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18th- and 19th-century Jewish communal registers (pinkasim in Hebrew) obtained by special agreement with the Russian State Library.

The Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic. See the "About" tab for details.

Details of four yizkor books and one communal history featured in Project Zikaron. See the "About" tab for details.

Documents associated with Rabbi Shimen Eisenberg, whose 2nd volume of memoirs was transcribed for Project Zikaron. See the "About" tab for details.

The manuscript of volume three of Avraham Shlomo Melamed's memoirs, which is included in Project Zikaron. See the "About" tab for details.

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Mainz (Magentza, Mayence), Germany (27)

50°00' N,8°16' E

Nearby Localities and Map
- Weisenau, Germany 2 miles / 3 km
- Hechtsheim, Germany 2 miles / 3 km
- Biebrich, Germany 4 miles / 6 km
- Erbenheim, Germany 4 miles / 6 km
- Hochheim am Main (Hochheim), Germany 4 miles / 6 km
- Ober-Olm, Germany 4 miles / 6 km
- Schierstein, Germany 5 miles / 8 km
- Wiesbaden, Germany 5 miles / 8 km
- Bodenheim, Germany 5 miles / 8 km
- Delkenheim, Germany 6 miles / 10 km
- Massenheim, Germany 6 miles / 10 km
- Bierstadt, Germany 6 miles / 10 km
- Wiesbaden-Nordenstadt (Nordenstadt) (part of Wiesbaden), Germany 6 miles / 10 km
- Ebersheim, Germany 6 miles / 10 km
- Heidesheim am Rhein (Heidesheim), Germany 7 miles / 11 km
- Harxheim, Germany 7 miles / 11 km
- Wiesbaden-Sonnenberg (Sonnenberg), Germany 7 miles / 11 km
- Eltville (Eltville am Rhein), Germany 7 miles / 11 km
- Russelsheim (Ruesselheim), Germany 7 miles / 11 km
- Florsheim (Floersheim), Germany 7 miles / 11 km
- Nieder-Olm, Germany 8 miles / 13 km
- Mommenheim 1 (Mommenheim-Gesenheim), France 8 miles / 13 km
- Trebur, Germany 8 miles / 13 km
- Hessloch 1, Germany 8 miles / 13 km
- Raunheim, Germany 8 miles / 13 km
- Gross-Winternheim, Germany 9 miles / 14 km
- Nierstein, Germany 9 miles / 14 km
- Ingelheim am Rhein (Ingelheim, Ober-Ingelheim, Nieder-Ingelheim, Germany), Germany 9 miles / 14 km
- Eddersheim, Germany 9 miles / 14 km
- Hahnheim, Germany 9 miles / 14 km
- Nauheim, Germany 10 miles / 16 km
- Hofheim am Taunus (Hofheim), Germany 10 miles / 16 km
- Geinsheim, Germany 10 miles / 16 km
- Winkel 1, Germany 10 miles / 16 km
- Gau-Algesheim, Germany 11 miles / 18 km
- Wehen, Germany 11 miles / 18 km
- Oppenheim, Germany 11 miles / 18 km
- Schornsheim, Germany 11 miles / 18 km
- Gross-Gerau, Germany 11 miles / 18 km
- Appenheim, Germany 11 miles / 18 km
- Partenheim (Paredum, Paredan), Germany 11 miles / 18 km
- Oestrich-Winkel (Oestrich), Germany 12 miles / 19 km
- Worrstadt (Woerrstadt), Germany 12 miles / 19 km
- Zeilsheim (DP camp), Germany 12 miles / 19 km
- Dornheim, Germany 13 miles / 21 km
- Kelsterbach, Germany 13 miles / 21 km
- Leeheim, Germany 13 miles / 21 km
- Bad Schwalbach (Schwalbach, Langenschwalbach), Germany 13 miles / 21 km
- Niederhofheim, Germany 13 miles / 21 km
- Morfelden (Moerfelden), Germany 13 miles / 21 km
- Worfelden (Woerfelden), Germany 13 miles / 21 km
- Bad Soden am Taunus (Bad Soden), Germany 14 miles / 23 km
- Ockenheim, Germany 14 miles / 23 km
- Guntersblum, Germany 14 miles / 23 km
