JewishGen.org Discussion Group FAQs
What is the JewishGen.org Discussion Group?
The JewishGen.org Discussion Group unites thousands of Jewish genealogical researchers worldwide as they research their family history, search for relatives, and share information, ideas, methods, tips, techniques, and resources. The JewishGen.org Discussion Group makes it easy, quick, and fun, to connect with others around the world.
Is it Secure?
Yes. JewishGen is using a state of the art platform with the most contemporary security standards. JewishGen will never share member information with third parties.
How is the New JewishGen.org Discussion Group better than the old one?
Our old Discussion List platform was woefully antiquated. Among its many challenges: it was not secure, it required messages to be sent in Plain Text, did not support accented characters or languages other than English, could not display links or images, and had archives that were not mobile-friendly.
This new platform that JewishGen is using is a scalable, and sustainable solution, and allows us to engage with JewishGen members throughout the world. It offers a simple and intuitive interface for both members and moderators, more powerful tools, and more secure archives (which are easily accessible on mobile devices, and which also block out personal email addresses to the public).
I am a JewishGen member, why do I have to create a separate account for the Discussion Group?
As we continue to modernize our platform, we are trying to ensure that everything meets contemporary security standards. In the future, we plan hope to have one single sign-in page.
I like how the current lists work. Will I still be able to send/receive emails of posts (and/or digests)?
Yes. In terms of functionality, the group will operate the same for people who like to participate with email. People can still send a message to an email address (in this case, main@groups.JewishGen.org), and receive a daily digest of postings, or individual emails. In addition, Members can also receive a daily summary of topics, and then choose which topics they would like to read about it. However, in addition to email, there is the additional functionality of being able to read/post messages utilizing our online forum (https://groups.jewishgen.org).
Does this new system require plain-text?
No.
Can I post images, accented characters, different colors/font sizes, non-latin characters?
Yes.
Can I categorize a message? For example, if my message is related to Polish, or Ukraine research, can I indicate as such?
Yes! Our new platform allows members to use “Hashtags.” Messages can then be sorted, and searched, based upon how they are categorized. Another advantage is that members can “mute” any conversations they are not interested in, by simply indicating they are not interested in a particular “hashtag.”
Will all posts be archived?
Yes.
Can I still search though old messages?
Yes. All the messages are accessible and searchable going back to 1998.
What if I have questions or need assistance using the new Group?
Send your questions to: support@JewishGen.org
How do I access the Group’s webpage?
Follow this link: https://groups.jewishgen.org/g/main
So just to be sure - this new group will allow us to post from our mobile phones, includes images, accented characters, and non-latin characters, and does not require plain text?
Correct!
Will there be any ads or annoying pop-ups?
No.
Will the current guidelines change?
Yes. While posts will be moderated to ensure civility, and that there is nothing posted that is inappropriate (or completely unrelated to genealogy), we will be trying to create an online community of people who regulate themselves, much as they do (very successfully) on Jewish Genealogy Portal on Facebook.
What are the new guidelines?
There are just a few simple rules & guidelines to follow, which you can read here:https://groups.jewishgen.org/g/main/guidelines
Thank you in advance for contributing to this amazing online community!
If you have any questions, or suggestions, please email support@JewishGen.org.
Sincerely,
The JewishGen.org Team
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Re: Trial
Sally Bruckheimer
Dick,I never thought that the 'Reply' function automatically quoted what is being replied to. People have to pick what they think will help give the context, either quoting something or explaining. Often, without that, the reply makes no sense. You will note, that the first sentence explains what I am replying about. I have no idea what the explanation of the delivery options has to do with anything. Sally
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Visit JewishGen's New Website
#yiddish
bounce-3716063-772983@...
JewishGen is pleased to announce our newly designed website at
www.JewishGen.org. We commissioned the creation of a new landing page to serve as a launching point for the main components of the website. The site is built on a modern, secure platform, which is beneficial for a number of reasons, including: *It has a more intuitive and user-friendly design, *It is mobile-responsive, and *It has a more familiar platform, which will make it easier for us to find qualified consultants, contractors and volunteers to help us in the future. This is not the final plan. It's a stop-gap redesign that addresses some of the shortcomings of our website by creating a visually appealing, mobile-friendly, and easy to navigate homepage that researchers can utilize to find key components on the JewishGen site. While we attracted approximately one million unique visitors to the JewishGen site last year, only a small portion of this group actually registered or became regular users. We anticipate that an enhanced website will improve these results. Specifically, we hope the new landing page will help guide researchers to: *Search the online collection *Locate ancestral communities *Explore life in their ancestral communities *Join our discussion groups *Volunteer, and *Donate. Over the next two months, we will begin crafting a proper technology strategy, which will include our website and databases. In the meantime, however, this new landing page will immediately help researchers, while also demonstrating JewishGen's strategic focus. Thank you to everyone on our staff and volunteer leadership team for their suggestions and contributions to making this happen. Special thanks to Scott Seidenstock, Gary Sandler, and Warren Blatt. Please enjoy the site and visit www.JewishGen.org now. Feedback and suggestions will be most welcome! Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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Chuck Weinstein - Volunteer of the Year!
