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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.

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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?

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I like how the current lists work. Will I still be able to send/receive emails of posts (and/or digests)?

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Does this new system require plain-text?

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Can I post images, accented characters, different colors/font sizes, non-latin characters?

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Can I categorize a message? For example, if my message is related to Polish, or Ukraine research, can I indicate as such?

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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?

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Will there be any ads or annoying pop-ups?

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Will the current guidelines change?

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The JewishGen.org Team

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Re: What would be the correct Bar Mitzvah date in 1961 #general

I don't think anyone in my family has celebrated on the "correct" date! A 1961 bar mitzvah, at least in the United States, would probably have been announced in the local Jewish newspaper. JoAnne --

By JoAnne Goldberg · #658742 ·

Re: Looking for the street in Warsaw #warsaw #general

I would have thought that many streets in Warsaw were flattened during the war and not necessarily rebuilt. Harvey Kaplan Glasgow, Scotland

By Harvey Kaplan · #658741 ·

Re: What would be the correct Bar Mitzvah date in 1961 #general

Hello Linda, 1961 was a long time ago and the shul has since been converted into a public senior center. The online calendars are the next best thing. Jeffrey Gee Arizona

By Jx. Gx. · #658740 ·

Re: The surname RAPPEL #poland

My educated guess is that it is a form of Raphael. Daniel Nussbaum II, M.D., FAAP Retired Developmental Pediatrician Rochester, New York yekkey@... Tone can be misinterpreted in email. Please read

By Dan Nussbaum · #658739 ·

Re: Discounts on DNA tests thru Mother's Day #dna

You can transfer test results from Ancestry DNA and 23 and me DNA to FamilyTree DNA and MyHeritage DNA, but you cannot transfer to Ancestry or MyHeritage from any of the others. Robert

By Robert Hanna · #658738 ·

Re: Looking for the street in Warsaw #warsaw #general

The list of modern streets in Warsaw that start with "Ge" are Gedymina Gembarzewskiego Genewska Geodetów Geologiczna Geranii Gersona (first name Wojciech, I

By Frank Szmulowicz · #658737 ·

Re: What would be the correct Bar Mitzvah date in 1961 #general

There could be many reasons why a function is not held on the "correct" day. As noted in another note, there might be a space limit in the Synagogue. In 1964 I was working in Paris and the only time

By David Harrison <djh_119@...> · #658736 ·

Re: Synagogue in Vienna #austria-czech #general

Dear Mr. Fraser, Having visited Vienna recently, I found your question very interesting. During my visit, I learned that only one of the 94 synagogues survived the November 1938 pogroms. It was the

By nursebeth211@... · #658735 ·

Re: What would be the correct Bar Mitzvah date in 1961 #general

I think the best way to find out is to contact the synagogue and ask them to please check their records. The date of the Bar/Bat Mitzvah date is not necessarily the one closest to the secular

By Lin Mor · #658734 ·

Re: What would be the correct Bar Mitzvah date in 1961 #general

I have a difference in opinion…my son was born on December 15th and his Bar Mitzvah was not until January… this was what was available AFTER he turned 13… Sharon F. Yampell Voorhees, New

By sharon yampell · #658733 ·

Looking for the street in Warsaw #warsaw #general

Hi everyone I am looking for a street in Warsaw where my Great grand parents lived in 1929, I don’t find it with google maps: 73 Gendha Street. Perhaps this is misspelled

By Christine Lassiege · #658732 ·

Re: article about Viennese Jews who escaped to U.K. via Manchester Guardian advertisements #austria-czech #unitedkingdom #holocaust

Critically, Borgers father was one such advertised cold. Very moving piece. Hazel Dakers, London UK

By Hazel Dakers · #658731 ·

Re: What would be the correct Bar Mitzvah date in 1961 #general

Here's a site: https://www.chabad.org/calendar/bar-bat-mitzvah_cdo/aid/6227/jewish/BarBat-Mitzvah-Date-Calculator.htm Jeri Friedman Port Saint Lucie, Florida -- This email has been checked for

By Teewinot · #658730 ·

Re: Immigration research strategies when you only have old world data #records #usa

Here are the search parameters and top search result of a search I did in Ancestry. I find wildcards tend to be really useful in these cases (for a man with the name Moshe, I'll start with "Mor*" for

By Adam Turner · #658729 ·

What would be the correct Bar Mitzvah date in 1961 #general

Can someone please tell me what would be the correct bar mitzvah date for a cousin who was born on August 17, 1948 or point me to a website that can calculate the correct date? I have two likely

By Jx. Gx. · #658728 ·

Immigration research strategies when you only have old world data #records #usa

Hi everyone, The researchers I am working with in Belarus (JHRG) identified a line of my family I never knew about. One of the families in that in that line immigrated to the U.S. via NY in

By David Levine · #658727 ·

Re: Synagogue in Vienna #austria-czech #general

If, in fact, the marriage took place in the synagogue, you may safely assume that the bride converted. Liberal European rabbis did not--generally, still don't--officiate at marriages unless both

By Neil Kominsky · #658726 ·

article about Viennese Jews who escaped to U.K. via Manchester Guardian advertisements #austria-czech #unitedkingdom #holocaust

Julian Borger, World Affairs Editor for The Guardian, wrote a very interesting article about Viennese Jews who escaped to the United Kingdom in 1938 and 1939 via classified ads placed in the

By tompa@... · #658725 ·

Searching for Hermann Levi, composer and conductor #germany

A friend of mine is looking for data about her great-great uncle, the conductor and composer Hermann Levi. (born 1839, in Giessen, and died 1900, in Muenchen). He was the son of a Rabbi. and is

By Yvonne Stern · #658724 ·

Re: HECKSCHER in Hamburg #germany

I thought it may be of interest that in Suffolk County, New York there are two parks named for August Heckscher who i believe was born in Hamburg, Germany. He was a well known philanthropist on Long

By Allan Goldstein · #658723 ·

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