The Riga Rabbinate vital records
Метрические книги раввинатов Латвии

תיעוד שנעשה על-ידי רבנים והנמצא בריגה



My Grandfather Zalman- Eliokim Usdin,
 born in Vishki, Vitebsk gub.( Russia)  in 1889.
Died in Paris,  France in 1971.
WW1( click to see his Identity Card)


Translitteration and translation from Russian made by Christine Usdin..
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Aiz- Bau- Dag- Dan- Dau- Dvi- Fri- Gaz  Gla- Gol- Gos- Gri- HasIll- Jak- Jau- Jek- Jel- Kra- Kul- Lib- Lie - Liv- Lud- Mal- Mit- Pil- Pre- Rez- Rie- Rib- RigRos- Sab- Sam- Sas- Sil- Su-TalTuk- Val- Var- Ven- Vil- Vin- Vis- Win

1897 Census:
* Vishki
*Dvinsk ( work in progress)
* Riga( will come soon)

Vital records:
Aizpute( Hasenpoth, Gazenpot)/А́йзпуте( Газенпот )/  אייזפוט

*Births registers
1854/ 1855/ 1856 - 1857/ 1858/ 1860 - 1861/ 1862/ 1864 - 1865/ 1866 - 1867/ 1868 - 1869/1870 - 1871/ 1872 -  1873/ 1875 -  1876/ 1877 -  1878/ 1879 - 1880/ 1881 - 1882/ 1883 - 1884/ 1885 -  1886/ 1887 -  1888/ 1889 - 1890/ 1891 - 1892/ 1893 - 1894 -1895 - 1896/ 1897 -  1899 -1900 - 1901/ 1902/ 1903- 1904/1905-  1914/ 1915/ 1921

*Marriages registers
1854/ 1855/ 1856/ 1857/ 1858  -1860/ 1861/ 1862/ 1863/ 1864/ 1865 - 1866/ 1867/ 1868/ 1869/ 1870/ 1871 - 1872/ 1873/ 1874/ 1875 -  1876/ 1877/ 1878/ 1879/ 1880-  1881/ 1882/ 1883/ 1884/ 1885/ 1886/ 1887 -  1888/ 1889/ 1890/ 1891/ 1892 - 1893/ 1894/ 1895/ 1896/ 1897/ 1898/ 1899 -  1900/ 1901/ 1902/ 1903/ 1904/ 1905

*Divorces registers
From 1856 to 1894

*Deaths registers
1854/ 1855/ 1856/ 1857/ 1858 - 1860/ 1861/ 1862 - 1864/ 1865/ 1866 - 1867/ 1868/ 1869 -  1870/ 1871/ 1872-  1873/ 1874/ 1875/ 1876/ 1877 -  1878/ 1879/ 1880/ 1881/ 1882 - 1883/ 1884/ 1885/ 1886/ 1887 - 1888/ 1889/ 1890/ 1891/ 1892 -  1893/ 1894/ 1895/ 1896 - 1897/ 1898/ 1899/ 1900 -  1901 -1902 -1903 -1904 - 1905


Bauska
/ Бауска /  באוסקה 

*Births registers
1854-1855-1856-1857-1858-1859-1860-1862-1863-1864-1865-1866-1867-1868-1869-
1870-1871-1872-1873-1874-1875-1876-1877-1878-1879-1880-1881-1882-1883-1884-
1885-1886-1887-1888-1889-1891-1892-1893-1894-1895-1896-1897-1900-1901-1902-1903-1904-1905

*Marriages registers
1854/ 1855-  1856/ 1857/ 1858 - 1859/1860/1861- 1863/ 1864/ 1865- 1866/ 1867/ 1868  - 1869/ 1870/ 1871  -  1872/ 1873/ 1874-  1875/ 1876/ 1878- 1879/ 1890/ 1891- 1892/ 1893/ 1894  -1895/1896/1897/1898-  1899/1900/1901/1902-  1903/1904/1905


