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Center for Research on Dutch Jewry of the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
General Information
Academic director of the center: Professor Yosef Kaplan
Representative on behalf of the board for genealogic matters: Professor Alfred Drukker
Chairman of the (Dutch) board of the center: Mr. Avraham Roet
Coordinator for Genealogical division of the center: Mr. Ben Noach
Academic supervisor of the Dutch Jewish genealogical database: Dr. Jona Schellekens
President of the Israel circle for Dutch genealogy, affiliated with the center: Moshe Mossel
Address:
Yizhak Rabin World Center of Jewish Studies
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Mount Scopus
Jerusalem 91905
ISRAEL
Phone: 972-2-588-0242
Fax: 972-2-588-0242
E-mail: dutchjew@cc.huji.ac.il
Genealogical questions are forwarded to a team of genealogists, volunteers and researchers, who reply in the case that they consider the question in their field of expertise.
Website: http://www.dutchjewry.org
Dutch Jewish Genealogical Data Base (DJGDB) has specific material relating to genealogy.
Hours of Operation: Sunday - Thursday 8:00-13:30
Closed on Fridays, Saturday and Jewish holidays.
Consultation: On genealogical matters we suggest you to write in advance to Ben Noach, for other matters call in advance to make an appointment. For E-mail addresses and phone numbers see above
It is not certain that the library will be open by July for use by the public. Entry to the University Campus can be complicated for security reasons. Inquire by phone before your visit.
Closest Public Transportation:
Bus: Buses to Mt. Scopus 9, 28, 26 to Mount Scopus campus.
Directions for private cars: Follow signs to Mt. Scopus in the east Jerusalem area. Once you arrive at the main entrance of the university campus where you will see a tunnel (for buses only!) please take a right turn to drive around the campus. When that road ends (near the amphitheatre) please make a left turn. At that intersection you can stop to have a beautiful view of the Judean Desert. Please do not proceed to the right that will lead to the Mormon center. Almost at the end of the road going left, you will almost come back to the main road leading to the university. Before that time you will see a tall building on your left, the Yitzhak Rabin building. Underneath that building there are along the road parking facilities (with tickets). Easy stairs in the parking area within the campus fence will bring you to the lowest level of the Rabin building.
Access for Disabled: Access for disabled is cumbersome and best through the main entrance gate. Please contact the center by phone, preferably in advance, for help.

Description of Resources
Extensive archive material is available, much already computerized and online. It is worthwhile consulting the website to check the Ashkenazic marriages based on the "tenaim ahronim" and the "tenaim rishonim" researched by Mr. Moshe Mossel. He has integrated this data with that of "Jewish Marriage in Amsterdam" by Dave Verdooner and Harmen Snel which is the secular listing of marriage bans in Amsterdam 1598-1811 (before the era of family names).
There are also handwritten and printed family trees that have not yet been computerized.
The Northern Database, until recently edited by Eli Schaap, with several contributors of which Dini Hansma, Frederieka Zink, Nicky Huisman and Gerrit Kornalijnslijper (who researches Noord Holland north of Amsterdam: g.kornalijnslijper@quicknet.nl) deserve special mentioning. It contains genealogical data of approximately 70.000 Jews from the Northern Dutch provinces. The Brilleman Collection is the reconstruction of data on cemeteries and marriages made after the Holocaust by the late Jaakov Brilleman z"l. The cemetery listing is in the midst of computerization. Data on Friesland have been completed by Chaim Caran , but are not yet on the website; for information about Friesland only: caranchaim@eilatcity.co.il

An index is available of all Dutch family names on which material in the library can be found, or in other libraries in Israel.
This index has close to 1000 family names with information about the period and place the material deals with. In addition, there are close to 300 place names with genealogical records available, concerning: births and mohel books, marriages, death and burial registers.

Biographies/Autobiographies: The library contains biographies/autobiographies on Dutch Jews

Published Research Guides: Check the website for an online listing of books in the library and links to other libraries. All new books are listed once a year on the website of the Center. Check the website on "Library" and there is the updated listing of new books.

Directories:
Local telephone directories of Holland: www.vinden.nl,
business: merchants, teachers, lawyers etc.,
name changes,

Newspapers/periodicals: NIW, De Vrijdagavond, Misjpoge.

Nijkerks Circumcision Register 1809-1936
comprising about five hundred and eighty circumcisions which were performed by four successive generations of Nihom mohalim has been added to the database, by courtesy of Mr.M.S.R.Nihom (The Hague) and Mrs.M.Koeningsberger-Nihom(Haifa)

Amsterdam-Mokum Database
with 8 specific Amsterdam databases (1 existing-Asjkenazi Amsterdam in the Eighteenth century- and 7 new ones):-
Asjkenazi Amsterdam in the Eighteenth century Trouwen in Mokum.15278 Jewish Marriages in Amsterdam 1598-1811 by Dave Verdooner & Harmen Snel.Based on the famous book by the same name.
Marktkaarten. Marketing permits. Archives of marketing permits.16448 marketing permits from 1912 till 1954, composed by Dave Verdooner.
Portugese huwelijken. 6389 Portugese marriages from the year 1664 till 1926. Edited and composed by Dave Verdooner & Harmen Snel.
Begraaf-verloven. 19642 burial permits from 1834 till 1935. Edited by Dave Verdooner.
Gemeentearchief Amsterdam register van naamaanneming. 10697 family names adoptions-from 1812 till 1835. Edited by Dave Verdooner & Harmen Snel.
Muiderberg. 22336 burial details from 1834 till 1954. Edited and composed by Dave Verdooner in cooperation with Remmert Tekelenburg and Ury Link.
Ashkenazi huwelijken. 12139 marriages from 1830 till 1937. Edited by Dave Verdooner.

Memorial Books: The book "In Memoriam" listing all the Dutch Jews who perished in the Holocaust is online at the website. List of Dutch Jews who died in the Holocaust (the database is based on the registers of and maintained in full cooperation with the Dutch War Graves Foundation in The Hague).

Electronic resources: There are extensive family trees, databases and links online. It is worthwhile consulting the website.

Finding Aids:
The website is in English, Dutch and Hebrew.

Description of Facility:
Yitzhak Rabin Building , ground floor level Mount Scopus Campus (“Har HaTsofim”) Hebrew University.

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