In 1808 the Jews in France and in the French Empire were forced to adopt permanent family and given names (click here); their choices were registered in each town hall. These registers constitute a comprehensive census of all Jews, as far as the records have been preserved. They also provide the correspondence between prior and subsequent names.

Bas-Rhin .

2 volumes, 800 pages, ISBN 2-9510092-1-6, 2-4, 3-2, 4-0.

The index of this publication is available on the present Website