*Divorces registers
From 1854 to 1902

*Deaths registers
1854/ 1855-  1856/ 1857  - 1858/1859 - 1861/1862 - 1863/1864 - 1865/1866 - 1867/ 1868- 1869/ 1870-  1871/1872 -1873/ 1874-1875/1876- 1877/ 1878-  1879/ 1880- 1881/ 1882-  1883/ 1884-  1885/1886-  1887/1888-  1889/1890-  1891/1892  -1893/1894- 1895/1896- 1897/1898- 1899/1900- 1901/1902/1903 - 1904/1905


Dvinsk
Двинск/Да́угавпилс/ Динабург /  דוינסק 


*Births registers
-
1868-1869-1870-1872-1873-1874-1875-1878-1887-1889-
1890-1891-1892-1893-1894-1895-1898-1899-1903-1905- 1906- 1908

*Marriages registers
-1868-1869-1871-1875-1878-1889-1894-1904-1906- 1907

*Divorces registers
-1867-1869-1874 -1890

*Deaths registers
-1870-1872-1876-1877-1878-1888-1894- 1897-1901-1905- 1908
 
     
Dvinsk. The 1897 Census
( translation)


.

Gazenpot( see Aizpute)/ Газенпот/   גאזנפוט ראה אייזפוט




Glazmanka/ Dankere/ Gostini/  Глазманкa/ Гостини/ Данкерe /  גלזמנקה/דנקרה/גוסטיני

*Births registers
1889- 1890- 1893- 1894- 1895- 1897- 1899- 1904-  1905-  1906/ 1908/ 1909

*Marriages registers
1889- 1890- 1893- 1894- 1897- 1899- 1900- 1901- 1902- 1904- 1905- 1906/ 1908/ 1909

*Divorces registers
1893- 1894- 1902- 1905  - No divorce-

*Deaths registers
1889- 1890- 1893- 1894- 18961897 - 1899- 1902- 1904- 1906/ 1909

Goldingen/   Голдинген /  Кулдигеa/  גולדינגן ראה קודילגה    
see Kudilga

Griva/   Грива/  גריבה 

*Births, Marriages and Divorces registers
1896/ 1903/ 1905/ 1906/ 1907- 1911 - 1890/ 1893/ 1903

*Divorces registers
1879/ 1890


*Deaths registers
1890- 1900- 1911


Hasenpoth( see Aizpute)/    Газенпот/Айзпуте /   האסנפוט ראה אייזפוט


Jakobstadt/ Jekabpils/   Якобштат / Екабпилс /  יעקבשטאט /ייקבפילס

*Births registers
1857-1859-1867-1877-1878-1879-1880-1881-1882-1883-1884-
1885-1886-1887-1888-1889-1890-1891-1892-1893- 1907

*Marriages registers
1876-1877-1878-1879-1880-1881-1882-1883-1884-
1885-1886-1887-1888-1889-1890- 1891-1892- 1893

*Deaths registers
1870-1876-1877-1878-1880-1881-1882-1883-1884-
1885-1886-1887-1888-1889-1890-1891-1892-1893

Jaunjelgava/ Friedrichstadt /   Яунелгавe/ Фридрихштадт/   יאונגלבה /פרידריכשטאט 


*Births registers
1838- 1841- 1847

*Marriages registers
1838- 1841- 1847

*Divorces registers
1838

*Deaths registers
18381847

Jelgava/   Елгавa( Митау, Либава )/  יאלגבה
 

( translations started on April 17, 2011 and finished on July 10, 2011)

*Births registers
1854- 1855 - 1857- 1858- 1862- 1864- 1865- 18661867- 18681869- 18701871- 1872-  1873- 1874- 1875- 1876- 1877- 1878- 1879- 1880- 1881- 1882- 1883- 1886- 1887- 1888- 1889- 1892- 1895- 19001902- 1903- 1908-   1919/ 1920/ 1921

*Marriages registers
1854 - 1856 - 1857 - 1858 - 1859 - 1860 - 1861- 1862- 1863- 1864 -1865 - 1866 - 1867 - 1868 - 1875 - 1877 - 1878 - 1879 - 1880 - 1881 - 1882 - 1883 - 1884 - 1886 - 1887 - 1889 - 1890 -1891 - 1893 - 1895 - 1896 - 1897 - 1919/ 1920/ 1921

