The Province of Noord Holland

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Litterature in the "Mediene-Library" of the Dutch Jewisch Genealogical Data Base (Akevoth) (Dutch publications)

Archives: Rijksarchief Noord Holland
 

Mediene, geschiedenis van de Joodse gemeenschappen in Nederland op de site van het Joods Historisch Museum. (In Dutch)

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Cities and Congreations of Noord Holland

Alkmaar; Amsterdam; Beverwijk; Bussum; Den Helder; Edam; 's-Graveland; Enkhuizen; Hilversum; Haarlem; Hoorn; Medemblik; Monnickendam; Naarden; Weesp; Zaandam; Zandvoort.

Alkmaar

Cemetery: Since 1747, 350 tombstones, translations are available in the archives of Alkmaar;

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Amsterdam
Mokum א (Alef) = The town A(msterdam)

Cemeteries:
1. Zeeburgerdijk; since 1714-1920; 200 tombstones
2. Muiderberg
3. Diemen
4. Overveen,since 1797; 135 tombstones

1. The burial books of Zeeburg - Indexes of persons buried at the Jewish cemetery of Zeeburg between 11 October 1714 and 21 June 1811. (34.765 persons) 444 pages. Zeeburg was the largest Jewish cemetery of Amsterdam. Price USD 47.00.
De begraafboeken van Zeeburg - Indexen van personen begraven op de joodse begraafplaats Zeeburg tussen 11 oktober 1714 en 21 juni 1811, 444 pp 1997, by Jits van Straten. ISBN 90-803244-2-6.
2. Index of the Jewish cemetery Muiderberg 1812 up to 1850. (5.000 persons) 196 pages. Muiderberg is still in use as the principal orthodox cemetery for Amsterdam. Price USD 26.00.
Index van de joodse begraafplaats Muiderberg van 1812 tot 1850. 196 pp, 1997, by Harmen Snel and Jits van Straten. ISBN 90-803244-3-4.
The burial books of Muiderberg 1669 - 1811. Price EUR 25.00.
De begraafboeken van Muiderberg 1669-1811.
 

Genealogical Info: Jewish Historical Museum

Jewish Archives: In the mucipal archives Amsterdam are many Jewish archives
Amsteldijk 67, 1074 HZ Amsterdam; Postbus 51140, 1007 EC Amsterdam; phone +31 (0)20 572 0202
secretariaat@gaaweb.nl

Publications:
Jewish history (in Dutch);
- The Sephardim in Amsterdam till 1795,
De Sefardim in AMSTERDAM tot 1795, by R.G. Fuks - Mansfeld. Published by Hist. Ver. Nederland, Verloren, Hilversum 1989
- Marriages in Mokum, banns in Amsterdam 1598-1811. Explanatory notes in Dutch and English.
Trouwen in Mokum, ondertrouw in AMSTERDAM 1598 - 1811, by D. Verdooner en H. Snel. Published by Warray, den Haag 1992
- Jewish first names in Amsterdam, an inventory of Ashkenazi and matching civil first names between 1669 and 1850. Price USD 30.00.
Een inventarisatie van Asjkenazische en bijbehorende burgerlijke voornamen tussen 1669 en 1850, 178 pp, 1996 by Jits van Straten en Harmen Snel. ISBN 90-803244-1-8.

Societypublications:
1. List of Jewish inhabitants who died in Amsterdam 1806-1811
2. Register of Sephardi-Jewish marriages in Amsterdam 1650-1911 (quite often with names of parents)
3. Adoption of surnames in Amsterdam, with children and indexes on surname and patronymic and as far as known spouses and widows
4. Poor Ashkenazi Jews in 1809 Amsterdam, with indexes
5. Index of death certificates 1941 and 1942.

Beverwijk

Cemetery: at the public cemetery.

Genealogical Info:

Jewish Archives: The Archives of the Nederlands Israëlitische Gemeente Haarlem (Haarlem Jewish Community) (1765) 1792 – 1980 (1983) in the Noord-Hollands Archief

Publications: Matzo with strawberries; Matses met aardbeien: geschiedenis van de Joodse inwoners van
Beverwijk, Velsen-Noord, 1997

Bussum

Cemetery: on the public cemetery since 1917; 200 tombstones.

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Den Helder

Cemetery: on the public cemetery since 1827; 300 tombstones.

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Publications: Joop D. Kila; De Kille aan de Marsdiep, anderhalve eeuw Joodse gemeenschap in Den Helder. Pirola,1999.

Edam

Cemetery: 1793 - 1943; 14 tombstones

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Publications: F. Schoonheim; De Joodse Gemeente van Edam, 1779-1886; Edam, 1989

's-Graveland

Cemetery: 1895 - 1940 10 tombstones

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Enkhuizen

Cemetery: since 1738 30 tombstones

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Hilversum

Cemetery: since 1751 about 500 tombstones

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Publications: J.L. van Baren, The Jewish community in Hilversum; Over de Joodse gemeente te Hilversum;
Amsterdam; in Gedenkboek Hilversum 1424 - 1924

Haarlem

Cemeteries: The Jewish cemetery of Haarlem, 1887-1974
Santpoort-Zuid, 3 stones from 1907, pictures at info@nljewgen

Genealogical Info: Search on persons in the archives of Haarlem
http://www.joodshaarlem.nl/

Jewish Archives:

Publications:
A.H. jr. Huussen; De toelating van de Sefardische joden in Haarlem in 1605; In: Haerlem Jaarboek 1991; Haarlem, 1992.
M. Wolff; De geschiedenis der Joden te Haarlem, 1600-1815 & 1815-1890; Haarlem, 1917/1919

 


Santpoort-Zuid

Hoorn

Cemetery: on the public cemetery; since 1778; 228 tombstones

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Publications: Jews in Hoorn; Joden in Hoorn; In: Oud Hoorn, 1979

Medemblik

Cemetery: since 1765, 33 tombstones

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Monnickendam

Cemetery: since 1677, 36 tomstones.

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Naarden

Cemeteries:  on the public cemetery; since 1917; 200 tombstones

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Jewish Archives:

Publications: H. Henrichs, (and others); The synagogue of Naarden; De synagoge van Naarden, 1730-1935; Amstelveen, 1982

Cemeteries: --

Genealogical Info:
Jewish people in Weesp census, 1893 - 1916
Jewish warvictims

Jewish Archives:

Publications: D. van Zomeren, History of the Jews in Weesp; Geschiedenis van de joodse gemeenschap in Weesp, De Ark/Heureka, Weesp, 1983

Zaandam

Cemeteries: since 1880, 60 tombstones

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Zandvoort

Cemeteries: --

Genealogical Info:

Jewish Archives: The archives of the society Elia; Archief van de stichting Elia te Zandvoort en voorgangers.
The archives of the Jewish community in Zandvoort; Betrekkingen met de Nederlands Israëlitische Gemeente Zandvoort.
Noord-Hollands Archief


Publications: A.E. Spijer, Zandvoorts wijzen kwamen uit het oosten; Zoetermeer, 1995

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