Ranizów is included in the Kolbuszowa Region Research Group (KRRG). Shtetlach were interwoven together like a tapestry and the Jewish people of neighboring shtetlach linked by marriages, trade and marketing. They shared schools, cemeteries, kosher butchers, bakers and more. Smaller shtetlach registered their birth, marriages and death in a nearby larger shtetl. One should research the neighboring area as well as an individual shtetl. The KRRG web site has resources and information that is relevant to many shtetlach. To search for family links and learn more about neighboring shtetlach, please visit the Kolbuszowa Region Research Group (KRRG).

Shtetl Variant names: Ranischau, Reinzov,  Raniszow, Ronjif  (Yiddish)

Administrative District:  Kolbuszowa 

Subdistrict - Judicial / Tax District: Ranizów

Judicial / Tax District:  Sokolów

Location:

• 9.6 miles E of Kolbuszowa
• 6.3 miles ESE of Sokolów Malopolski
• Latitude  50°16´ Longitude:, 21°59´

History/Geography:

• In present day Poland  Ranizów is in the Podkarpackie Province (Województwo). County (Powiat):Kolbuszowa.  Rural Administrative District (Gmina): Ranizów.
• Ranizów had a Mikvah and a large Synagogue where from 500 to 600 people came from nearby towns for the High Holidays.

Maps:

• View Ranizów via MapQuest

Resources:

• The 1929 Business Directory

Photos & Postcards:

• Photos of Ranizów.

The People of Ranizów:

Links and Databases: When searching the links below, please remember that many towns in Poland have the same name. Make sure that the information you find refers to the shtetl you are researching.

Search for Raniżów. The Jewish Records Indexing - Poland and JewishGen "All Poland Database" is a multiple database search facility, which incorporates all of the following databases: JRI -Poland,  Yizkor Book Necrologies, JewishGen Family Finder )JGFF), JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR), 1891 Galicia Business Directory, 1929 Polish Business Directory, 1890-1891 New York Immigrants from Poland, Austria and Galicia, JG Discussion Group Archives, SIG Mailing List Archives and much much more. Search for any surname and /or town. the "Miriam Weiner Routes to Roots Foundation Eastern European Archival Database" to see where some vital records are.

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