Genealogical research about Jews during their travels and migration

For their business, adventure or because they had decided to emigrate alone or with family, our ancestors traveled, have had to deal with shipping companies and immigration services. Specific registries showed a trace of their prope identity as the identity of persons from whom they were domiciled at the origin or persons with whom they declared surrender. The destinations were the United States, South America, Australia, Israel ...

Destination North America

The immigration records of New-York and other ports of USA

One-Step site links to several sites and databases from immigration ports of New York, Castle Garden and Ellis Island and other ports of the west and east coasts. The most popular part of this site is undoubtedly that which refers to the site dedicated to Ellis-Island 1892-1924, www.ellisisland.org. A free registration is required on this site.

The lists of emigration from Bremen

This database, Die Maus, includes datas from the port of emigration and the Chamber of Commerce of Bremen in Germany. The destination is almost always the United States but also Australia ...

The lists of emigration from Le Havre

The french society "French lines" give online the emigration records of passengers from Le Havre, 1864-1945 (Compagnie Générale Transatlantique)

Destination South America

The immigration records of Buenos-Aires

The Center for Latin American Studies Migratory CEMLA has posted the 1882-1960 data from the port of Buenos Aires. The same data are shown by the site immigration-records.com .

The immigration records of Sao Paolo

The Museum of emigration in Sao Paolo has digitized its immigration records, available online, 1880-1923.