The Boston HIAS Database, 1882-1929 : Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Boston: Individual Arrival Cards / compiled by David Rosen. (ID: 30858)
Authorship or Source:
- Rosen, David.
- Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society.
- JewishGen.
Year:
2004
Title or Main Description:
The Boston HIAS Database, 1882-1929 : Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society, Boston: Individual Arrival Cards / compiled by David Rosen. [Internet resource]
Place Published or Holding Institution:
[League City, Texas] : JewishGen, Inc.
Description:
Number of Names or Other Entries-- 29,284 Names.
Type of Work:
Database
Alternate or Series Title:
Hebrew Immigrant Aid Association Boston Individual Arrival Cards, 18821929.
Provenance:
"The American Jewish Historical Society (AJHS), located on the campus of Hebrew College, 160 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, Massachusetts, has among its holdings collection I-96, entitled "Hebrew Immigrant Aid Association Boston Individual Arrival Cards, 1882-1929". This collection consists of about 24,000 five inch by eight inch cards, documenting the arrival of Jewish immigrants, both individuals and family groups."--At head of page.
Keywords:
- Jews --United States --Massachusetts --Boston --Registers.
- Jews --United States --Emigration and immigration --Registers.
- Holocaust survivors --United States --Massachusetts --Boston --Registers.
- Ships --Passenger lists --Indexes.
- Jews --United States --Genealogy --Indexes.
Abstract:
A database of Jewish arrivals in Boston that includes records of arrivals there from the 1850s until 1956, despite the title.
Language and Other Notes:
- "Despite the date range in the title of the collection, 1882 1929, the earliest cards date from the 1850s, and the latest from 1956."--The Arrival Records.
- "Each record in the database has the following information: Surname, given names, age, date, ship, where from, destination, other family members' first names and ages, microfilm number, and a sequential arrival number."
- "Last Update: 13 Feb 2004 WSB"
- LAST ACCESS DATE: 23 March 2004.
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