JewishGen is again offering its Advanced JewishGen class November 1 to
November 28, 2013.

This Advanced Course is interactive and collaborative. It is Internet
oriented, open 24/7 and focuses on finding family records outside the
United States using JewishGen resources.

Downloadable lessons include:
...An overview of JewishGen and its search capacities and component Databases
...An understanding of Jewish customs, geography and history, as they
affect family research
...The methodology of foreign research
...Jewish research sources and how to contact other researchers
...Hiring Professional Researchers in other countries to search for records.

Registration is by application: Choose one family and one town for
your research project. Write a one paragraph introduction to your
family (limit is one surname or two if it is a married couple >from the
same town). Outline one goal and three objectives (what you want to
achieve at the end of four weeks). Include a list of resources you
wish the instructor to supply. Tuition is $150 and is payable after
the application process through our online secure web site.

Send your application letter to Nancy Holden at
JewishGen-education@...

More about this course at http://www.jewishgen.org/education

Phyllis Kramer, NYC and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla
VP, Education, www.JewishGen.org/education