IAJGS2015 Publicity
The 35th IAJGS International Conference is nearly here! Visit
www.iajgs2015.org to see all the exciting details and to register, if you haven't yet done so. Take a glimpse at the full Conference program by going to www.iajgs2015.org, selecting **Program**, and then choosing **Detailed Program** >from the dropdown menu. Check out the Conference's impressive array of lecturers, luncheons, breakfasts, workshops and tours -- a genealogist's dream! Take advantage of the magic of Jerusalem and Israel by attending the wonderful Pre-Conference Shabbaton and "Exploration Sunday" prior to the Conference opening. Rabbi Israel Meir Lau, Opening Session Keynote speaker, will share his moving plea to continue to tell the story of the Shoah, striving to document our family's past as an inspiration for the next generations to come. Dick Eastman, genealogy's renowned blogger, will address our closing banquet. SIG luncheons and other SIG meetings will be held each day, as will "Breakfast with Experts." Workshops will offer valuable opportunities and information on a range of topics that are sure to be of interest. Don't miss the new and distinctive Conference component "Rendezvous with an Expert." We are offering 30-minute one-on-one sessions for those researchers that face a "brick wall" in their family research. To overcome the specific obstacle, we will match an expert in a relevant genealogical field to share his know-how with the researcher in need. The opportunity of a lifetime! To arrange for consultation with an expert, Conference participants should contact Dr. Eli Brauner at elib8@bezeqint.net Plus--our Resource Room will feature three important databases never before available at an IAJGS Conference. Yad Vashem, Beit Hatefuzot (Museum of the Jewish People) and the Jewish National Fund (Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael - KKL) will offer resources that do not appear on their websites. (Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael - KKL) will offer its database of Books of Honor and Golden Books. For more information on the KKL database of honor, see http://www.kkl.org.il/eng/people-and-environment/donate/kkl-jnf-books-for-honor/ [http://tinyurl.com/pqc3weu --Mod.] Come join us in the matchless city of Jerusalem for the momentous, exciting 35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy. Enjoy new and renewed friendships, and a rich appreciation of the land, its resources and its people. For full Convention details: www.iajgs2015.org. Michael Goldstein, Chairman chairman@iajgs2015.org 35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy Jerusalem 6- 10 July 2015 www.iajgs2015.org
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