- Hochst (Hoechst am Main) (part of Frankfurt am Main), Germany 14 miles / 23 km
- Dromersheim, Germany 15 miles / 24 km
- Erfelden, Germany 15 miles / 24 km
- Wolfskehlen, Germany 15 miles / 24 km
- Wallertheim, Germany 15 miles / 24 km
- Stockstadt am Rhein (Stockstadt), Germany 15 miles / 24 km
- Goddelau, Germany 16 miles / 26 km
- Grafenhausen (Graefenhausen), Germany 16 miles / 26 km
- Breithardt, Germany 16 miles / 26 km
- Idstein, Germany 16 miles / 26 km
- Gensingen, Germany 16 miles / 26 km
- Alsheim (Olesheim), Germany 16 miles / 26 km
- Bingen am Rhein (Bingen), Germany 16 miles / 26 km
- Griesheim, Germany 17 miles / 27 km
- Crumstadt, Germany 17 miles / 27 km
- Niederhochstadt, Germany 17 miles / 27 km
- Biebesheim, Germany 17 miles / 27 km
- Langenlonsheim, Germany 18 miles / 29 km
- Langen, Germany 18 miles / 29 km
- Framersheim, Germany 18 miles / 29 km
- Egelsbach, Germany 18 miles / 29 km
- Arheilgen, Germany 18 miles / 29 km
- Heimersheim, Germany 18 miles / 29 km
- Planig, Germany 18 miles / 29 km
- Flonheim, Germany 18 miles / 29 km
- Eich, Germany 18 miles / 29 km
- Alzey, Germany 19 miles / 31 km
- Eckelsheim, Germany 19 miles / 31 km
- Bretzenheim, Germany 19 miles / 31 km
- Bockenheim, Germany 19 miles / 31 km
- Laufenselden, Germany 19 miles / 31 km
- Sprendlingen 1, Germany 19 miles / 31 km
- Dreieichenhain, Germany 19 miles / 31 km
- Darmstadt, Germany 19 miles / 31 km
- Kettenbach, Germany 19 miles / 31 km
- Hausen uber Aar (Hausen), Germany 19 miles / 31 km
- Weisskirchen, Germany 19 miles / 31 km
- Neu-Isenburg, Germany 20 miles / 32 km
- Gernsheim, Germany 20 miles / 32 km
- Rodelheim (Roedelheim), Germany 20 miles / 32 km
- Wendelsheim, Germany 20 miles / 32 km
- Schmitten, Germany 20 miles / 32 km
- Frankfurt am Main, Germany 20 miles / 32 km
- Heddesheim, Germany 20 miles / 32 km
- Lorch Rheingaukreis (Lorch), Germany 20 miles / 32 km
- Pfungstadt, Germany 20 miles / 32 km
- Waldhilbersheim, Germany 20 miles / 32 km
- Heddernheim, Germany 21 miles / 34 km
- Bad Camberg (Camberg), Germany 21 miles / 34 km
- Gundersheim, Germany 21 miles / 34 km
- Rheindurkheim (Rheinduerkheim), Germany 21 miles / 34 km
- Windesheim, Germany 21 miles / 34 km
- Bad Kreuznach (Kreuznach), Germany 21 miles / 34 km
- Messel, Germany 21 miles / 34 km
- Eberstadt 1, Germany 21 miles / 34 km
- Frei-Laubersheim, Germany 21 miles / 34 km
- Oberheimbach, Germany 21 miles / 34 km
- Schweppenhausen, Germany 22 miles / 35 km
- Bad Homburg vor der Hohe (Bad Homburg, Homburg), Germany 22 miles / 35 km
- Stahleck, Germany 22 miles / 35 km
- Roxheim, Germany 22 miles / 35 km
- Furfeld 1 (Fuerfeld), Germany 22 miles / 35 km
- Kirberg, Germany 22 miles / 35 km
- Nieder-Wiesen, Germany 22 miles / 35 km
- Nastatten (Nastaetten), Germany 22 miles / 35 km
- Nieder-Eschbach, Germany 22 miles / 35 km
- Stromberg, Germany 22 miles / 35 km
- Rudesheim (Ruedesheim), Germany 23 miles / 37 km
- Biblis, Germany 23 miles / 37 km
- Bacharach, Germany 23 miles / 37 km
- Heringen, Germany 23 miles / 37 km
- Kaub (Caub), Germany 23 miles / 37 km
- Dietzenbach, Germany 23 miles / 37 km
- Dauborn, Germany 23 miles / 37 km
- Neu-Anspach, Germany 23 miles / 37 km
- Herold, Germany 24 miles / 39 km
- Urberach, Germany 24 miles / 39 km
