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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IAJGS 2015 Conference Update
#belarus
IAJGS2015 Publicity
PRE-REGISTER NOW at www.iajgs2015.org <http://www.iajgs2015.org/>; for the
35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Jerusalem from July 6-10, 2015, a conference where exceptional genealogical opportunities abound. Register now at the early registration rate and to be eligible for our March 15 drawing. Congratulations to the winners of the February 15th drawing: Keith Zerdin won 2 nights' accommodation at the Ramada Hotel during the conference; Miriam Pollak won an SIG Luncheon, and Julie Scott a free ticket to the closing banquet. Register by March 15, and be eligible for our next drawing. Prizes include hotel accommodations, free registration to "Exploration Sunday," MyHeritage.com subscriptions, Ancestry.com subscriptions, touring, expert assistance to locate your Israeli family, and more. Drawings are open only to those registered for the Conference. The earlier you register, the greater your chances to win! Prizes will be added on an ongoing basis. Enhanced cancellation/refund - Ortra, our conference organizer is offering "no questions asked" cancellation/refund covering both hotel and total registration refunds, valid up to almost the eve of the conference (see details at www.iajgs2015.org under the registration tab - FAQ). ENJOY AN UNFORGETTABLE "EXPLORATION SUNDAY" preceding the official Conference opening on Monday. The program includes: *Hands-on visits to the rare, treasure-trove archives of Yad VaShem, The Central Archives of the History of the Jewish People and the National Library of Israel, the Central Zionist Archives and the Old Yishuv Court Museum in Jerusalem's Old City. *Specially arranged one-day tours to include such highlights as The Ghetto Fighter's House Museum and the Illegal Immigrants Detention Camp in Atlit, Caesaria, Zichron Ya'akov and Ein Hod, Palmach Museum and Tel Aviv walking tour, Weizmann Institute, Rishon Le-Zion Aliyah Museum, Museum of Babylonian Jewry, Eretz Israel Museum and Jaffa, the Old City of Jerusalem, the New City of Jerusalem, and Latrun and Mini-Israel. *Enjoy great adventures in Dig for a Day, an Archaeological Seminars dig at Tel Maresha, the ancestral home of King Herod. *And for more relaxation combine history and recreation at Massada and the Dead Sea. FULL DETAILS ON THE EXCITING OPTIONS FOR "EXPLORATION SUNDAY" WILL BE POSTED SOON AT www.iajgs2015.org under the Program tab. Sign up for our ongoing Conference discussion group, where announcements and special offers are being posted. Also, follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Just click on the links at www.iajgs2015.org under the FAQ tab to sign up and stay informed. See you in Jerusalem in July for the momentous and exciting 35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy! Michael Goldstein, Chairman chairman@iajgs2015.org 35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
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Jewish Gen Education offers 2015 Free Value-Added Class March 20-April 3
#belarus
Nancy Holden
Free Value-Added Course open for enrollment Basic 2 "JewishGen - The
Essential Jewish Resource" March 20 - April 3. Value Added courses are free to those who contributed $100 within the year to the General Fund. There is a charge of $18 for this 2 week class to those not eligible for Value Added. This Basic 2 course is a series of exercises that will take you on a guided tour of the paths and byways that make up JewishGen's massive website. You will visit the links that connect the composite databases, projects, SIGs and open up the wonders of JewishGen. The course does not require you to have started your genealogy projects. It is for those who wish to grasp the intricacies of the JewishGen website. You do not need the original surname or the name of your immigrant town. All JG classes are open 24/7 to accommodate members who live around the world. Enrollment is now open. Registration is limited and will close once the class is fully enrolled. http://www.jewishgen.org/education "Click here" in the "enroll" column. Please address questions to jewishgen-education@lyris.jewishgen.org Nancy Holden
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Belarus SIG #Belarus IAJGS 2015 Conference Update
#belarus
IAJGS2015 Publicity
PRE-REGISTER NOW at www.iajgs2015.org <http://www.iajgs2015.org/>; for the