#yiddish
bounce-3716120-772983@...
Please join us in congratulating Chuck Weinstein, who was honored as
our 2019/5779 Susan E. King Volunteer of the Year during the recent JewishGen Annual Meeting in Cleveland. This is a small token of our appreciation for Chuck's outstanding commitment to JewishGen's important work, and for his significant contributions to the world of Jewish Genealogy. The video about Chuck shown at the meeting can be accessed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yFAmGAzuFM&t=17s or on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/JewishGen.org/ . Mazal Tov, Chuck! Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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Yiddish Theatre and Vadeville #YiddishTheatre Visit JewishGen's New Website
#yiddish
bounce-3716063-772983@...
JewishGen is pleased to announce our newly designed website at
www.JewishGen.org. We commissioned the creation of a new landing page to serve as a launching point for the main components of the website. The site is built on a modern, secure platform, which is beneficial for a number of reasons, including: *It has a more intuitive and user-friendly design, *It is mobile-responsive, and *It has a more familiar platform, which will make it easier for us to find qualified consultants, contractors and volunteers to help us in the future. This is not the final plan. It's a stop-gap redesign that addresses some of the shortcomings of our website by creating a visually appealing, mobile-friendly, and easy to navigate homepage that researchers can utilize to find key components on the JewishGen site. While we attracted approximately one million unique visitors to the JewishGen site last year, only a small portion of this group actually registered or became regular users. We anticipate that an enhanced website will improve these results. Specifically, we hope the new landing page will help guide researchers to: *Search the online collection *Locate ancestral communities *Explore life in their ancestral communities *Join our discussion groups *Volunteer, and *Donate. Over the next two months, we will begin crafting a proper technology strategy, which will include our website and databases. In the meantime, however, this new landing page will immediately help researchers, while also demonstrating JewishGen's strategic focus. Thank you to everyone on our staff and volunteer leadership team for their suggestions and contributions to making this happen. Special thanks to Scott Seidenstock, Gary Sandler, and Warren Blatt. Please enjoy the site and visit www.JewishGen.org now. Feedback and suggestions will be most welcome! Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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Yiddish Theatre and Vadeville #YiddishTheatre Chuck Weinstein - Volunteer of the Year!
#yiddish
bounce-3716120-772983@...
Please join us in congratulating Chuck Weinstein, who was honored as
our 2019/5779 Susan E. King Volunteer of the Year during the recent JewishGen Annual Meeting in Cleveland. This is a small token of our appreciation for Chuck's outstanding commitment to JewishGen's important work, and for his significant contributions to the world of Jewish Genealogy. The video about Chuck shown at the meeting can be accessed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yFAmGAzuFM&t=17s or on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/JewishGen.org/ . Mazal Tov, Chuck! Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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Re: Trial
Re: Trial On the Lyrica version, people usually reply to a
comment, mentioning or quoting something of what they are
replying to. That is very helpful to remind us what subject or
town the reply concerns. In this groups.io version, nobody seems
to do that. I, for one, often don't understand what the reply is
talking about.
Do people here agree with me?
Sally Bruckheimer
Princeton, NJ
Absolutely YES. Having posts organized in
"Threads" or "Conversations" would create order and make
following the sense of posts much easier.
Errol Genet
New Orleans, LA
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Chuck Weinstein - Volunteer of the Year!