- Bergen-Enkheim (Bergen, Enkheim) (part of Frankfurt am Main), Germany 24 miles / 39 km
- Rossdorf, Germany 24 miles / 39 km
- Heusenstamm,Germany 24 miles / 39 km
- Alsbach, Germany 24 miles / 39 km
- Zwingenberg 1, Germany 24 miles / 39 km
- Seeheim-Jugenheim (Seeheim an der Bergstrasse, Seeheim, Jugenheim), Germany 24 miles / 39 km
- Burgel (Buergel), Germany 24 miles / 39 km
- Miehlen, Germany 24 miles / 39 km
- Oberbrechen, Germany 24 miles / 39 km
- Seibersbach, Germany 25 miles / 40 km
- Wehrheim, Germany 25 miles / 40 km
- Offenbach (Offenbach am Main, Ofibakh), Germany 25 miles / 40 km
- Oberwesel, Germany 25 miles / 40 km
- Dorrebach (Doerrebach), Germany 25 miles / 40 km
- Offenbach-Burgel (Burgel, Buergel), Germany 25 miles / 40 km
- Ruppertshofen, Germany 25 miles / 40 km
- Bad Vilbel (Vilbel), Germany 25 miles / 40 km
- Hochstatten (Hochstaetten), Germany 25 miles / 40 km
- Albisheim, Germany 25 miles / 40 km
- Weyer, Germany 25 miles / 40 km
- Monsheim, Germany 25 miles / 40 km
- Kirchheimbolanden, Germany 26 miles / 42 km
- Wachenheim, Germany 26 miles / 42 km
- Bischofsheim 1, Germany 26 miles / 42 km
- Sankt Goarshausen (St. Goarshausen), Germany 26 miles / 42 km
- Usingen, Germany 26 miles / 42 km
- Auerbach, Germany 26 miles / 42 km
- Eppertshausen, Germany 26 miles / 42 km
- Muhlheim am Main (Muehlheim), Germany 26 miles / 42 km
- Gross-Zimmern, Germany 26 miles / 42 km
- Sankt Goar (St. Goar), Germany 27 miles / 43 km
- Hohen-Sulzen (Hohen-Suelzen), Germany 27 miles / 43 km
- Rodheim vor der Hohe., Germany 27 miles / 43 km
- Rheinbollen, Germany 27 miles / 43 km
- Worms (Vormayza, Garmayza), Germany 27 miles / 43 km
- Karben, Germany 27 miles / 43 km
- Dieburg, Germany 27 miles / 43 km
- Bensheim, Germany 27 miles / 43 km
- Geissig, Germany 27 miles / 43 km
- Elmshausen, Germany 27 miles / 43 km
- Reichenbach 2, Germany 27 miles / 43 km
- Reichenbach 1, Germany 27 miles / 43 km
- Hainhausen, Germany 28 miles / 45 km
- Lorsch, Germany 28 miles / 45 km
- Wellmich, Germany 28 miles / 45 km
- Heppenheim an der Wiese (Worms-Heppenheim, Heppenheim), Germany 28 miles / 45 km
- Diez (Diez an der Lahn), Germany 28 miles / 45 km
- Reinheim, Germany 28 miles / 45 km
- Laubuseschbach, Germany 28 miles / 45 km
- Arfurt, Germany 28 miles / 45 km
- Villmar, Germany 28 miles / 45 km
- Werlau, Germany 28 miles / 45 km
- Rendel, Germany 28 miles / 45 km
- Alsenz, Germany 28 miles / 45 km
- Runkel, Germany 28 miles / 45 km
- Limburg an der Lahn (Limburg), Germany 28 miles / 45 km
- Grosskarben, Germany 29 miles / 47 km
- Biedesheim, Germany 29 miles / 47 km
- Gross-Bieberau, Germany 29 miles / 47 km
- Obermoschel, Germany 29 miles / 47 km
- Wachenbuchen, Germany 29 miles / 47 km
- Weitersweiler, Germany 29 miles / 47 km
- Lampertheim, Germany 29 miles / 47 km
- Schadeck, Germany 29 miles / 47 km
- Hergershausen, Germany 29 miles / 47 km
- Gollheim (Goellheim), Germany 29 miles / 47 km
- Habitzheim, Germany 29 miles / 47 km