35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Jerusalem from July 6-10, 2015, a conference where exceptional genealogical opportunities abound. Register now at the early registration rate and to be eligible for our March 15 drawing. Congratulations to the winners of the February 15th drawing: Keith Zerdin won 2 nights' accommodation at the Ramada Hotel during the conference; Miriam Pollak won an SIG Luncheon, and Julie Scott a free ticket to the closing banquet. Register by March 15, and be eligible for our next drawing. Prizes include hotel accommodations, free registration to "Exploration Sunday," MyHeritage.com subscriptions, Ancestry.com subscriptions, touring, expert assistance to locate your Israeli family, and more. Drawings are open only to those registered for the Conference. The earlier you register, the greater your chances to win! Prizes will be added on an ongoing basis. Enhanced cancellation/refund - Ortra, our conference organizer is offering "no questions asked" cancellation/refund covering both hotel and total registration refunds, valid up to almost the eve of the conference (see details at www.iajgs2015.org under the registration tab - FAQ). ENJOY AN UNFORGETTABLE "EXPLORATION SUNDAY" preceding the official Conference opening on Monday. The program includes: *Hands-on visits to the rare, treasure-trove archives of Yad VaShem, The Central Archives of the History of the Jewish People and the National Library of Israel, the Central Zionist Archives and the Old Yishuv Court Museum in Jerusalem's Old City. *Specially arranged one-day tours to include such highlights as The Ghetto Fighter's House Museum and the Illegal Immigrants Detention Camp in Atlit, Caesaria, Zichron Ya'akov and Ein Hod, Palmach Museum and Tel Aviv walking tour, Weizmann Institute, Rishon Le-Zion Aliyah Museum, Museum of Babylonian Jewry, Eretz Israel Museum and Jaffa, the Old City of Jerusalem, the New City of Jerusalem, and Latrun and Mini-Israel. *Enjoy great adventures in Dig for a Day, an Archaeological Seminars dig at Tel Maresha, the ancestral home of King Herod. *And for more relaxation combine history and recreation at Massada and the Dead Sea. FULL DETAILS ON THE EXCITING OPTIONS FOR "EXPLORATION SUNDAY" WILL BE POSTED SOON AT www.iajgs2015.org under the Program tab. Sign up for our ongoing Conference discussion group, where announcements and special offers are being posted. Also, follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Just click on the links at www.iajgs2015.org under the FAQ tab to sign up and stay informed. See you in Jerusalem in July for the momentous and exciting 35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy! Michael Goldstein, Chairman chairman@iajgs2015.org 35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
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Belarus SIG #Belarus Jewish Gen Education offers 2015 Free Value-Added Class March 20-April 3
#belarus
Nancy Holden
Free Value-Added Course open for enrollment Basic 2 "JewishGen - The
Essential Jewish Resource" March 20 - April 3. Value Added courses are free to those who contributed $100 within the year to the General Fund. There is a charge of $18 for this 2 week class to those not eligible for Value Added. This Basic 2 course is a series of exercises that will take you on a guided tour of the paths and byways that make up JewishGen's massive website. You will visit the links that connect the composite databases, projects, SIGs and open up the wonders of JewishGen. The course does not require you to have started your genealogy projects. It is for those who wish to grasp the intricacies of the JewishGen website. You do not need the original surname or the name of your immigrant town. All JG classes are open 24/7 to accommodate members who live around the world. Enrollment is now open. Registration is limited and will close once the class is fully enrolled. http://www.jewishgen.org/education "Click here" in the "enroll" column. Please address questions to jewishgen-education@lyris.jewishgen.org Nancy Holden
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Bessarabia SIG Updates for the month of February, 2015
#ukraine
Yefim Kogan
Dear researchers,
Here is an update for the month of February 2014 for Bessarabia SIG. See the details at the "What's New" section of our site. Jewish Cemeteries. New additions: - Comrat Jewish Cemetery. Small cemetery of Comrat in the south of Republic of Moldova was photographed and indexed. Please see the overview, maps, photos, and more at Final Comrat Report. Bessarabian Databases. New additions: - Revision Lists to deliver to JewishGen in summer of 2015 In addition to Orgeev Middle Class, 1848, there are several other sets already done, and a few will be completed in March/April: Orgeev, Merchants, 1848, several records >from Ladyzin, Teplik, Granov of Podolia gubernia and Kronsk >from Grodno gubernia. A large set of Ataki is going to be done in March, and for Khotin and Brichany in April. If any of our members want to get the whole set of records now, it is possible to do for a donation of $100 to Bessarabia SIG General fund. For that you can get a whole list of records for the town/year and also if interested a copy of a page of original Revision in Russian with your family members you are interested in. Please let me know (yefimk@verizon.net) . KehilaLinks Websites. New additions: - Kishinev Kehila Link Website redesigned and have now different look and a lot more information!! Send your comments, suggestions, critique, new ideas, proposals of how to make our Bessarabia group better. Thank you all, Yefim Kogan Bessarabia SIG Coordinator Researching KOGAN, SPIVAK, KHAYMOVICH, SRULEVICH, LEVIT in Kaushany, Bendery, Tarutino, Akkerman, Kiliya - all in Bessarabia, KHAIMOVICH in Galatz, Romania, KOGAN in Dubossary, Moldova, SRULEVICH in Shanghai, China