#usa
Nancy Siegel
Please join us in congratulating Chuck Weinstein, who was honored as
our 2019/5779 Susan E. King Volunteer of the Year during the recent JewishGen Annual Meeting in Cleveland. This is a small token of our appreciation for Chuck's outstanding commitment to JewishGen's important work, and for his significant contributions to the world of Jewish Genealogy. The video about Chuck shown at the meeting can be accessed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yFAmGAzuFM&t=17s or on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/JewishGen.org/ . Mazal Tov, Chuck! Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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Visit JewishGen's New Website
#usa
Nancy Siegel
JewishGen is pleased to announce our newly designed website at
www.JewishGen.org. We commissioned the creation of a new landing page to serve as a launching point for the main components of the website. The site is built on a modern, secure platform, which is beneficial for a number of reasons, including: *It has a more intuitive and user-friendly design, *It is mobile-responsive, and *It has a more familiar platform, which will make it easier for us to find qualified consultants, contractors and volunteers to help us in the future. This is not the final plan. It's a stop-gap redesign that addresses some of the shortcomings of our website by creating a visually appealing, mobile-friendly, and easy to navigate homepage that researchers can utilize to find key components on the JewishGen site. While we attracted approximately one million unique visitors to the JewishGen site last year, only a small portion of this group actually registered or became regular users. We anticipate that an enhanced website will improve these results. Specifically, we hope the new landing page will help guide researchers to: *Search the online collection *Locate ancestral communities *Explore life in their ancestral communities *Join our discussion groups *Volunteer, and *Donate. Over the next two months, we will begin crafting a proper technology strategy, which will include our website and databases. In the meantime, however, this new landing page will immediately help researchers, while also demonstrating JewishGen's strategic focus. Thank you to everyone on our staff and volunteer leadership team for their suggestions and contributions to making this happen. Special thanks to Scott Seidenstock, Gary Sandler, and Warren Blatt. Please enjoy the site and visit www.JewishGen.org now. Feedback and suggestions will be most welcome! Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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Early American SIG #USA Chuck Weinstein - Volunteer of the Year!
#usa
Nancy Siegel
Please join us in congratulating Chuck Weinstein, who was honored as
our 2019/5779 Susan E. King Volunteer of the Year during the recent JewishGen Annual Meeting in Cleveland. This is a small token of our appreciation for Chuck's outstanding commitment to JewishGen's important work, and for his significant contributions to the world of Jewish Genealogy. The video about Chuck shown at the meeting can be accessed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yFAmGAzuFM&t=17s or on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/JewishGen.org/ . Mazal Tov, Chuck! Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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Early American SIG #USA Visit JewishGen's New Website
#usa
Nancy Siegel
JewishGen is pleased to announce our newly designed website at
www.JewishGen.org. We commissioned the creation of a new landing page to serve as a launching point for the main components of the website. The site is built on a modern, secure platform, which is beneficial for a number of reasons, including: *It has a more intuitive and user-friendly design, *It is mobile-responsive, and *It has a more familiar platform, which will make it easier for us to find qualified consultants, contractors and volunteers to help us in the future. This is not the final plan. It's a stop-gap redesign that addresses some of the shortcomings of our website by creating a visually appealing, mobile-friendly, and easy to navigate homepage that researchers can utilize to find key components on the JewishGen site. While we attracted approximately one million unique visitors to the JewishGen site last year, only a small portion of this group actually registered or became regular users. We anticipate that an enhanced website will improve these results. Specifically, we hope the new landing page will help guide researchers to: *Search the online collection *Locate ancestral communities *Explore life in their ancestral communities *Join our discussion groups *Volunteer, and *Donate. Over the next two months, we will begin crafting a proper technology strategy, which will include our website and databases. In the meantime, however, this new landing page will immediately help researchers, while also demonstrating JewishGen's strategic focus. Thank you to everyone on our staff and volunteer leadership team for their suggestions and contributions to making this happen. Special thanks to Scott Seidenstock, Gary Sandler, and Warren Blatt. Please enjoy the site and visit www.JewishGen.org now. Feedback and suggestions will be most welcome! Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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Book: Hachshara and Youth Aliyah Sweden 1933-1948 - rescuing youth from Germany via Sweden
#germany
Judith Diamond
The book 'Pa vag till Israel' was written by my uncle Emil Glu(e)ck who
was the prime mover of the Hachshara in Sweden, and documented the assisted migration of Jewish youth >from Nazi Germany, the planning and organization of their agricultural training, Jewish education and continued migration to Palestine. It also described the work to rehabilitate and reintegrate young Jewish survivors >from the Polish and German concentration camps in the aftermath of the war. Emil was able in later years to meet again some of the chalutzim and gives in the book a short biography of a few of them. The English translation 'Hachshara and Youth Aliyah in Sweden 1933-1948' has a full index of all names mentioned. It was translated, edited and produced in In 2016 by a number of Emil's family, for the benefit of the family, but we feel that the story, told by those who were intimately involved, should have a wider audience. It is now available at cost on-line >from a print-on-demand company or elsewhere. This is a one-off announcement of this publication - printed for no profit. Judith Diamond, London, UK : jrd@bjdiamond.plus.com
