Internet users by the Jewish Community of Buenos Aires
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EUROPA
Several organizations are interested in Jewish cemeteries around the world and particularly in Europe. The most important effort in our opinion is due to IAJGS and his International Cemetery project.
Cemeteries in particular Austria, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, England included in the inventory of cemeteries JOWBR.
The JOWBR, a Global Register Online Tomb accompanied by a search engine, provides access to data collected on each grave.
Moreover Heritage Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries (HFPJC) has posted a description of the state of 420 cemeteries, some well restored, others degraded.
Cemeteries of Austria, Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, England are included in the JOWBR's inventory of cemeteries.
The JOWBR's search engine provides access to data collected on each grave.
Moreover Heritage Foundation for the Preservation of Jewish Cemeteries (HFPJC) has posted a description of the state of 420 cemeteries, some well restored, others degraded.
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EAST EUROPA
The cemeteries in Warsaw, Lodz (more Bedzin and Bielsko Biala) .
Records for the graves in the cemeteries in Warsaw, Lodz, Bedzin and Bielsko Biala are online. These documents are included in the database JRI-Poland:
The cemeteries in the region of Mazovia, including WARSAW.
Visit the Virtual Cemetery (Wirtualny Cmentarz) in the province of Mazovia: See the list of 35 Jewish cemeteries in Poland, including the "Jewish Warsaw", who reveal their secrets through the records of the graves.