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Ukraine SIG #Ukraine Bessarabia SIG Updates for the month of February, 2015
#ukraine
Yefim Kogan
Dear researchers,
Here is an update for the month of February 2014 for Bessarabia SIG. See the details at the "What's New" section of our site. Jewish Cemeteries. New additions: - Comrat Jewish Cemetery. Small cemetery of Comrat in the south of Republic of Moldova was photographed and indexed. Please see the overview, maps, photos, and more at Final Comrat Report. Bessarabian Databases. New additions: - Revision Lists to deliver to JewishGen in summer of 2015 In addition to Orgeev Middle Class, 1848, there are several other sets already done, and a few will be completed in March/April: Orgeev, Merchants, 1848, several records >from Ladyzin, Teplik, Granov of Podolia gubernia and Kronsk >from Grodno gubernia. A large set of Ataki is going to be done in March, and for Khotin and Brichany in April. If any of our members want to get the whole set of records now, it is possible to do for a donation of $100 to Bessarabia SIG General fund. For that you can get a whole list of records for the town/year and also if interested a copy of a page of original Revision in Russian with your family members you are interested in. Please let me know (yefimk@verizon.net) . KehilaLinks Websites. New additions: - Kishinev Kehila Link Website redesigned and have now different look and a lot more information!! Send your comments, suggestions, critique, new ideas, proposals of how to make our Bessarabia group better. Thank you all, Yefim Kogan Bessarabia SIG Coordinator Researching KOGAN, SPIVAK, KHAYMOVICH, SRULEVICH, LEVIT in Kaushany, Bendery, Tarutino, Akkerman, Kiliya - all in Bessarabia, KHAIMOVICH in Galatz, Romania, KOGAN in Dubossary, Moldova, SRULEVICH in Shanghai, China
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Bessarabia SIG Updates for the month of February, 2015
#bessarabia
Yefim Kogan
Dear researchers,
Here is an update for the month of February 2014 for Bessarabia SIG. See the details at the "What's New" section of our site. Jewish Cemeteries. New additions: - Comrat Jewish Cemetery. Small cemetery of Comrat in the south of Republic of Moldova was photographed and indexed. Please see the overview, maps, photos, and more at Final Comrat Report. Bessarabian Databases. New additions: - Revision Lists to deliver to JewishGen in summer of 2015 In addition to Orgeev Middle Class, 1848, there are several other sets already done, and a few will be completed in March/April: Orgeev, Merchants, 1848, several records >from Ladyzin, Teplik, Granov of Podolia gubernia and Kronsk >from Grodno gubernia. A large set of Ataki is going to be done in March, and for Khotin and Brichany in April. If any of our members want to get the whole set of records now, it is possible to do for a donation of $100 to Bessarabia SIG General fund. For that you can get a whole list of records for the town/year and also if interested a copy of a page of original Revision in Russian with your family members you are interested in. Please let me know (yefimk@verizon.net) . KehilaLinks Websites. New additions: - Kishinev Kehila Link Website redesigned and have now different look and a lot more information!! Send your comments, suggestions, critique, new ideas, proposals of how to make our Bessarabia group better. Thank you all, Yefim Kogan Bessarabia SIG Coordinator Researching KOGAN, SPIVAK, KHAYMOVICH, SRULEVICH, LEVIT in Kaushany, Bendery, Tarutino, Akkerman, Kiliya - all in Bessarabia, KHAIMOVICH in Galatz, Romania, KOGAN in Dubossary, Moldova, SRULEVICH in Shanghai, China
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Bessarabia SIG #Bessarabia Bessarabia SIG Updates for the month of February, 2015
#bessarabia
Yefim Kogan
Dear researchers,
Here is an update for the month of February 2014 for Bessarabia SIG. See the details at the "What's New" section of our site. Jewish Cemeteries. New additions: - Comrat Jewish Cemetery. Small cemetery of Comrat in the south of Republic of Moldova was photographed and indexed. Please see the overview, maps, photos, and more at Final Comrat Report. Bessarabian Databases. New additions: - Revision Lists to deliver to JewishGen in summer of 2015 In addition to Orgeev Middle Class, 1848, there are several other sets already done, and a few will be completed in March/April: Orgeev, Merchants, 1848, several records >from Ladyzin, Teplik, Granov of Podolia gubernia and Kronsk >from Grodno gubernia. A large set of Ataki is going to be done in March, and for Khotin and Brichany in April. If any of our members want to get the whole set of records now, it is possible to do for a donation of $100 to Bessarabia SIG General fund. For that you can get a whole list of records for the town/year and also if interested a copy of a page of original Revision in Russian with your family members you are interested in. Please let me know (yefimk@verizon.net) . KehilaLinks Websites. New additions: - Kishinev Kehila Link Website redesigned and have now different look and a lot more information!! Send your comments, suggestions, critique, new ideas, proposals of how to make our Bessarabia group better. Thank you all, Yefim Kogan Bessarabia SIG Coordinator Researching KOGAN, SPIVAK, KHAYMOVICH, SRULEVICH, LEVIT in Kaushany, Bendery, Tarutino, Akkerman, Kiliya - all in Bessarabia, KHAIMOVICH in Galatz, Romania, KOGAN in Dubossary, Moldova, SRULEVICH in Shanghai, China
