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.

Départements of Moselle & Meurthe-et-Moselle
320 pages, ISBN 2-9510092-8-3.


For this work, there is an index of the surnames and of the places where they can be found. It can be found on this site Click here.