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Our links to other sites open in a new window of your browser. This gives you more freedom to explore the site. To return to this page, close the window. Jewish Independent Obituary IndexThe Jewish Independent was an English-language weekly newspaper published in Cleveland from 1906 to 1964. Maurice Weidenthal, of the Plain Dealer, became its editor a few weeks after it was established. When he died in 1917, he was succeeded by his brother, Leo, who managed the paper for nearly 50 years. This database is mainly composed of extracts of vital information from obituaries. Pre 1906 information mostly comes from the Jewish Review and Observer, another weekly, which began publication in 1899. Post 1964 information was extracted from The Cleveland Jewish News. This database covers about 1898-1982. It evolved as it grew - therefore not every single entry coincides with an obituary. To get a copy of the obituary you're interested in, contact the Cleveland Public Library Microform Center, 325 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (216) 623-2910. Allow 2-3 weeks for delivery. To search this database, Click Here. Cleveland Jewish News Obituary DatabaseOur member, Helen Wolf, has created a searchable index to the obituaries and death notices published in the Cleveland Jewish News (CJN) from the first issue in on October 30, 1964, to the present, which is updated semi-annually. The database currently contains 30,119 entries, and includes information from all Obituaries and Death Notices published in the CJN through the end of June, 2011. To search this database, Click Here. Mayfield Cemetery Grave MarkersMember Wendy Lang has photographed nearly 800 grave markers at Mayfield Cemetery in Cleveland Heights, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. This cemetery is owned jointly by the city's two oldest congregations, both Reform: Anshe Chesed Fairmount Temple and The Temple-Tifereth Israel. To search for specific names, Click Here. Ceramic and Etched Photos on HeadstonesApproximately 3,400 photographs of the ceramic images that are found on headstones in a number of cemeteries in Greater Cleveland were provided as a genealogical act of kindness by Paul Klein, a member of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Cleveland, assisted by Vicki Vigil, another society member. The cemeteries included in this index are: Bet Olam, Glenville, Lansing, Mt. Olive, Mt. Sinai, Ridge Road #1 (Chesed Shel Emeth), Ridge Road #2, Lincoln (Workmen's Circle), and Zion Memorial Park. To search for photos with specific names, Click Here. Cleveland Necrology FileCleveland Area CongregationsA listing of Jewish Congregations in the Cleveland area. Every attempt has been made to make this list as complete and accurate as possible. Cleveland Area Jewish CemeteriesA list of Jewish Cemeteries in the Cleveland area. The Cleveland JGS maintains a stone by stone enumeration of many of these cemeteries. Cleveland Jewish NewsThe Cleveland Jewish News (CJN) is an independent publication in existence since 1964 serving the greater Cleveland Ohio area. The CJN is published weekly with a paid circulation of approximately 14,000. The full text of the obituaries (and searchable full copies of every edition of the CJN) can be accessed online on their website by subscribing to their archive service. For details and prices of subscriptions to their print, on-line, and/or archive editions, Click here. The CJN Archive can also be accessed through the Cuyahoga County Library's website. See below. For an index to obituaries and death notices which appeared in the CJN from 1964 - present (updated semi-annually) see the database maintained by our member, Helen Wolf. Cuyahoga County LibraryThe Cuyahoga County Library system has many genealogy resources available, primarily at their Fairview Park Regional Branch, and on-line. The on-line resources are available to anyone with a COUNTY library card. If you have a "Greater Access" library card issued by one of the other local library systems, such as those in Cleveland, East Cleveland, Shaker Heights, and Cleveland Heights-University Heights, just stop in to a County Library branch (such as those in Beachwood, Mayfield Heights, Orange, Solon, or South Euclid-Lyndhurst) and they can activate your card for county library online access. Among the online resources available are the Cleveland Jewish News Archive, Fold3 (formerly called the Footnotes History and Genealogy Archives), and Heritage Quest. Cleveland Jewish Archives at Western Reserve Historical SocietyThe Cleveland Jewish Archives collects and makes available for research print and non-print material that documents the history of the Jewish community of Greater Cleveland. It houses more than 200 manuscript collections consisting of personal papers of individuals and families, Holocaust testimonies, and institutional records including those of businesses, congregations, and educational, political, social, charitable, and welfare organizations. Included in the archives, and of particular note for genealogy research are these two databases:
Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Civil Case DocketA great place to find those elusive living relatives. Cuyahoga County Naturalization Card Index1818-1931 (mostly Common Pleas Court). An index of more than 50,000 cards became an online resource, thanks to volunteers from CAGG, the Computer Assisted Genealogy Group (Northeast Ohio). Cleveland Jewish HistoryWhile not useful for genealogical research, this site links to information on the history of our Jewish community and its major institutions. Computer Assisted GenealogyTwo Cleveland area groups, East and West side, can help you learn more about computer assisted genealogy methods. The Northeast Ohio Computer-Aided Genealogy Society meets on the second Saturday morning of each month in Mayfield Village. The Computer Assisted Genealogy Group meets on the third Saturday morning of each month at the Fairview Park Library. |