- Staffel, Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Niederwollstadt (Niederwoellstadt), Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Hanau-Steinheim (Steinheim am Main, Steinheim) (part of Hanau 1), Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Gross Steinheim, Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Holzfeld, Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Lautersheim, Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Sickenhofen, Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Dirmstein, Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Burg Grafenrode (Burggraefenrode), Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Staudernheim, Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Nassau 1, Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Hirzenach, Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Heppenheim an der Bergstrasse (Heppenheim), Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Ober-Klingen, Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Hanau 1 (Hanau am Main, Hena, Hene), Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Weilmunster (Weilmuenster), Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Grunstadt (Gruenstadt), Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Klein-Auheim, Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Lengfeld, Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Babenhausen, Germany 30 miles / 48 km
- Oberursel, Germany 31 miles / 50 km
- Langstadt, Germany 31 miles / 50 km
- Bad Sobernheim (Sobernheim), Germany 31 miles / 50 km
- Gross-Umstadt, Germany 31 miles / 50 km
- Heldenbergen, Germany 31 miles / 50 km
- Schupbach, Germany 31 miles / 50 km
- Laudenbach 1, Germany 32 miles / 51 km
- Klein-Krotzenburg, Germany 32 miles / 51 km
- Schlierbach, Germany 32 miles / 51 km
- Windecken, Germany 32 miles / 51 km
- Lindenfels, Germany 32 miles / 51 km
- Frankisch-Crumbach (Fraenkisch-Crumbach), Germany 32 miles / 51 km
- Rockenhausen, Germany 32 miles / 51 km
- Seligenstadt, Germany 32 miles / 51 km
- Isselbach, Germany 32 miles / 51 km
- Borrstadt (Boerrstadt), Germany 32 miles / 51 km
- Sandhofen (part of Mannheim), Germany 32 miles / 51 km
- Grosskrotzenburg, Germany 32 miles / 51 km
- Frankenthal, Germany 32 miles / 51 km
- Kirchheim an der Weinstrasse (Kirchheim), Germany 32 miles / 51 km
- Hemsbach, Germany 32 miles / 51 km
- Reichelsheim, Germany 33 miles / 53 km
- Hadamar, Germany 33 miles / 53 km
- Meddersheim, Germany 33 miles / 53 km
- Friedberg (Friedberg in Hessen), Germany 33 miles / 53 km
- Wetterau, Germany 33 miles / 53 km
- Braubach, Germany 33 miles / 53 km
- Pfaffen-Beerfurth, Germany 33 miles / 53 km
- Meisenheim, Germany 33 miles / 53 km
- Bad Nauheim (Nauheim), Germany 33 miles / 53 km
- Simmern, Germany 33 miles / 53 km
- Weilburg, Germany 33 miles / 53 km
- Lambsheim, Germany 33 miles / 53 km
- Ruckingen (Rueckingen), Germany 33 miles / 53 km
- Bad Ems (Ems), Germany 34 miles / 55 km
- Herxheim am Berg (Herxheim), Germany 34 miles / 55 km
- Boppard, Germany 34 miles / 55 km
- Rimbach 1 (Rimbach im Odenwald), Germany 34 miles / 55 km
- Langendiebach, Germany 34 miles / 55 km
- Weisenheim am Berg (Weisenheim), Germany 34 miles / 55 km
- Schaafheim, Germany 34 miles / 55 km
- Viernheim, Germany 34 miles / 55 km
- Nieder-Weisel, Germany 34 miles / 55 km
- Merenberg, Germany 35 miles / 56 km
- Teschenmoschel, Germany 35 miles / 56 km
- Hochst an der Nidder (Hoechst), Germany 35 miles / 56 km
- Rhens, Germany 35 miles / 56 km