*Divorces registers
No divorce records

*Deaths registers
1855 -1856 -1857 - 1858 - 1859 - 1860- 1861- 1862- 1863- 1864 - 1865 - 1866 - 1867 - 1868 - 1869- 1870- 1871- 1873- 1874- 1875 - 1878  - 1879 - 1880 - 1881 - 1882 - 1883 - 1885 - 1887 - 1890 - 1891 - 1892 -1895 - 1896 - 1897 -1903- 1906- 19091919/ 1920/ 1921

- The Mitau adressbook. 1892. 

Kudilga (Goldingen)  Кулдигa (Голдинген) / ( קודילגה (גולדינגן

*Births registers
1854- 1856

*Marriages registers
1854/ 1856

*Divorces registers
1854/ 1856 (only one divorce and in 1854)

*Deaths registers
1854- 1856
 
Liepaja/Libava/Libau/    Либаве/ Лиепая/  ליפייה  ליבאו/ליבוה/
 
 


*Births registers
1836-1837-1838-1839-1840-1841-1842-1843-1844-1845-1846-1847-1848-1849-1850-1851-1852-
1853-1854-1857-1858-1859-1860-1861-1862-1863-1864-1865-1866-1867-1868-1869-1870-1871-1872-
1873-1874-1875-1876-1877-1878-1879-1880-1881-1882-1883-1884-1885-1886-1887-1888-1889-1890-
1891-1892-1893-1894-1895-1896-1897-1898-1899-1900-1901-1902-1903-1904-1905-  1906- 1907- 1908- 1909- 1915

*Marriages registers
1854/ 1855/ 1856/ 1857 - 1858/ 1859/ 1860/ 1861- 1862/ 1863/ 1864/ 1865 - 1866/ 1867/ 1868/ 1869/ 1870/
1871
- 1872/ 1873/ 1874/ 1875/ 1876/- 1877/ 1878/ 1879/ 1880/ 1881-1884/  -1885/ 1886/ 1887/ 1888/ 1889
 - 1890/ 1891/ 1892/1893/1894 - 1895/ 1896/ 1897/ 1898/1899 - 1900/ 1901/1902   -  1903/ 1904/ 1905-  1906

*Divorces registers
From 1877 to 1905-  From 1906 to 1909

*Deaths registers
1854/1855/ 1856  -1857/ 1858/ 1859 - 1860/1861/1862 - 1863/ 1864/ 1865  - 1866/ 1867/ 1868  - 1869/ 1870/
1871
-  1872/ 1873/ 1874   -1875 / 1876/ 1877  - 1878/ 1879/ 1880   -1881/ 1882/1883 - 1884/ 1885/ 1886  - 1887/ 1888/ 1889-
1890/ 1891/ 1892  - 1893/ 1894  - 1895/ 1896/ 18971898/ 1899/ 1900 -  1901/ 1902/ 1903  - 1904/ 1905  - 1906

The Libau adressbook. 1892 



Ludza/   Лудзa/  לודז'ה
 


*Births registers
1867- 1868- 1869- 1870- 1872- 1875- 1894

*Marriages registers
1868/1872

*Divorces registers
1867- 1868- 1869- 1870- 1875. No divorces

*Deaths registers
1867- 1868- 1875- 1893


Malta(Silmala)/   Малтa (Силмала) /  (מטלה (סילמאלה
 

*Births and Marriages  registers
1872/ 1895
(no divorce , no death on the Raduraksti records from 1871 to 1891)

Mitau/   Митау/ Елгавa/   (מיטאו (ראה ילגבה
See Jelgava

Mitava
See Jelgava


Piltene/    Пилтене/  פילטנה

*Births registers
1854/ 1878/ 1879/ 1887/ 1889

*Marriages registers
1878/ 1879/ 1889 ( The 1884, 1887 and 1888 records on Raduraksti are for Vindava, not Piletene)

*Divorces registers
1854( no divorce)

*Deaths registers
1878/ 1887/ 1888/1889/ 1901( in the Libava records on Raduraksti)