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Jewish Gen Education offers 2015 Free Value-Added Class March 20-April 3
#latinamerica
Nancy Holden
Free Value-Added Course open for enrollment Basic 2 "JewishGen - The
Essential Jewish Resource" March 20 - April 3. Value Added courses are free to those who contributed $100 within the year to the General Fund. There is a charge of $18 for this 2 week class to those not eligible for Value Added. This Basic 2 course is a series of exercises that will take you on a guided tour of the paths and byways that make up JewishGen's massive website. You will visit the links that connect the composite databases, projects, SIGs and open up the wonders of JewishGen. The course does not require you to have started your genealogy projects. It is for those who wish to grasp the intricacies of the JewishGen website. You do not need the original surname or the name of your immigrant town. All JG classes are open 24/7 to accommodate members who live around the world. Enrollment is now open. Registration is limited and will close once the class is fully enrolled. http://www.jewishgen.org/education "Click here" in the "enroll" column. Please address questions to jewishgen-education@lyris.jewishgen.org Nancy Holden
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IAJGS 2015 Conference Update
#latinamerica
IAJGS2015 Publicity
PRE-REGISTER NOW at www.iajgs2015.org <http://www.iajgs2015.org/>; for the
35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Jerusalem from July 6-10, 2015, a conference where exceptional genealogical opportunities abound. Register now at the early registration rate and to be eligible for our March 15 drawing. Congratulations to the winners of the February 15th drawing: Keith Zerdin won 2 nights' accommodation at the Ramada Hotel during the conference; Miriam Pollak won an SIG Luncheon, and Julie Scott a free ticket to the closing banquet. Register by March 15, and be eligible for our next drawing. Prizes include hotel accommodations, free registration to "Exploration Sunday," MyHeritage.com subscriptions, Ancestry.com subscriptions, touring, expert assistance to locate your Israeli family, and more. Drawings are open only to those registered for the Conference. The earlier you register, the greater your chances to win! Prizes will be added on an ongoing basis. Enhanced cancellation/refund - Ortra, our conference organizer is offering "no questions asked" cancellation/refund covering both hotel and total registration refunds, valid up to almost the eve of the conference (see details at www.iajgs2015.org under the registration tab - FAQ). ENJOY AN UNFORGETTABLE "EXPLORATION SUNDAY" preceding the official Conference opening on Monday. The program includes: *Hands-on visits to the rare, treasure-trove archives of Yad VaShem, The Central Archives of the History of the Jewish People and the National Library of Israel, the Central Zionist Archives and the Old Yishuv Court Museum in Jerusalem's Old City. *Specially arranged one-day tours to include such highlights as The Ghetto Fighter's House Museum and the Illegal Immigrants Detention Camp in Atlit, Caesaria, Zichron Ya'akov and Ein Hod, Palmach Museum and Tel Aviv walking tour, Weizmann Institute, Rishon Le-Zion Aliyah Museum, Museum of Babylonian Jewry, Eretz Israel Museum and Jaffa, the Old City of Jerusalem, the New City of Jerusalem, and Latrun and Mini-Israel. *Enjoy great adventures in Dig for a Day, an Archaeological Seminars dig at Tel Maresha, the ancestral home of King Herod. *And for more relaxation combine history and recreation at Massada and the Dead Sea. FULL DETAILS ON THE EXCITING OPTIONS FOR "EXPLORATION SUNDAY" WILL BE POSTED SOON AT www.iajgs2015.org under the Program tab. Sign up for our ongoing Conference discussion group, where announcements and special offers are being posted. Also, follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Just click on the links at www.iajgs2015.org under the FAQ tab to sign up and stay informed. See you in Jerusalem in July for the momentous and exciting 35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy! Michael Goldstein, Chairman chairman@iajgs2015.org 35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
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Yizkor Book Project, February 2015
#latinamerica
Lance Ackerfeld <lance.ackerfeld@...>
Shalom,
