EIRI - Eretz Israel Records Indexing

List of Databases

The volunteers of the Israel Genealogical Society (IGS) have produced genealogical databases with more than 100,000 records and around 20,000 different surnames of individuals. The first of these databases were made available on a CD produced for the 2004 Jerusalem conference. Since then the IGS has continued to search for documents to enlarge this database that will cover the period of the resettlement of Eretz Israel. IGS thanks all the volunteers who have helped us in this project.

Database	Description	Language of Database	Covering Years	Approx. # Records
Ottoman Empire Period
Helkat Mehokek * coming soon *	Translated index of Hebrew inscriptions on gravestones found in Mount of Olives Cemetery in Jerusalem	English	1740-1906	8,000
Montefiore Censuses * coming soon *	First and last censuses out of 5 censuses of the Jewish Population ordered by Sir Moses Montefiore.	English	1839 & 1875	12,870+
British Protégés and Subjects * ONLINE *	The British Consulate in Jerusalem opened its doors in 1839 as a result of increasing interest in Eretz Israel by European missionaries that coincided with the onset of immigration by Jews especially based on nationalist reasons.	English	1839-1914	2,517
World War One
Refugees in Alexandria * ONLINE *	From December 19, 1914 to September 23, 1915, a total of 11,277 refugees from Eretz Israel reached Alexandria. This is the only list found so far.	English	1914	1,214
Soldiers of the Jewish Legions * coming soon *	A Partial List of Soldiers Serving in the Jewish Legions (Based on the List of the Jewish Legions Museum - Beit Hagedudim in Moshav Avhayil)	Hebrew & English	1915-1919	1,714
Americans Citizens in Eretz Israel in 1917 * ONLINE *	Based on a handwritten list of American citizens living in Jerusalem in 1917 from the US State Department.	English	1917	342
British Mandate
British Mandate Census *** ONLINE * NEW ***	In 1922, the British undertook the first census of the mandate. At that time, the population stood at 752,048 individuals, including 589,177 Muslims, 83,790 Jews, 71,464 Christians and 7,617 persons belonging to other groups. At the moment we have only the list of Petah Tikva residents.	Hebrew & English	1922	3,077
Change of Names * coming soon *	List of the change of names registered in the Palestine Gazette during the British Mandate over Palestine	English	1921-1948	28,256
1929 Riots *** ONLINE * NEW ***	150 victims of the 1929 riots in Jerusalem, Motza, Hebron, Tel Aviv, Beer Tuvia, Hulda, Haifa, Safed and Ein Zeitim.	English	1929	131
Americans in Palestine in 1929 *** ONLINE * NEW ***	List of Americans Citizens residing in Palestine in 1929 from the US State Department (1929)	English	1929	140
Memorial for Vanished Communities * coming soon *	These memorials in Israel are located mainly in cemeteries, in particular the one in Holon, but they can be found in other locations as well. This documentation includes pictures of the memorials.
Total				58,257

Last updated 24/12/2007