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German SIG #Germany Book: Hachshara and Youth Aliyah Sweden 1933-1948 - rescuing youth from Germany via Sweden
#germany
Judith Diamond
The book 'Pa vag till Israel' was written by my uncle Emil Glu(e)ck who
was the prime mover of the Hachshara in Sweden, and documented the assisted migration of Jewish youth >from Nazi Germany, the planning and organization of their agricultural training, Jewish education and continued migration to Palestine. It also described the work to rehabilitate and reintegrate young Jewish survivors >from the Polish and German concentration camps in the aftermath of the war. Emil was able in later years to meet again some of the chalutzim and gives in the book a short biography of a few of them. The English translation 'Hachshara and Youth Aliyah in Sweden 1933-1948' has a full index of all names mentioned. It was translated, edited and produced in In 2016 by a number of Emil's family, for the benefit of the family, but we feel that the story, told by those who were intimately involved, should have a wider audience. It is now available at cost on-line >from a print-on-demand company or elsewhere. This is a one-off announcement of this publication - printed for no profit. Judith Diamond, London, UK : jrd@bjdiamond.plus.com
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Visit JewishGen's New Website
#southafrica
Nancy Siegel
JewishGen is pleased to announce our newly designed website at
www.JewishGen.org. We commissioned the creation of a new landing page to serve as a launching point for the main components of the website. The site is built on a modern, secure platform, which is beneficial for a number of reasons, including: *It has a more intuitive and user-friendly design, *It is mobile-responsive, and *It has a more familiar platform, which will make it easier for us to find qualified consultants, contractors and volunteers to help us in the future. This is not the final plan. It's a stop-gap redesign that addresses some of the shortcomings of our website by creating a visually appealing, mobile-friendly, and easy to navigate homepage that researchers can utilize to find key components on the JewishGen site. While we attracted approximately one million unique visitors to the JewishGen site last year, only a small portion of this group actually registered or became regular users. We anticipate that an enhanced website will improve these results. Specifically, we hope the new landing page will help guide researchers to: *Search the online collection *Locate ancestral communities *Explore life in their ancestral communities *Join our discussion groups *Volunteer, and *Donate. Over the next two months, we will begin crafting a proper technology strategy, which will include our website and databases. In the meantime, however, this new landing page will immediately help researchers, while also demonstrating JewishGen's strategic focus. Thank you to everyone on our staff and volunteer leadership team for their suggestions and contributions to making this happen. Special thanks to Scott Seidenstock, Gary Sandler, and Warren Blatt. Please enjoy the site and visit www.JewishGen.org now. Feedback and suggestions will be most welcome! Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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Chuck Weinstein - Volunteer of the Year!
#southafrica
Nancy Siegel
Please join us in congratulating Chuck Weinstein, who was honored as
our 2019/5779 Susan E. King Volunteer of the Year during the recent JewishGen Annual Meeting in Cleveland. This is a small token of our appreciation for Chuck's outstanding commitment to JewishGen's important work, and for his significant contributions to the world of Jewish Genealogy. The video about Chuck shown at the meeting can be accessed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yFAmGAzuFM&t=17s or on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/JewishGen.org/ . Mazal Tov, Chuck! Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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South Africa SIG #SouthAfrica Visit JewishGen's New Website
#southafrica
Nancy Siegel
JewishGen is pleased to announce our newly designed website at
www.JewishGen.org. We commissioned the creation of a new landing page to serve as a launching point for the main components of the website. The site is built on a modern, secure platform, which is beneficial for a number of reasons, including: *It has a more intuitive and user-friendly design, *It is mobile-responsive, and *It has a more familiar platform, which will make it easier for us to find qualified consultants, contractors and volunteers to help us in the future. This is not the final plan. It's a stop-gap redesign that addresses some of the shortcomings of our website by creating a visually appealing, mobile-friendly, and easy to navigate homepage that researchers can utilize to find key components on the JewishGen site. While we attracted approximately one million unique visitors to the JewishGen site last year, only a small portion of this group actually registered or became regular users. We anticipate that an enhanced website will improve these results. Specifically, we hope the new landing page will help guide researchers to: *Search the online collection *Locate ancestral communities *Explore life in their ancestral communities *Join our discussion groups *Volunteer, and *Donate. Over the next two months, we will begin crafting a proper technology strategy, which will include our website and databases. In the meantime, however, this new landing page will immediately help researchers, while also demonstrating JewishGen's strategic focus. Thank you to everyone on our staff and volunteer leadership team for their suggestions and contributions to making this happen. Special thanks to Scott Seidenstock, Gary Sandler, and Warren Blatt. Please enjoy the site and visit www.JewishGen.org now. Feedback and suggestions will be most welcome! Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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South Africa SIG #SouthAfrica Chuck Weinstein - Volunteer of the Year!
