Earliest Records of the Portuguese-Jewish Congregation in Hamburg. The Hamburg Archivist has informed me that the earliest records of the Portuguese-Jewish Congregation are to be found in the following:https://recherche.staatsarchiv.hamburg.de/ScopeQuery5.2/detail.aspx?Id=1108474The Archivist has also indicated that digitization of the records in fonds 522-1 Jüdische Gemeinden is planned but has not yet started, and that I can place an order by completing the Elbe-Werkstätten GmbH reproduction order in addition to the order form and sending them both to the State Archive. https://www.hamburg.de/bkm/benutzung/5017640/englisch-benutzung/I am interested in 17th century records and am asking whether one of our German speaking members would take a look and explain how I might submit a request for digitization of the portion of the achieve pertaining to the 17th century.