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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?

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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

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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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DRUYAN, EPSTEIN - Rostov-na-Donu #russia #ukraine

When my grandfather’s cousin died in 1938, he left bequests to his two sisters: Anna (neé DRUYAN), wife of Isaac EPSTEIN Gitel DRUYAN All were living in Rostov-na-Donu, Russia when the will was

By Robyn Dryen · #642035 ·

Re: Recent experience with Latvian Archives #latvia

I also had positive contact with the Latvian Archives this winter. I requested the birth, death and marriage records on one line of my family. What I actually received was a compilation of the

By Kathy Lorber · #642034 ·

TRYING TO FIND FAMILY AND FIGURE OUT A PUZZLE #general

My mother has always believed that her father came from a Jewish family. Mum is now 85 and the last remaining sibling is 90. Mum remembers being taken as a child to her 'grandmother' in Bow, East

By Laura Mayer · #642033 ·

Re: Refugee doctors in 1930s had to re-qualify before practising in UK #unitedkingdom

The Scottish Jewish Archives Centre in Glasgow (www.sjac.org.uk ) has copies of research notes made by its chairman, Dr Kenneth Collins, who is an expert in this area. He covered the subject in his

By Harvey Kaplan · #642032 ·

Re: Manifest Question #poland

Lee, please check your dates. If your ggf Henry was in the US since 1875, then your gg-uncles had to be considerably older than 9 and 7 in 1893. Unless Henry’s arrival date of 1875 is a typo.

By Lynne Schneider · #642031 ·

Hebrew name question #names

On a document a relative has a name that looks like HAY MEM YOD. Does anyone have any idea what this is ?

By Jeffrey Cohen · #642030 ·

Re: Manifest Question #poland

It is not impossible that your ancestor arrived unaccompanied or at a different time to the rest of the family. Part of my family arrived in Edinburgh in 1870 to join other family already there who

By Jill Whitehead · #642029 ·

Re: Refugee doctors in 1930s had to re-qualify before practising in UK #unitedkingdom

Edinburgh University and the Scottish Jewish Archives Centre in Glasgow keep such records, and there are varioius memoirs of scientists you can Google. There is also the British Library's sound

By Jill Whitehead · #642028 ·

Re: Name adoption lists #germany

Thank you for putting this research work online. Your site is really very useful. Best Regard From france

By royer-mars@... · #642027 ·

Re: genealogy forums in russian to overcome brick wall in research? #russia #ukraine

Hello Bris Thank you very much. I have created an account on jroots and will post some requests with the help of my russian teacher (I am a first year student !!) I fully understand the impact of the

By JUROVSKY,Catherine · #642026 ·

Re: genealogy forums in russian to overcome brick wall in research? #russia #ukraine

Dear Yellena Thank you very much for your answer. I will write to the red cross. Can I do it by email or is it only by mail.Do you have any ideal about the lifting of quarantine in russia? In France

By JUROVSKY,Catherine · #642025 ·

Re: Isaac MYERS/MOYERS b1829 Spittalfields, please can you help? #unitedkingdom

Dear Michael, Thank you very much for your reply. I have found the burial information so when this pandemic is l over I will try to find out if the stone still exists. Thanks very much for your

By Emma S · #642024 ·

Monastyeshchina #belarus #russia

New pages dedicated to the Jewish community of Monastyrshchina (Mstislavl uyezd, Mogilev gubernia) were added to my website at http://shl2gur.tripod.com/Monastyrshchina/ Shlomo Gurevich Hoshaya,

By Shlomo Gurevich · #642023 ·

Re: Refugee doctors in 1930s had to re-qualify before practising in UK #unitedkingdom

My cousin Kenneth Collins has written extensively on Scottish Jewry and in particular those involved in the Medical profession. He writes: "My records show that Ernst Rachwalsky requalified in

By jewishgen@... · #642022 ·

Russian translation #translation

A need Russian translation for 5 certificates of Zelazo family from Sarnaki. I don't need word-for-word but details such as names, dates, locations, occupations, and so on are very helpful. A

By Laufer, Shmuel · #642021 ·

Seek details on FROST family from Lublin Yizkor book from Szczebrzeszyn and Kurow in Poland #poland

I am researching my maternal grandmother's family name FROST. Her maiden name was ITA FROST, born in 1898, and her parents were Arye (Leib) and Rachel Frost. I do not know where my grandmother was

By Yakov Slabiak · #642020 ·

Maxim KOTZIN #russia

Locking for information about Maxim (or Max) Kotzin, born 1862 in Kaunas, who was a doctor and professor in Moscow from before 1899 until he died about 1936; his wife Sophie outlived him and was in

By Ted Kotzin · #642019 ·

Re: Yiddish Publishers in Warsaw #poland

Thanks for that tip, Steven. Although there were no details of the publisher in the listings, I can add M. Goldfarb to my list. I can also try to find copies of the books listed to see if there is

By Clifford S. Goldfarb · #642018 ·

POLLAK family in Brooklyn, NY #names

Trying to make contact with the family of Eli and wife Sara POLLAK of Brooklyn, parents of 1. Gloria, married -----, living in Brooklyn 2. Yocheved, married. ----, living in Brooklyn and 3. Michael

By Neil Rosenstein · #642017 ·

Manifest Question #poland

This a question I posed about a year ago to the FB Tracing the Tribe group with no real help. I thought I'd try again here. I found a found a manifest record for my great-grandmother Bessie JAFFE's

By Lee Jaffe · #642016 ·

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