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*[http://sephardiclibrary.org/genealogy.html Online records from Rangoon and Calcutta Grave records] from the National Sephardic Library (Genealogy) of [http://www.americansephardifederation.org/ American Sephardi Federation]
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Some records of the births of Jewish people were included in the [[church records]] for the Bombay Presidency. It would seem that Jewish parents submitted a letter from their Rabbi or other figure of authority certifying that the individual was born on a certain day at a certain place. These letters were then included with the regular church records. Later, this 'registration' could then be used as proof of British citizenship. This does not seem to have been a very widespread practice. However, if you are at a loss to find a record of your ancestor, it may be worth examining the indexes to the [[church records]] of the Presidency in which they resided.
Also see [[Jewish#External Links|External Links below]] for some record references
== Names ==
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baghdadi_Jews Baghdadi Jews] Wikipedia
*[http://haruth.com/AsianIndia.html Jewish India] is a comprehensive website with a wealth of links to sites related to the Jewish communities of India.
*[http://www.iajgsjewishcemeteryproject.org/india/index.html International Jewish Cemetery Project:India]
*[http://www.indianjews.org/english Indian Jewish Heritage Center] Israel including
**[http://www.indianjews.org/english/?page_id=192 Kolkata (Calcutta) Jewish Cemetery]
***[http://www.indianjews.org/english/?page_id=204 Online Burial Records]*[http://sephardiclibrary.org/genealogy.html Online records from Rangoon and Calcutta Grave records] from the National Sephardic Library (Genealogy) of the [http://www.americansephardifederation.org/ American Sephardi Federation].This link seems to be currently unavailable*From the catalogue of the [http://search.cjh.org:1701/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?menuitem=0&fromTop=true&fromPreferences=false&fromEshelf=false&vid=beta Centre for Jewish History], New York and available through the American Sephardi Federation:**Birth Register Book: Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue Rangoon. Published 1979 In English, available from 1896. In Hebrew, available from 1888**Death Register Book: Musmeah Yeshua Synagogue Rangoon. Published 1979. Available from 1888. In Hebrew with Sephardi Script.
*[http://www.jewsofindia.org Jews of India] is the website of the Indian Jewish Congregation of USA. Its newsletters may be read online, some contain details of people born in India. There is a page [http://www.jewsofindia.org/genealogy.html Genealogy of the Bene-Israel Community], one of the communities in Bombay. There is mention of the foundation in India called the Bene Israel Heritage Museum and Genealogical Research Center, Mumbai, which is detailed in the article [http://genblog.myheritage.com/2010/02/india-a-remarkable-community-p/ India: A remarkable community project] (Genblog.myheritage.com) Its address appears to be 5 Purnima, 20 Nepean Sea Road Mumbai 400036 and the contact email address <nowiki>beneisraely@yahoo.com</nowiki>
*[http://www.jacobsassoon.org/synagogues.html Baghdadi Jewish Synagogues in Bombay and Poona] with current [http://www.jacobsassoon.org/contact-us.html contact details]. Some Synagogues are still ongoing. jacobsassoon.org