Rezekne ( Rositten,Rezhitsa)/    Резекне(  Розиттен, Режица) /  רזקנה (רוזיטטן ,רזיצ'שה


*Births registers
-1871/1879/1880-1882-1884-1885-1887-1889-1890-1891-1892-1895-1896-
1897-1899-1900-1902

*Marriages registers
-1868/1869-1870-1871-1872-1874-1875-1876-1878-1879-1880-
1882-1884-1885-1887-1888-1889-1890-1891-1892-1895-1896-1897-
1900-1902-1904

*Divorces registers
Translation

*Deaths registers
-1865-1866-1868-1869-1870-1871-1872-1874-1875-1876-1877-1878/1879-1880-
1882-1884-1885-1887-1888-1889-1890-1891-1892-1895-1896-1897-1900-1902


Riebini/ Ribinishki

*Births registers
1870/ 1871/ 1872/ 1874/ 1875/ 1876/ 1877/ 1878/ 1879/ 1880-   1882/ 1883/ 1884/ 1885/ 1886/ 1888/ 1889/ 1890/ 1891-   1898/ 1899/ 1900/ 1902/ 1903/ 1904/ 1905

*Marriages registers
from 1870 to 1903

*Divorces registers
1870/ 1872/ 1874/ 1875( No divorce)

*Deaths registers
1870/ 1882/ 1884/ 1898/ 1899/ 1900/ 1901/ 1902/ 1904


Riga/  Ригa/  ריגה
 


*Births registers
1854-1855-1856-1857-1858-1859-1860-1861-1862-1863
1864-1865-1866-1867-1868-1869-1870-1871-1872-1873
1874-1875-1876-1877-1878-1879-1880-1881-1882-1883
1884-1885-1886-1887-1888-1889-1890-1891-1892-1893
1894-1895-1896-1897-1898-1899-1900-1901-1902-1903
1904-1905

Sabile( Yiddish: Schabeln, German: Zabeln) /Сабиле( Цабель) /   סאבילה,  באידיש שאבאלן , בגרמנית זאבלן    


*Births registers
1860/ 1861- 1864/ 1865- 1866/ 1867- 1868/1869- 1870/1871- 1872/
1873
- 1874/1876- 1877-1881- 1882/ 1883- 1884/ 1885- 1890- 1891- 1894- 1899- 1900

*Marriages registers
1859/1864/1865/1866/1867/1870- 1872/
1874/1876/1877
- 1880//1881//1882/ 18841885/ 1894/ 1899/ 1900/ 1901/ 1903

*Divorces registers
1859-1864-1865-1866-1867-1869-1870-1871- 1872-1873-
1874( only one divorce during these years)

*Deaths registers
1859/ 1862/ 1863/ 1864- 1865/ 1866/ 1867/ 18691872/
1873/ 1876/ 1877
- 1879/ 1880/ 1881/ 1882- 1883/ 1884/ 1885/ 1889/ 1890-  1894/ 1901/ 1903/ 1913

Saldus( Fraenburg)/ Салдус( Фрауэнбург) /  ( סלודס ( פרינבורג
 

*Births registers
1876( in the Sabiles records), 1879( in the Sabiles records)

*Deaths registers
1879( in the Sabiles records)





Samaskas/   
 

see Valdemarpils

Sassmacken
see Valdemarpils


Subate, Ilukste and Griva/   Субате, Илуксте и Грива/  סובאט , אילוקסט וגריבה

*Births registers
1857- 1858- 1859-1860- 1861- 1864- 1879- 1911(only Griva)

*Marriages registers
1865/ 1890/ 1893/ 1903

*Divorces registers
1879/ 1890

*Deaths registers
1890- 1900- 1911 (these records are only for Griva)


Tukums, Tukkum/   Тукумс/  טוקומס ,טוקום

*Births registers
1853/ 1854/ 1855 -  1866-  1867-  1868 /1869 /1870-  1876-  1877- 1878 -1881- 1882 -1883 - 1884- 1886- 1887- 1888- 1891- 1892- 1893- 1894- 1895- 1896- 1897- 1898- 1899

