IGRA has added six new databases and updated two databases, adding over 21,306 new listings, many of them with images. With a variety of subjects, from immigration to military, from the Ottoman period to the Israel times after the British mandate, the following preview will give you a good idea about our latest additions. We invite you to find your family records in our search engine https://genealogy.org.il/AID/.
1890-1892 Odessa Donations – (images available) 8,995
This list of donors of Hovevei Zion is from a ledger from Odessa dated 1890-1893. The ledger includes reports on the settlement of Gedera, Petah Tikvah, Rehovot, Vadi Al Hanin (later Nes Tsiyyona), and Mishmat Hayarden and 8,995 people in greater Russia who donated money for the cause.
Vaad Haleumi – 277
The list of 277 members of the Vaad Haleumi from the years 1922-1944 was taken from wikipedia. Wikipedia Page
New Zionist Organization 1935 – (images available) 125
This document was found in Safed in a private collection. A list of residents of Safed and possibly the area around it who supported the New Zionist Organization lead by Ze’ev Jabotinsky.
1936-1948 British Mandate Guards Force (Notrim) Collection – (images available) update
The Notrim were Jewish auxiliaries, mainly police, set up in 1936 by the British in Mandatory Palestine during the 1936–39 Arab revolt. These ledgers are an everyday record of the administration of the guards through 1948 throughout the country. This month’s release includes 2,759 listings for family names starting with Aleph. The documents are from the Israel State Archives.
Illegal Immigrants on the Atrato & Colorado Ships 1939 – (images available) 406
This list was prepared for the Colorado Atrato Illegal Immigrants Conference held in 1964. They were illegal immigrants caught by the British and held for a month. Three days after their release World War II broke out. The documents are from the archive of Kibbutz Haogen. It is worthwhile checking the Jewish Press website at the National Library of Israel for more information.
1949 National Voters Jerusalem– (images available) update
The first national elections in Israel were held on 25 January 1949. The election was for the Constituent Assembly, with the name changed from Assembly to Knesset later. According to a census held in preparation for the election, the number of eligible voters consisted of half a million people. Due to the number of voters, this is a work in progress and therefore released in sections. This release includes an additional 8,069 voters eligible to vote in Jerusalem. The documents are from the Israel State Archives.
Bar Mitzvah Ra’anana 1959-1967 – (images available) 185
The names listed are from ledgers prepared by the main synagogue in Ra’anana The ledgers are now in the Archive of the Ra’anana Municipality.
Quarry License 1961-1963 – (images available)
Various professions and occupation require licenses that have to be renewed. This collection include 540 that passed safety regulations. The documents are from the Israel State Archives.
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