In Memory of Professor Achi Reacov z"l

To help you identify which databases contain the family names that you are researching, IGS created an online, searchable Consolidated Surname Index. This index will also tell you how many times each name occurs in each database.

To search the index, click here.

• if you already have the CD, this index saves you from querying each of the databases one by one
• if you don't have it, it reveals how relevant the CD is for your research before you order it.

IGS databases are as follows:

Database	Description	# Records	# Surnames
Helkat Mehokek	Translated index of Hebrew inscriptions on gravestones found in Mount of Olives Cemetery in Jerusalem (1740-1906)	approx. 8,000	876
Montefiore 1875 Census	The last Census of the Jewish Population of Eretz Israel ordered by Sir Moses Montefiore (1875)	approx. 8,000	994
Jacobi’s Index	Index of the individuals mentioned in the 108 type-written family monographs written by the late Dr. Paul Jacobi (1005-1997)	approx. 25,000	1,895
Palestine Gazette Change of Names	List of the change of names registered in the Palestine Gazette during the British Mandate over Palestine (1921–1948)	approx. 25,000	14,639
Americans in Palestine in 1929	List of Americans Citizens residing in Palestine in 1929 from the US State Department (1929)	140	81
Genealogies in Yizkor Books	Inventory of the family genealogies included in Yizkor Books, (1946-2003)	467	330
Family Archives at CAHJP	Index of Personal and Family Archives found at the Central Archives for the History of the Jewish People in Jerusalem, (1489-1998)	1,510	973

To proceed, go to the bottom of this page, enter the desired surname, select the type of the search, then click the search button. The various search types are:

• exact spelling,
• sounds like [i.e. Daitch-Mokotoff soundex],
• starts with,
• contains [useful for composed surnames],
• ends with.

If you find the surnames you are looking for, first check with our online databases to see if the details match your family.

We sincerely hope that our effort to help you will prove fruitful in your genealogical endeavors.

Your fellow genealogists at the Israel Genealogical Society