Buczacz Landsmanshaftn

Landsmanshaftn: In the 1960s, the American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) microfilmed the Jewish incorporation records for Landsmanshaftn and other town and country-related organizations incorporated in New York County the period from 1848-1920. These Landsmanshaftn provided social and economic services and support for their members. The following Buczacz Landsmanshaftn [home town associations] are recorded in the microfilms: In the 1960s, the American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS) microfilmed the Jewish incorporation records for Landsmanshaftn and other town and country-related organizations incorporated in New York County the period from 1848-1920. These Landsmanshaftn provided social and economic services and support for their members.

The First Buczacz Benevolent Association - incorporated in 1892 - Document # 200
Independent Buczaczer Congregation and Benevolent Association - incorporated in 1892 - Document # 200
Erster Buczaczer Unterstutzungs Verein - incorporated in 1892 - Document # 200
Independent Buczaczer Congregation and Benevolent Association - incorporated in 1899 - Document # 511
Erste Vereinigte Buczaczer Kranken Unterstutzung Verein - incorporated in 1901 - Document # 475
The Buczacz Relief Society of America - incorporated in 1911 - Document # 2733

New York Metropolitan Area Landsmanshaftn Burial Plots: In 1989, the Jewish Genealogical Society, Inc. (New York) began an effort to identify the names and cemetery locations of all Jewish burial society plots in the New York metropolitan area. These include plots of landsmanshaftn, synagogues, family circles, fraternal organizations and labor unions. The following Buczacz Landsmanshaftn plots are listed:

Buczaczer American Unt. Verein - New Montefiore - Section 3, Block 17
Buczaczer American Unt. Verein - Mt. Zion - Path 35 Right, Gate 8
Erster Buczaczer Unt. Verein - Mt. Zion - Path 20 Right, Gate 2
Erster Buczaczer Unt. Verein - New Montefiore - Section 6, Block 3
First Bucecer Independent Benevolent Association - Montefiore - Block 3, Gate 573/N
Independent Buczaczer Kranken Unt. Verein - Mt. Hebron - Block 23, Path 1
Independent Buczaczer Kranken Unt. Verein - Mt. Zion - Path MR Left, Gate 1

YIVO Landsmanshaftn Collection: The following Buczacz Landsmanshaftn files are included in the YIVO Landsmanshaft collection:

Buczacz-American Benevolent Sick and Aid Society - RG 844
Buczaczer American Benevolent Society
Independent Buczaczer KUV - RG 1609

The Landsmanshaftn files include information on all the activities of the Landsmanshaft including list of Officers, membership lists, meetings, records pertaining to burials, etc. The files can be viewed at the YIVO Institute for Jewish Research:

YIVO Institute for Jewish Research
The Center for Jewish History
15 West 16th Street
New York, NY 10011-6301
https://www.yivo.org/

Note: RG stands for Record Group

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