*Marriages registers
1853/ 1854/ 1866/ 1867/ 1868-  1869/ 1870/ 1876/ 1877-   1880/ 1881/ 1882/ 1883-  1884/ 1885/ 1886- 1887/ 1888/ 1891- 1892/ 1893/ 1894/1895- 1896/ 1897/ 1898


*Divorces registers
From 1865 to 1893


*Deaths registers
1853/ 1854/ 1855- 1865/ 1866-  1867/ 1868/ 1869/ 1870- 1874/ 1876/ 1877-  1880/ 1881/ 1882- 1883/ 1884/ 1885- 1886/ 1887/ 1888- 1890/ 1891/ 1892- 1893/ 1894/ 1895/ 1896- 1897/ 1898/ 1901


Valdemarpils/Samaskas/Sassmacken/  Валдемарпилс / Самаскa/  ואלדאמרפילס/סאמאסכן/סאמאסקן
 


Links in green from Hebrew by Martha Lev- Zion
*Births registers
1860 (1860)-1861(1861)-1862(1862)-1863 (1863) -1864 (1864)-1865(1865)-1866 (1866)-1867 (1867)-1868 (1868)-1869 (1869)-1870 (1870)-1871 (1871)-1872 (1872)-1873(1873)-
1874-1875-1876 (1876)-1877-1878-1879-1880-1881-1882-1883-1884-1885-1886-
1888-1889-1890-1891-1892-1893-1895-1896-1897-1898-1899-1900-1901-1902-1903-
1904-1905

*Marriages registers
1860/ 1861/ 1862/ 1863/ 1864-   1866/ 1867/ 1868/ 1869/ 1870- 1871/ 1872/ 1873/
1874/ 1875
-   1876/ 1877/ 1878/ 1881 / 1882/ 1883-   1884/ 1885/ 1886/
1888/ 1889
-  1890/1891/1892/1895/1896/1897/1903/
1904/1905


*Divorces registers
from 1866 to 1888

*Deaths registers
1861/1862  -1863/ 1864/ 1865/ 1866- 1867/ 1868/ 1869 -1870/ 1871/ 1872 - 1873/
 1874/ 1875
- 1876/ 1877/ 1878/ 1879  - 1880/ 1881/ 1882/ 1883 - 1884/ 1885/ 1886/
1887
- 1888/ 1889/ 1890/ 1892 - 1896/ 1897/ 1899/ 1900/ 1902/
1905


Varaklani/    Вараклани/  ואראקלני

*Births registers
1868-1869-1870-1871-1872-1874-1875-1876- 1882/ 1883/1884/ 1885/ 1886- 1887/ 1888/ 1889/ 1890/ 1891/ 1892 -1895-1896/ 1902-1901-1903-1905

*Marriages registers
1869/1871/1872-1874/1875-1876/1877/1878/1879/1880-1882/1884/1890/1891/1892
-1885/1887/1888/1897/ 1895/1897/1901/1902

 *Divorces registers
1871-1884-1885-1889

*Deaths registers
1868-1869-1870-1871-1872-1874-1875-1876/ 1877/ 1878/ 1879/ 1880-1882-1884/ 1889/ 1890/ 1891/ 1892-1885/ 1887/ 1888/1895

Ventspils( Vindava, Windau)/   Ве́нтспилсe( Виндава ) /    ( ונטספילס (וינדווי וינדאו
( translations started on July 10, 2011, finished on August 8, 2011)

*Births registers
1854- 1855 - 18561857- 1858- 1859- 1860- 1861- 1862- 1863- 1864- 1865- 18681869- 187018721873- 1874- 1875- 1876- 1877- 1878- 1879- 1880- 1881- 1882- 1883- 1884- 1885- 1886- 18871889- 1890- 1891- 1892- 1893- 1894- 1895- 1896- 1897- 1898- 1899- 1900- 1901- 1902- 1903- 1904- 1905- 1906- 1908- 1909

