Przemyśl Research

If you are interested in researching your Jewish roots in Przemyśl, here are some hints to get you started:

• Familiarize yourself with the material available on this site, including the Outline of Jewish History in Przemyśl, etc.
• Join the Przemyśl Networking Group
• Familiarize yourself with the material available on the Gesher Galicia web site, including the Galician Surname Index (click on Names)
• Become a member of the Gesher Galicia SIG
• Visit the Przemyśl Yizkor Book Translation Project. Familiarize yourself with the chapters that have been translated
• Obtain a copy of Sefer Przemyśl
• Study other materials available on the JewishGen website, including various databases (e.g., the JewishGen FamilyFinder), as well as InfoFiles, FAQs, etc.
  • To connect with others researching Przemyśl click the Search button to search the JewishGen Family Finder database.
• If you have not done so yet, consider subscribing to various discussion groups, such as the Gesher Galicia Discussion Group,
  which is sponsored by the Gesher Galicia SIG. You can find a link to information about this discussion group on the Gesher Galicia website.

For vital statistics records (birth, marriage, death) check out the following:

• Jewish Records Indexing - Poland: Przemyśl State Archives (PSA) Project:
  • General Information about the Przemyśl PSA Project
  • Project Update
• Przemyśl State Archives

Please note: if you are interested in 19th century Przemyśl, Jaroslaw, Oleszyce, Sieniawa, or Radymno records,
please check the Jewish Records Indexing - Poland: Przemyśl State Archives Project before contacting the Archives.