Diplomatische Geschichte der Juden zu Mainz und dessen Umgebung: mit Berücksichtigung ihres Rechtszustandes in den verschiedenen Epochen (1855) ( Communal Histories )
Schaab, Karl Anton
Die Judenverfolgungen in Speyer, Worms und Mainz im Jahre 1096 während des ersten Kreuzzuges (1877) ( Communal Histories )
Mannheimer, Moses
Ohel moed: [ḥelek 1] Ohel Yosef (1882) ( Prenumerantn/Pre-Subscribers )
אהל מעוד: [חלק א] אוהל יוסף
Bik, Avraham (Rabbi)
Revue des Études Juives: Tome 4 (1882) ( Communal Histories )
Kuntres ha-maspid… : moneh u-mazkir shemot ha-nispadim u-zeman petiratam u-shemot ha-maspidim u-zeman ha-hesped u-shemot ha-sefarim asher bahem ha-hesped [Kuntres ha-maspid... : enumerates and lists the names of those eulogized and when they died, and the names of the eulogizers, when they eulogies were said, and the names of the holy books in which the eulogies appear] (1884) ( Communal Histories )
קונטרס המספיד...: מונה ומזכיר שמות הנספדים וזמן פטירתם ושמות המספידים וזמן ההספד ושמות הספרים אשר בהם ההספד
Jellinek, Adolph (Aharon)
Ohel moed, [ḥelek] 4: Bet Ya'akov (1890) ( Prenumerantn/Pre-Subscribers )
אהל מעוד ד': בית יעקב
Bik, Avraham (Rabbi)
See Note.
Das Martyrologium des Nurnberger Memorbuches (1898) ( Communal Histories )
Salfeld, Siegmund
See Note.
Die Judengemeinden zu Mainz, Speyer und Worms von 1349-1438 (1904) ( Communal Histories )
Rotschild, Leopold
Dritter Geschaftsbericht (1904) des Hilfsvereins der Deutschen Juden (1905) ( Communal Histories )
Achter Geschaftsbericht (1909) des Hilfsvereins der Deutschen Juden (1910) ( Communal Histories )
Zwolfter Geschaftsbericht (1913) des Hilfsvereins der Deutschen Juden (1914) ( Communal Histories )
Zur Bibliographie der Gedächtnis- und Trauervorträge in der hebräischen Literatur: 1 [Toward a Bibliography of Eulogies in the Hebrew Literature: 1] (1922) ( Communal Histories )
מפתח ההספרים: הנמצאים והנזכרים בספרי בית-אוצר הספרים דקהל וינא: סדר א'
Wachstein, Bernhard
See Note.
Mittelalterliche Synagogen ([1927]) ( Communal Histories )
Krautheimer, Richard
Leipziger Messgäste: die jüdischen Besucher der Leipziger Messen in den Jahren 1675 bis 1764 [Leipzig Fair Visitors: The Jewish Visitors to the Leipzig Trade Fairs Between 1675 and 1764] (1928) ( Communal Histories )
Freudenthal, Max
See Note.
Hilfsverein der Deutschen Juden: Jahresbericht fur 1929 (1930) ( Communal Histories )