*Marriages registers
1854/ 1855 / 1856/ 1857/ 1860/ 1861/ 1862/ 1863- 1864/ 1865/ 1866/  1867/ 1868/  1869-  1870/ 1871/ 1872/  1873/ 1874/ 1875- 1876/ 1877/ 1878/ 1879- 1880/ 1881/ 1882/ 1883- 1888/ 1889/ 1890/ 1891- 1892/ 1893/ 1894/ 1895- 1896/ 1897/ 1898/ 18991900/ 1901/ 1902/ 1904-  1906/ 1907/ 1908/ 1909

*Divorces registers
1880/ 1881/ 1882/ 1886/ 1891/ 1894/ 1900
*Deaths registers
1854/ 1858/ 1859/ 1860/ 1861/ 1862/ 18641865/ 1866/  18671868/  1869/ 18701871/ 1872/ 1873- 1874/ 1875/ 1876- 1877/ 1878/ 18791882/ 1884/ 1886- 1887/ 1888/ 1889- 1890/ 1891/ 1892- 1893/ 1894/1895- 1896/ 1897/ 1898- 1899/ 1900/ 1901- 1903/ 1904/ 1905-  1907/ 1908/ 1909


Vilaka( Marienhausen)/  Вилакa ( Мариенгаузен) /  וילקה
 


*Births registers
1871/ 1873/ 1874/ 1875/ 1878/ 1880

*Marriages registers
1871/ 1873/ 1874/ 1875/ 1878

*Divorces registers
1871- 1872- 1874  No divorces in these records

*Deaths registers
1871- 1873- 1874- 1875- 1878 (only one death and in 1874)


Vishki/   Вишки /   וישקי

*Births registers
- from 1889 to 1904 (many records are missing)
- from 1905 to 1908
*Marriages registers
- from 1889 to 1904 (many records are missing)
- from 1905 to 1908
*Deaths registers
- from 1891 to 1904(many records are missing)
- from 1905 to 1908

*The 1897 Census of Vishki
 - translation

*The 1897 Census
-
Alterman in Dvinsk
 -
Jewelsohn( Evelsohn) of  Riga
- Levenshtein in Goldingen
- Tzivian in Dvinsk
- Usdin in Dvinsk and Kraslava
- Sherman in Dvinsk


* Some names
- Alterman of Vishki, Dvinsk and Rezekne( Some came from Ludza)

* The Jewish cemetery of Vishki
- Tombstones(photos and transcriptions)

* Vishki (In Russian. На Русском)
"Было такое местечко"

*
Vishki Phone Book. 1940
The Vishki phone book

Jewish cemeteries in Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraina

- The  Jewish cemetery of Vishki ( Latvia)
- The Jewish cemetery of Vishki. Video, that I took in May 2008( so moving...)
- The  Jewish cemetery of Dagda ( Latvia)
- The  Jewish cemetery of  Livani ( Latvia)
- The  Jewish cemetery of Preili ( Latvia)
- The  Jewish cemetery of Kraslava ( Latvia)
- The Jewish cemetery of Rezekne (Latvia)
- Map of the Jewish cemeteries in East Latvia  
 - The Jewish cemetery of Ludza (Latvia).Edited and scanned by Zeeva Levy and Chaim Freedman.
- The Jewish cemetery of  Gostini
(Latvia). 
- The Jewish cemetery of Talsi (Latvia)
- The  Jewish cemetery of Kelme ( Lithuania)
- The  Jewish cemetery of Seduva ( Lithuania)
- The Jewish cemetery of Siauliai (Lithuania)
- The Ternivka mass grave site and the little cemetery (Ukraina)

* Diaries and remembrances

-
Das tragische Schicksal des Genoch Dumesh in Vishky in 1941 und den Kriegstagebücher von Kurt Marien (in German)
- Le destin tragique de Genoch Dumesh a Vishky en 1941 et le journal de guerre de Kurt Marien ( in french)
- The tragic fate of the Genoch Dumesh  in Vishky in 1941 and the war diaries of Kurt Marien ( in english)

- The incredible story, that happened to me with the Rabbi of Kazan, Russia, Rabbi Gorelik, the Grandson of  the late Rabbi Nathan Barkan of Riga.
Watch here.


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