Other Sites
All sites below are free, unless otherwise noted.
Holocaust
Arolsen Archives: Search the Online Archive
Landesarchiv Berlin [Berlin State Archive] — click the globe at top left to change language; includes material regarding restitution after World War II
Częstochowa Yizkor Books Project — Częstochowa, Krzepice, and Żarki
Diamant Bewerkers [Diamond Cutters]
Instytut Pamięci Narodowej — in Polish; search by place (Institute of National Remembrance; enter the name of a town, with special Polish letters if the town name has any)
Instytut Pamięci Narodowej — in Polish; search by name (Institute of National Remembrance; enter a surname, with special Polish letters if the surname has any)
Israel State Archives — search by town or surname, but not both at the same time
Mémoire des Hommes — in French; search by surname (French: Nom) and given name(s) (French: Prénom(s))
Memory of Treblinka: Book of Names – Database
Memorial to the Jews Deported from France
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum: Database of Holocaust Survivor and Victim Names
Yad Vashem: The Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names
Jewish records for towns throughout Poland
FelixArchief [Antwerp records of Polish Jews] — in Dutch
• Example: Jews from Częstochowa
• Example: Jews from Radomsko
Jewish Records Indexing Poland - Poland (JRI-Poland)
Metryki.GenBaza.pl — images of birth, marriage, and death records
Polish State Archive — in Polish; images of BMD records, books of residents, and much more
Cemeteries
Foundation for Documentation of Jewish Cemeteries in Poland
Passenger lists
Cyndi’s List / Passenger Lists
Stephen Morse Passenger List (and Other) Search Engines
Miscellaneous
Ancestry — paid account required, or get free access at a library
Video: Częstochowa during the Holocaust — “The Germans imprisoned 50,000 people here. How did the Holocaust unfold in the Częstochowa ghetto? [Niemcy zamknęli tu 50 tysięcy ludzi. Jak przebiegała Zagłada Żydów w częstochowskim getcie?].” To turn on subtitles, click or tap CC.
Częstochowa maps — in Polish
FamilySearch — free account required; huge amount of data available, at no cost!
PolandPassport.com — regarding Polish citizenship
Częstochowa maps — in Polish
Entries for CRARG towns in The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos, 1933-1945 (Volume II: Ghettos in German-Occupied Eastern Europe)
Częstochowa
Działoszyn*
Gidle*
Gowarczów*
Janów*
Kamieńsk
Kamyk*
Kielce
Kłobuck
Kłomnice*
Koniecpol
Końskie
Kromołów*
Kruszyna*
Krzepice*
Lelów*
Mstów
Nowa Brzeźnica*
Opoczno
Pajęczno
Pilica
Piotrków Trybunalski
Pławno*
Praszka
Przedbórz
Przyrów*
Radomsko
Radoszyce
Rozprza*
Secemin*
Sulmierzyce*
Szczekociny
Wieluń
Włoszczowa
Wodzisław
Wolbrom
Żarki
Złoty Potok*
*Not listed, but is mentioned in other articles.
Thinking of joining CRARG? Feel free to write to me (danielkazez@crarg.org) to ask if we have records for your family! —Daniel Kazez, CRARG President (a volunteer/unpaid position)
If you are ready to join CRARG, visit our Pre-Holocaust Database page.