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. The research work includes the indexing of archival vital records and census books, Holocaust-period records, Josephine and Franciscan cadastral surveys, lists of Jewish taxpayers, and records of Galician medical students and doctors - all added to our searchable online database. In addition, we reproduce regional and cadastral maps for our online Map Room. We conduct educational research and publish a quarterly research journal, the Galitzianer. Gesher Galicia is also organized for the purpose of maintaining networking and online discussion groups and to promote and support Jewish heritage preservation work in the areas of the former Galicia.

You can search our free All Galicia Database, Map Room, and archival inventories, and read about member benefits starting at $50 per year. You can also join online.

Our general contact address: info@geshergalicia.org

Research Projects

Research Projects

Gesher Galicia's current research projects.

All Galicia Database

All Galicia Database

Online database with over half a million records from Galicia.

Record inventories

Record Inventories

Searchable sources from Poland and Ukraine, and from other countries.

Map Room

Map Room

Large-scale, zoomable cadastral and regional maps from Galicia.

The Galitzianer

The Galitzianer

Gesher Galicia's quarterly research journal, published since 1993.



Przemyśl Identification Project  |  Read here about the final results of the project and the identification of 582 record sets of previously unknown origin

Upcoming Programs

    July 5, 7, 12, and 14, 2022. A four-part online course through the Gesher Galicia-Gratz College partnership: “THE PATH TO MODERNITY: The Jews of Galicia.” To pre-register, please contact Lori Cohen (lcohen@gratz.edu). For the beginners and seasoned genealogists from around the world, the course explores the social and cultural transformation of Galician Jewry drawing on unique material. To find more about the topics please click here.

Recent Programs

    Wednesday, April 13, 7:00 PM, via Zoom The Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island is delighted to invite you to our next meeting, Topic: Interview with Rabbi Moyshe Kolesnik, Keeping the Galitzianer Flame Alive in the Heart of Galicia. Interview by Steven Turner and a narrated tour of the Tempel Synagogue of Ivano-Frankivsk conducted by Rabbi Kolesnik. Recorded: June 2021. Speaker: Dr. Steven S. Turner, President of Gesher Galicia. To join our meeting: Register for our Zoom meeting: this will allow you to join in so you can chat with others during the meeting. Register in advance for this meeting by clicking here.

    Wednesday, March 9th, 2022, 1:00 p.m. ET. Dr. Steven S. Turner, President of Gesher Galicia and Dr. Victoria Khiterer, Associate Professor of History at Millersville University will participate in a lunchtime session to discuss the Russian invasion of Ukraine. This session is sponsored by the Holocaust, Genocide and Human Rights Education Center of Mercer County and will take place on Wednesday, March 9th at 1 PM ET. This will be a virtual session over Zoom. We invite all of you to attend. Please RSVP to HGHRCenter@mccc.edu.

Gesher Galicia is a partner of the following organizations:

Jewish Historical Institute
Galicia Jewish Museum
Gratz College
Center for Urban History of East Central Europe
POLIN
European Jewish Cemeteries Initiative
Ossolineum
United Jewish Community of Ukraine