Die jüdischen Gefallenen des deutschen Heeres, der deutschen Marine und der deutschen Schutztruppen 1914 - 1918: ein Gedenkbuch [The Jewish Fallen of the German Army, Navy and Protection Forces: A Memorial Book: Part 2] (1932) ( Communal Histories )
See Note.
Die jüdischen Gefallenen des deutschen Heeres, der deutschen Marine und der deutschen Schutztruppen 1914 - 1918: ein Gedenkbuch [The Jewish Fallen of the German Army, Navy and Protection Forces: A Memorial Book: Part 3] (1932) ( Communal Histories )
See Note.
Sefer ha-peraot: kovets et korot ha-peraot ba-yehudim mi-shenat 641 ad shenat 645 … [The Book of Pogroms] (1932) ( Communal Histories )
ספר הפרעות: קובץ את קורות הפרעות ביהודים משנת תרמ"א עד שנת תרמ"ה...
Kohen (Kagan), Shimon
Germania Judaica: von der ältesten Zeiten bis 1238 (1934) ( Communal Histories )
Elbogen, I. and A. Freimann
Zur Geschichte der Unterrichtsanstalt der Israelitischen Religions Gesellschaft zu Mainz… 1859-1934 (1934) ( Communal Histories )
Universal Jewish Encyclopedia: Vol. 7: Levitan to Moserim (1942) ( Communal Histories )
Landman, Isaac (ed.)
See Note.
Mahari"l u-zemano: korot ḥaye ha-gaon Rabenu Yaʻakov ha-Levi zatsal. noda be-shem "Maharil": rav ve-rosh yeshivah be-Magentsa (Mainz) ve-Virmaiza (Vorms) (1944) ( Communal Histories )
מהרי''ל וזמנו : קורות חיי הגאון רבינו יעקב הלוי זצ''ל, נודע בשם "מהרי''ל: רב וראש ישיבה במגנצא (מאינץ) ווירמייזא (ווארמס)
Greenwald, Jekuthiel Judah (Ha-Rav)
In labirintn fun tkufes (1955) ( Communal Histories )
אין לאבירינטן פון תקופות
Bernstein, Mordechai Wolf
Juden in Hessen: Ausstellung der hessischen Staatsarchive ([1979]) ( Communal Histories )
Neunhundert Jahre Geschichte der Juden in Hessen: Beiträge zum politischen, wirtschaftlichen und kulturellen Leben (1983) ( Communal Histories )
Heinemann, Christiane
The Diaries of Rabbi Ha'im Yosef David Azulai: Ma'agal Tov—The Good Journey: Parts I and II [Translated by Benjamin Cymerman] (1997) ( Communal Histories )
Azulai, Ḥayim Yosef David (Ha-Rav) (aka Ḥida) (1724-1806)
Magenza: 1000 Years of Jewish History in Mainz (2015) ( Communal Histories )
Brüchert, Hedwig [Ed.]

External Links

Jewish History

JewishGen Yizkor Book Project: Jews of Kaiserstrasse: The Jews who Lived on Mainz's Park Avenue

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Cemeteries

International Jewish Cemetery Project

Holocaust

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - interviews

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum - documents, photos, & artifacts

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