Time and tide wait for no man and certainly not the Yizkor Book Project. Although we seemed to have quickly run out of the days of February, quite a deal was achieved within the YB Project during February 2015. In particular, we received quite a number of translations >from volunteer translators who dedicate their knowledge and time in helping to move our project forward. Translation, however, is not only the aspect of our project in which volunteers play a major role and the Yizkor Book Project is definitely volunteer orientated. Volunteers lend their support in editing, coordinating projects, typing up text, transliterating necrologies, transcribing text into Excel files, scanning books, scanning photos and the list goes on. Volunteers are also those who make the Yizkor Book in Print Project happen and who take part in the many facets involved in preparing the completed translations in formats appropriate for publishing. All these volunteers do outstanding work and we are truly indebted to the remarkable resources their continuing efforts provide within the Yizkor Book Project. So if I have raised your interest and you would like to be involved in one of the fields I have noted, I would be certainly glad to hear >from you. Now to facts and figures for February. During this last month we have added in 5 new projects: - Baia Mare, Romania (A monument to the Jews of Nagybanya, Nagysomkut, Felsobanya, Kapolnok Monostor and vicinity) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Baia_Mare/Baia_Mare.html - Dubrovitsa, Ukraine (Book of Dabrowica) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Dubrovitsa/Dubrovitsa.html - Dubrovitsa, Ukraine (Book of Dabrowica) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Dubrovitsa/Dubrovitsah.html [Hebrew] - Kosice, Slovakia (The Story of the Jewish community of Kosice) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Kosice/Kosice.html - Volodymyr Volynskyy, Ukraine (Wladimir Wolynsk; in memory of the Jewish community) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Volodymyr_Volynskyy/Volodymyr_Volynskyyh.html Added in one entry: - Ustilug, Ukraine (Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities in Poland) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/pinkas_poland/pol5_00032.html We have continued to update 22 of our existing projects: - Belki, Ukraine (The Bilker Memorial Book) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/belki/belki.html - Bender, Moldova (Bendery Community Yizkor Book) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Bender/Bender.html - Bialystok, Poland (The chronicle of Bialystok) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Bialystok/Bialystok.html - Czestochowa, Poland (The Jews of Czestochowa) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Czestochowa1/Czestochowa1.html - Czyzew-Osada, Poland (Czyzewo Memorial Book) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Czyzew/Czyzew.html - Gostynin, Poland (Book of Gostynin) http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Gostynin/Gostynin.html - Hrodno (Grodno), Belarus (Grodno; Volume IX, Encyclopedia of the Jewish Diaspora; Memorial Book of Countries and Communities) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/grodno/grodno.html - Korets, Ukraine (The Korets book; in memory of our community that is no more) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Korets/Korets.html - Kovel, Ukraine (Kowel; Testimony and Memorial Book of Our Destroyed Community) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/kovel1/kovel1.html - Krosno, Poland (Krosno by the Wislok River) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Krosno/Krosno.html - Lviv, Ukraine (Lwow Volume: Part I) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lviv/lviv.html - Nowy Dwor Mazowiecki, Poland (Memorial book of Nowy-Dwor) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Nowy_Dwor/Nowy_Dwor.html - Nowy Zmigrod, Poland (Halbow near Nowy Zmigrod) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/nowy_zmigrod1/nowy_zmigrod1.html - Satoraljaujhely, Hungary (Vanished Communities in Hungary) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Satoraljaujhely/Satoraljaujhely.html - Siedlce, Poland (The Jews in Siedlce 1850-1945) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Siedlce3/Siedlce3.html - Skarzysko-Kamienna, Poland (The Yischor book in memoriam of the Jewish community of Skarzysko and its surroundings) http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Skarzysko/Skarzysko.html - Slonim, Belarus (Memorial Book of Slonim) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Slonim/Slonim.html - Suceava, Romania (The Book of the Jews >from Suceava (Shotz) and the Surrounding Communities) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Suceava/Suceava.html - Tarnogrod, Poland (Book of Tarnogrod; in memory of the destroyed Jewish community) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/tarnogrod/tarnogrod.html - Turka, Ukraine (Memorial Book of the Community of Turka on the Stryj and Vicinity) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/turka/turka.html - Ustilug, Ukraine (The growth and destruction of the community of Uscilug) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Ustilug/Ustilug.html - Zwolen, Poland (Zwolen Memorial Book) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Zwolen/Zwolen.html Some important links to note: - This month's additions and updates are flagged at http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html to make it easy to find them. - All you would like to know about the Yizkor Books in Print Project http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/ybip.html - Yizkor Book Translation Funds http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=23 where your financial support will assist in seeing more translations go online. Purim Sameach/Happy Purim, Lance Ackerfeld Yizkor Book Project Manager
