Where can I search online for genealogical data for Jews from Kishinev?
• JewishGen Romania Database (vital records, business directories, holocaust lists, etc.) This database contains more that 190,000 records of which 74,000 records are for Kishinev. (see Description of the Bessarabia Vital Records Database). The Kishinev index contains more than 25,700 birth records, 6,400 marriage or divorce records and 17,875 death records. When completed this database will contain birth, marriage, divorce and death records from 1829 to 1915 but will not contain all years because some records have been destroyed. The contact person for this database is Bob Wascou robertw252@aol.com (accessed August 1, 2006) • Many other online resources of Jewish names can be found at: • Databases page on JewishGen (accessed June 24, 2006) • Jewish Genealogy Aids page on the Web site of the Israel Genealogical Society.