#southafrica
Nancy Siegel
Please join us in congratulating Chuck Weinstein, who was honored as
our 2019/5779 Susan E. King Volunteer of the Year during the recent JewishGen Annual Meeting in Cleveland. This is a small token of our appreciation for Chuck's outstanding commitment to JewishGen's important work, and for his significant contributions to the world of Jewish Genealogy. The video about Chuck shown at the meeting can be accessed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yFAmGAzuFM&t=17s or on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/JewishGen.org/ . Mazal Tov, Chuck! Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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Nancy Siegel
JewishGen is pleased to announce our newly designed website at
www.JewishGen.org. We commissioned the creation of a new landing page to serve as a launching point for the main components of the website. The site is built on a modern, secure platform, which is beneficial for a number of reasons, including: *It has a more intuitive and user-friendly design, *It is mobile-responsive, and *It has a more familiar platform, which will make it easier for us to find qualified consultants, contractors and volunteers to help us in the future. This is not the final plan. It's a stop-gap redesign that addresses some of the shortcomings of our website by creating a visually appealing, mobile-friendly, and easy to navigate homepage that researchers can utilize to find key components on the JewishGen site. While we attracted approximately one million unique visitors to the JewishGen site last year, only a small portion of this group actually registered or became regular users. We anticipate that an enhanced website will improve these results. Specifically, we hope the new landing page will help guide researchers to: *Search the online collection *Locate ancestral communities *Explore life in their ancestral communities *Join our discussion groups *Volunteer, and *Donate. Over the next two months, we will begin crafting a proper technology strategy, which will include our website and databases. In the meantime, however, this new landing page will immediately help researchers, while also demonstrating JewishGen's strategic focus. Thank you to everyone on our staff and volunteer leadership team for their suggestions and contributions to making this happen. Special thanks to Scott Seidenstock, Gary Sandler, and Warren Blatt. Please enjoy the site and visit www.JewishGen.org now. Feedback and suggestions will be most welcome! Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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Nancy Siegel
Please join us in congratulating Chuck Weinstein, who was honored as
our 2019/5779 Susan E. King Volunteer of the Year during the recent JewishGen Annual Meeting in Cleveland. This is a small token of our appreciation for Chuck's outstanding commitment to JewishGen's important work, and for his significant contributions to the world of Jewish Genealogy. The video about Chuck shown at the meeting can be accessed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yFAmGAzuFM&t=17s or on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/JewishGen.org/ . Mazal Tov, Chuck! Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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Nancy Siegel
JewishGen is pleased to announce our newly designed website at
www.JewishGen.org. We commissioned the creation of a new landing page to serve as a launching point for the main components of the website. The site is built on a modern, secure platform, which is beneficial for a number of reasons, including: *It has a more intuitive and user-friendly design, *It is mobile-responsive, and *It has a more familiar platform, which will make it easier for us to find qualified consultants, contractors and volunteers to help us in the future. This is not the final plan. It's a stop-gap redesign that addresses some of the shortcomings of our website by creating a visually appealing, mobile-friendly, and easy to navigate homepage that researchers can utilize to find key components on the JewishGen site. While we attracted approximately one million unique visitors to the JewishGen site last year, only a small portion of this group actually registered or became regular users. We anticipate that an enhanced website will improve these results. Specifically, we hope the new landing page will help guide researchers to: *Search the online collection *Locate ancestral communities *Explore life in their ancestral communities *Join our discussion groups *Volunteer, and *Donate. Over the next two months, we will begin crafting a proper technology strategy, which will include our website and databases. In the meantime, however, this new landing page will immediately help researchers, while also demonstrating JewishGen's strategic focus. Thank you to everyone on our staff and volunteer leadership team for their suggestions and contributions to making this happen. Special thanks to Scott Seidenstock, Gary Sandler, and Warren Blatt. Please enjoy the site and visit www.JewishGen.org now. Feedback and suggestions will be most welcome! Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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Nancy Siegel
Please join us in congratulating Chuck Weinstein, who was honored as
our 2019/5779 Susan E. King Volunteer of the Year during the recent JewishGen Annual Meeting in Cleveland. This is a small token of our appreciation for Chuck's outstanding commitment to JewishGen's important work, and for his significant contributions to the world of Jewish Genealogy. The video about Chuck shown at the meeting can be accessed on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yFAmGAzuFM&t=17s or on our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/JewishGen.org/ . Mazal Tov, Chuck! Nancy Siegel (San Francisco, CA, USA) Communications Coordinator JewishGen.org
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