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Meta Jacoby
#latinamerica
Carol Jaffe
Hi All,
I recently joined this sig group hoping I could find burial information for my grandfather's sister. Her name was Meta ABRAHAM JACOBY she was born in Oscherleben, Germany on 18 June 1876. She married Mr JACOBY (first name unk) and they had a son Max JACOBY. At the time of WW2 they all fled to Argentina, I believe to Buenos Aires. I've been told she died there and would like to try and find which cemetery she is in. Her husband did not stay in Argentina whether he returned to Germany I don't know. Their son Max did return to Germany and he is buried in Berlin. Meta was the daughter of Moritz & Sophie Selig ABRAHAM. Thanks for any help or which direction to go. Carol M Jaffe, Clearwater, FL Researching: ABRAHAM/BRAHMS, BEHR/BAER/BEAR, LAVINE, LAZARUS, LOEWENBERG, ROSE/ROSINSKY
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Latin America #LatinAmerica Jewish Gen Education offers 2015 Free Value-Added Class March 20-April 3
#latinamerica
Nancy Holden
Free Value-Added Course open for enrollment Basic 2 "JewishGen - The
Essential Jewish Resource" March 20 - April 3. Value Added courses are free to those who contributed $100 within the year to the General Fund. There is a charge of $18 for this 2 week class to those not eligible for Value Added. This Basic 2 course is a series of exercises that will take you on a guided tour of the paths and byways that make up JewishGen's massive website. You will visit the links that connect the composite databases, projects, SIGs and open up the wonders of JewishGen. The course does not require you to have started your genealogy projects. It is for those who wish to grasp the intricacies of the JewishGen website. You do not need the original surname or the name of your immigrant town. All JG classes are open 24/7 to accommodate members who live around the world. Enrollment is now open. Registration is limited and will close once the class is fully enrolled. http://www.jewishgen.org/education "Click here" in the "enroll" column. Please address questions to jewishgen-education@lyris.jewishgen.org Nancy Holden
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Latin America #LatinAmerica IAJGS 2015 Conference Update
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IAJGS2015 Publicity
PRE-REGISTER NOW at www.iajgs2015.org <http://www.iajgs2015.org/>; for the
35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Jerusalem from July 6-10, 2015, a conference where exceptional genealogical opportunities abound. Register now at the early registration rate and to be eligible for our March 15 drawing. Congratulations to the winners of the February 15th drawing: Keith Zerdin won 2 nights' accommodation at the Ramada Hotel during the conference; Miriam Pollak won an SIG Luncheon, and Julie Scott a free ticket to the closing banquet. Register by March 15, and be eligible for our next drawing. Prizes include hotel accommodations, free registration to "Exploration Sunday," MyHeritage.com subscriptions, Ancestry.com subscriptions, touring, expert assistance to locate your Israeli family, and more. Drawings are open only to those registered for the Conference. The earlier you register, the greater your chances to win! Prizes will be added on an ongoing basis. Enhanced cancellation/refund - Ortra, our conference organizer is offering "no questions asked" cancellation/refund covering both hotel and total registration refunds, valid up to almost the eve of the conference (see details at www.iajgs2015.org under the registration tab - FAQ). ENJOY AN UNFORGETTABLE "EXPLORATION SUNDAY" preceding the official Conference opening on Monday. The program includes: *Hands-on visits to the rare, treasure-trove archives of Yad VaShem, The Central Archives of the History of the Jewish People and the National Library of Israel, the Central Zionist Archives and the Old Yishuv Court Museum in Jerusalem's Old City. *Specially arranged one-day tours to include such highlights as The Ghetto Fighter's House Museum and the Illegal Immigrants Detention Camp in Atlit, Caesaria, Zichron Ya'akov and Ein Hod, Palmach Museum and Tel Aviv walking tour, Weizmann Institute, Rishon Le-Zion Aliyah Museum, Museum of Babylonian Jewry, Eretz Israel Museum and Jaffa, the Old City of Jerusalem, the New City of Jerusalem, and Latrun and Mini-Israel. *Enjoy great adventures in Dig for a Day, an Archaeological Seminars dig at Tel Maresha, the ancestral home of King Herod. *And for more relaxation combine history and recreation at Massada and the Dead Sea. FULL DETAILS ON THE EXCITING OPTIONS FOR "EXPLORATION SUNDAY" WILL BE POSTED SOON AT www.iajgs2015.org under the Program tab. Sign up for our ongoing Conference discussion group, where announcements and special offers are being posted. Also, follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Just click on the links at www.iajgs2015.org under the FAQ tab to sign up and stay informed. See you in Jerusalem in July for the momentous and exciting 35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy! Michael Goldstein, Chairman chairman@iajgs2015.org 35th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
