Gesher Galicia
Gesher Galicia is a non-profit organization carrying out Jewish genealogical and historical research on Galicia, formerly a province of Austria-Hungary and today divided between southeastern Poland and western Ukraine.
More about usIlya Schor (b. Złoczow, Galicia, Austro-Hungarian Empire, now Zolochiv, Ukraine, 1904-d. New York, New York, 1961). Jewish Wedding (detail), 1950s, wood engraving with hand coloring. Collection of Derfner Judaica Museum. © Mira Schor. Reproduced with permission.
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Become a member starting at $50 per year
Become a member starting at $50 per year Member benefits include a subscription to The Galitzianer, our quarterly research journal; access to Family Finder to share your family surnames and towns and network with other members; webinars and podcasts; and more!
What are you looking for?
All Galicia Database
Online database with over half a million records from Galicia
Search the DatabaseRecord Inventories
Searchable sources from Poland, Ukraine, and other countries
Search the InventoriesThe Galitzianer
Gesher Galicia’s quarterly research journal, published since 1993
More about The GalitzianerGesher Galicia’s Research Projects
The Vital Records Project
Vital records are the natural starting-off point for researchers. These birth, death, marriage and divorce records for Galicia can be located in a variety of archives – scattered in different places, even for a single town. The ways records were divided after the war often didn’t follow any kind of logic.
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Thank you for considering a contribution to help support our operations, the All Galicia Database, the Family Finder, the Galitzianer, specific research endeavors, our webinar and podcast series, and more.
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