Metric Books of the Synagogue of the City of Irkutsk about the Dead as a Historical Source
Year: 2022
Type: article
Abstract: The article presents an analysis of the collection of metric books of the Irkutsk synagogue for the period of 1878–1920, which is stored in the State Archive of the Irkutsk region. Particular attention is paid to the collection of metric books of the dead from 1900 to 1919. The information presented in the books is the most important source for the reconstruction of the life of the Irkutsk Jewish community.
Author: E. A. Berman
Language: English
Topic: Jewish Identity and Society
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4296730128