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Latin America #LatinAmerica Yizkor Book Project, February 2015
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Lance Ackerfeld <lance.ackerfeld@...>
Shalom,
Time and tide wait for no man and certainly not the Yizkor Book Project. Although we seemed to have quickly run out of the days of February, quite a deal was achieved within the YB Project during February 2015. In particular, we received quite a number of translations >from volunteer translators who dedicate their knowledge and time in helping to move our project forward. Translation, however, is not only the aspect of our project in which volunteers play a major role and the Yizkor Book Project is definitely volunteer orientated. Volunteers lend their support in editing, coordinating projects, typing up text, transliterating necrologies, transcribing text into Excel files, scanning books, scanning photos and the list goes on. Volunteers are also those who make the Yizkor Book in Print Project happen and who take part in the many facets involved in preparing the completed translations in formats appropriate for publishing. All these volunteers do outstanding work and we are truly indebted to the remarkable resources their continuing efforts provide within the Yizkor Book Project. So if I have raised your interest and you would like to be involved in one of the fields I have noted, I would be certainly glad to hear >from you. Now to facts and figures for February. During this last month we have added in 5 new projects: - Baia Mare, Romania (A monument to the Jews of Nagybanya, Nagysomkut, Felsobanya, Kapolnok Monostor and vicinity) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Baia_Mare/Baia_Mare.html - Dubrovitsa, Ukraine (Book of Dabrowica) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Dubrovitsa/Dubrovitsa.html - Dubrovitsa, Ukraine (Book of Dabrowica) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Dubrovitsa/Dubrovitsah.html [Hebrew] - Kosice, Slovakia (The Story of the Jewish community of Kosice) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Kosice/Kosice.html - Volodymyr Volynskyy, Ukraine (Wladimir Wolynsk; in memory of the Jewish community) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Volodymyr_Volynskyy/Volodymyr_Volynskyyh.html Added in one entry: - Ustilug, Ukraine (Encyclopedia of Jewish Communities in Poland) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/pinkas_poland/pol5_00032.html We have continued to update 22 of our existing projects: - Belki, Ukraine (The Bilker Memorial Book) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/belki/belki.html - Bender, Moldova (Bendery Community Yizkor Book) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Bender/Bender.html - Bialystok, Poland (The chronicle of Bialystok) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Bialystok/Bialystok.html - Czestochowa, Poland (The Jews of Czestochowa) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Czestochowa1/Czestochowa1.html - Czyzew-Osada, Poland (Czyzewo Memorial Book) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Czyzew/Czyzew.html - Gostynin, Poland (Book of Gostynin) http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Gostynin/Gostynin.html - Hrodno (Grodno), Belarus (Grodno; Volume IX, Encyclopedia of the Jewish Diaspora; Memorial Book of Countries and Communities) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/grodno/grodno.html - Korets, Ukraine (The Korets book; in memory of our community that is no more) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Korets/Korets.html - Kovel, Ukraine (Kowel; Testimony and Memorial Book of Our Destroyed Community) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/kovel1/kovel1.html - Krosno, Poland (Krosno by the Wislok River) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Krosno/Krosno.html - Lviv, Ukraine (Lwow Volume: Part I) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/lviv/lviv.html - Nowy Dwor Mazowiecki, Poland (Memorial book of Nowy-Dwor) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Nowy_Dwor/Nowy_Dwor.html - Nowy Zmigrod, Poland (Halbow near Nowy Zmigrod) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/nowy_zmigrod1/nowy_zmigrod1.html - Satoraljaujhely, Hungary (Vanished Communities in Hungary) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Satoraljaujhely/Satoraljaujhely.html - Siedlce, Poland (The Jews in Siedlce 1850-1945) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Siedlce3/Siedlce3.html - Skarzysko-Kamienna, Poland (The Yischor book in memoriam of the Jewish community of Skarzysko and its surroundings) http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/Skarzysko/Skarzysko.html - Slonim, Belarus (Memorial Book of Slonim) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Slonim/Slonim.html - Suceava, Romania (The Book of the Jews >from Suceava (Shotz) and the Surrounding Communities) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Suceava/Suceava.html - Tarnogrod, Poland (Book of Tarnogrod; in memory of the destroyed Jewish community) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/tarnogrod/tarnogrod.html - Turka, Ukraine (Memorial Book of the Community of Turka on the Stryj and Vicinity) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/turka/turka.html - Ustilug, Ukraine (The growth and destruction of the community of Uscilug) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Ustilug/Ustilug.html - Zwolen, Poland (Zwolen Memorial Book) http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/Zwolen/Zwolen.html Some important links to note: - This month's additions and updates are flagged at http://www.jewishgen.org/Yizkor/translations.html to make it easy to find them. - All you would like to know about the Yizkor Books in Print Project http://www.jewishgen.org/yizkor/ybip.html - Yizkor Book Translation Funds http://www.jewishgen.org/JewishGen-erosity/v_projectslist.asp?project_cat=23 where your financial support will assist in seeing more translations go online. Purim Sameach/Happy Purim, Lance Ackerfeld Yizkor Book Project Manager
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Latin America #LatinAmerica Meta Jacoby
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Carol Jaffe
Hi All,
I recently joined this sig group hoping I could find burial information for my grandfather's sister. Her name was Meta ABRAHAM JACOBY she was born in Oscherleben, Germany on 18 June 1876. She married Mr JACOBY (first name unk) and they had a son Max JACOBY. At the time of WW2 they all fled to Argentina, I believe to Buenos Aires. I've been told she died there and would like to try and find which cemetery she is in. Her husband did not stay in Argentina whether he returned to Germany I don't know. Their son Max did return to Germany and he is buried in Berlin. Meta was the daughter of Moritz & Sophie Selig ABRAHAM. Thanks for any help or which direction to go. Carol M Jaffe, Clearwater, FL Researching: ABRAHAM/BRAHMS, BEHR/BAER/BEAR, LAVINE, LAZARUS, LOEWENBERG, ROSE/ROSINSKY
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Private Researchers in Romania
#romania
As a result of my post about doing research in Bacau, Romania, I have been
asked by quite a few people about finding a professional genealogist to perform research in Romania. The answer is on Jewishgen's web page. http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/Researchers.htm There are three professionals listed in Romania, one of which was the person I've used successfully. Please be aware that professionals in Romania may work for a little less money than those in the United States however; if someone has to drive to another city, sometimes miles away, and spend hours looking through archives for records that, may or may not exist, and then spend time translating the documents, it is not something that is an inexpensive endeavor for most people. In addition, there is always a possibility that the documents may not exist or your basic information may be incorrect and have the researcher looking in the wrong place. It would help if a few people team up and have the researcher work jointly for them. In my case the documents that were retrieved are priceless since no family records of any kind have been passed down to my generation. Joel Ives Fair Lawn, New Jersey
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Romania SIG #Romania Private Researchers in Romania
#romania
As a result of my post about doing research in Bacau, Romania, I have been
asked by quite a few people about finding a professional genealogist to perform research in Romania. The answer is on Jewishgen's web page. http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/Researchers.htm There are three professionals listed in Romania, one of which was the person I've used successfully. Please be aware that professionals in Romania may work for a little less money than those in the United States however; if someone has to drive to another city, sometimes miles away, and spend hours looking through archives for records that, may or may not exist, and then spend time translating the documents, it is not something that is an inexpensive endeavor for most people. In addition, there is always a possibility that the documents may not exist or your basic information may be incorrect and have the researcher looking in the wrong place. It would help if a few people team up and have the researcher work jointly for them. In my case the documents that were retrieved are priceless since no family records of any kind have been passed down to my generation. Joel Ives Fair Lawn, New Jersey
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Records from Bacau - thank you.
#romania
wilsonettess@...
Thank you everyone regarding records >from Bacau - the information has been
extremely valuable. Patricia Wilson (Israel)
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Romania SIG #Romania Records from Bacau - thank you.
#romania
wilsonettess@...
Thank you everyone regarding records >from Bacau - the information has been
extremely valuable. Patricia Wilson (Israel)
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