Genealogy
The Royal Library has many resources that may be of interest for genealogists with (or
without) Jewish ancestry and/or with an interest in Jewish history. At the Center for
Orientalia and Judaica can be found several reference works with information about family names
etc., though primarily Eastern and Central European, as well as different reference works
regarding historical and social conditions. Mention can be made of
The Encyclopedia of Jewish life
before and during the Holocaust, a shortened partial translation of
פנקס
הקהילות (a partial parallel translation is also available through the site
www.jewishgen.org, see below).
The
David Simonsen Archives hold many
documents pertaining to Danish-Jewish history (ca. 1870-1932), and many prospective immigrants
to Denmark were in touch with the Rabbi and philanthropist David Simonsen before coming to Denmark.
Also the private archives in collections of the Manuscript Department may hold documents of
interest. In the
National Danish Collections, and the
Collection of Pamphlets and Corporate
Publications in particular, can be found community flyers, pamphlets, newspapers and
other publications in Danish, Hebrew and Yiddish, in which can be found articles and
announcements tesitfying to a person's share in different aspects of the Danish-Jewish
culture.
