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Resources for
Research in and about Żółkiewka
On JewishGen | Additional Online
Resources | Books on
Żółkiewka | On-Site Research
On JewishGen
(if you are new to JewishGen, it is recommended you read this)
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Żółkiewka
locality page – general basic information
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JewishGen Family Finder
for Żółkiewka - to connect with others researching
Żółkiewka, search the JewishGen Family Finder database:
In the empty field next to “Town” enter “Zolkiewka”
and change the “Is Exactly” to “DM soundex” and lastly press the
search button. At present there are 38 registered researchers for
Żółkiewka.
·
Żółkiewka
in the Yizkor books
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Jewish Record
Indexing (JRI) Poland for Żółkiewka – General info
on record indexing
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Żółkiewka
Surnames – already indexed (from LDS & Polish State Archives)
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“All Poland Database” for Żółkiewka - Please note that it can be
overwhelming for beginners.
The JewishGen "All Poland Database" is a multiple database search
facility, which incorporates all of the following databases:
JRI-Poland, Yizkor Book Necrologies, JewishGen Family Finder (JGFF), JewishGen
Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR), Polish Business Directories,
1890-1891 New York Immigrants from Poland, JewishGen Discussion Group Archives,
SIG Mailing List Archives and much more.
To search: instead of “Surname” choose “Town”, and in the empty
field enter “Zolkiewka”. If you wish, you can also choose “Poland” as the country before pressing the search button.
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Additional Online Resources
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Żółkiewka Official Site (in Polish)
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Jewish Families of
Żółkiewka on Geni.com – Feel free to add relevant
person profiles to it
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Catalog search results for Żółkiewka - United States
Holocaust Memorial Museum
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Wikipedia on
Żółkiewka (in Polish) with an English version here
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List of Jewish
residents of Żółkiewka in 1930 and their fate during the
Holocaust, prepared by Nathan Ireland/Orland z"l
The list is part of the Shoah related Names
database of Yad Vashem (in Hebrew)
An English softcopy of this list will be made available as soon as formalities
are done with
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Pages of Testimony (PoTs) for Żółkiewka - Yad
Vashem, The Central Database of Shoah Victims' Names
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Yad Vashem documents relating to
Żółkiewka
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Żółkiewka - history of the village (in Polish) by TeatrNN
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Books on Żółkiewka
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Z Żółkiewki Do Izraela
(translates to "From Żółkiewka to
Israel") by Chaim Zylberklang z"l.
This book is available in Polish (original) with translations to Hebrew &
English.
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Encyclopedia of
Jewish Life (2001), p. 1508: "Zholkiewka"
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Pinkas ha-kehilot; entsiklopediya shel
ha-yishuvim le-min hivasdam
ve-ad le-aher shoat milhemet ha-olam ha-sheniya:
Poland vol. 7: Kielce and Lublin (Jerusalem, 1999), pp. 196-198:
"Żółkiewka".
Note: This chapter is available in English here as
part of the Yizkor Book Project.
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Shtetl Finder (1989), p. 128:
"Zolkevka, Zholkevka"
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Dzieje Żółkiewki
i okolic (translates to
"Żółkiewka and surrounding areas") by Bohdana Kiełbasy.
This book, in Polish was released by the Regional Żółkiewka
Society of Friends with the participation of the Regional Culture Centre in
Lublin.
Publishing House Provincial Culture Centre in Lublin, ul. Dolna
Panny Marii 3, Lublin
20-010, ISBN: 83-89464-55-1
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On-Site Research
For on-site research you will need to be prepared as procedures are
many and things take time. It is also very advisable to either know Polish or
be accompanied by someone who does.
An inventory of Żółkiewka related records in each
repository can be found on JRI-Poland's
Żółkiewka page. You will need to scroll down to the
"Polish State Archives" section.
Note that Żółkiewka records are divided between the Lublin and
Zamość state archives as well as the local USC for documents
under 100 years old. Below are access details to all three repositories.
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Żółkiewka
USC (in the Community Offices)
here you can access
data less than 100 years old
Hetmana Żółkiewskiego
2
22-335 Żółkiewka
Tel. +48 (84) 6831676 w.41
Fax. +48 (84) 6831724
E-Mails: zolkiewka_g@woi.lublin.pl, zolkiewka_g_s@woi.lublin.pl
Opening Hours: Mon-Fri 07.00 - 15.00
Tips:
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There is a small parking
lot next to the community office. The access to the USC is from the parking lot
side and not the main entrance.
o
Arrive well before closing
time.
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Note that documents even a
little more than 100 years might be "in transit" between the USC and
the archive.
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State Archives in Lublin (Archive 35)
Actual address: ul. Jezuicka 13 (Entrance on
Cathedral Square), Lublin's old town
Address for correspondence: PO Box 113, Lublin, 20-950
Tel. +48 (81) 5328071-2, +48 (81) 5286140
Fax. +48 (81) 5286146
E-mail: kancelaria@lublin.ap.gov.pl
Customer Service
Point Opening Hours: Mon 09:00-17:00, Tue-Fri 09:00-15:00 (July and August: Mon-Friday
09:00-15:00)
Tips:
o
Arrive well before closing
time.
o
You are limited by the
number of items you ask for to the reading room and it can take a long time for
the items to arrive so come well prepared with a prioritized list.
o
No food or drinks inside
but the archive is very close to a lot of food shops or restaurants.
o
Some of the staff speak
English but the (many) forms are in Polish and the staff will not sit with you
unless booked in advance.
o
Make sure you adhere
to the COVID directions and validate any changes in access hours.
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State Archives in Zamość (Archive 88)
ul. Hrubieszowska 69A
22-400 Zamość
Tel. +48 (84) 6389382
Fax. +48 (84) 6392335
E-mail: kancelaria@zamosc.ap.gov.pl
Customer Service Point Opening Hours: Mon-Fri. 07.30-15.30
Tips:
o
Arrive well before closing
time.
o
You are limited by the
number of items you ask for to the reading room and it can take a long time for
the items to arrive so come well prepared with a prioritized list.
o
No food or drinks inside.
The archive is on the edge of town and there are not many options to buy food
or drink so bring some with you if you intend to spend long hours.
o
There is much less staff
here than in Lublin and they might not speak English. The (many) forms are in
Polish.
o
Make sure you adhere
to the COVID directions and validate any changes in access hours.
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