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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?

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?

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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.”

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Can I still search though old messages?

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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?

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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?

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Thank you in advance for contributing to this amazing online community!

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The JewishGen.org Team

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Re: How do I find out why my great-grandfather emigrated from Lithuania under an assumed name? #lithuania

Thanks for the detailed and useful information. One other wrinkle in the story is that my great-grandfather Max Shorris (“Jossel Flink”) came in 1898, and his wife and two daughters came in 1901.

By Perry Shorris · #659214 ·

Re: Help Linking a 1915 New York Death Index to the Actual Record #records

On Sat, May 22, 2021 at 09:48 AM, David Levine wrote: I have the Death Certificate number from the Index for a 1915 Death Record in Manhattan, NY Is the place to find it this source only available in

By Stephen Weinstein · #659213 ·

Re: Help Linking a 1915 New York Death Index to the Actual Record #records

David, Some of the death cert info is transcribed at FamilySearch: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2WHT-X14 Name:Max LevineSex:MaleAge:32Residence Place:New York City, New YorkAddress:30

By Sherri Bobish · #659212 ·

Virtual Conversations with an Expert #education #general #announcements

Virtual Conversations on JewishGen Ready to speak with an expert? Want to have a conversation about your research? How about person to person help to take you to the next step? No matter what level

By Nancy Holden · #659211 ·

Re: How do I find out why my great-grandfather emigrated from Lithuania under an assumed name? #lithuania

I was surprised to find my my great grandparents on the manifest with a different surname. Then I searched the name on JewishGen for Lithuanian records and found them in multiple birth & death

By Phil Karlin · #659210 ·

Re: How do I find out why my great-grandfather emigrated from Lithuania under an assumed name? #lithuania

"It is no easy thing for a family to get a passport. If for any reason the birth of any child has not been properly entered upon the records of the community, and this happens quite frequently in the

By Judith Singer · #659209 ·

Re: Isaac Luria genealogy #general

A number of families in Lithuania claimed descent from R. Isaac Luria, the Ari. Over 40 years ago I discussed this with early genealogist Shmuel Gorr, and he told me that he was able to trace one of

By David Shapiro · #659208 ·

Re: How do I find out why my great-grandfather emigrated from Lithuania under an assumed name? #lithuania

Thanks for bringing this up, Perry. I have wondered the same for years, and still don't have a good explanation for the name changes. In my case, multiple family members traveled from Lithuania to

By JoAnne Goldberg · #659207 ·

Help requested with Polish document below #translation #poland

Explanation follows: Three years ago, someone in this group graciously sent me the attached Polish document, possibly a census record or a military conscription record for a Chaim Ber KNISBACHER of

By Jeffrey Knisbacher · #659206 ·

Re: How do I find out why my great-grandfather emigrated from Lithuania under an assumed name? #lithuania

I had an uncle who came under a different name. I was told that he bought the papers of someone who had already gone through the process, and that this was known to happen.

By Frayda · #659205 ·

JGS Toronto. Free Virtual Meeting. Sharing Data on Genealogical Websites: Uses and Abuses. Henry Blumberg. Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 7:30 p.m.. ET. #announcements #jgs-iajgs

JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF TORONTO Sharing Data on Genealogical Websites: Uses and Abuses Speaker: Henry Blumberg VIRTUAL MEETING: View from home Wednesday, 26 May 2021, 7:30 p.m. ET.

By Jerry Scherer · #659204 ·

Help deciphering a town name on passenger Manifest #records #belarus

Hi Can anyone decipher this town name in Russia? The traveler and her son are in rows 1 and 2 Esther married in Slutsk, Belarus and was living there when first her husband (who is confirmed to have

By David Levine · #659203 ·

Translation from German (maybe Polish?) #poland #names

Asking for a friend (really!). He got this from JRI Poland. He believes the middle entry (name= Eisig) may be his maternal grandfather. Neither of us can translate the column headings and certainly

By Jeffrey Grossman · #659202 ·

Re: Plagai, Lithuania - I'm lookin' for it, You got it? #lithuania #poland

Arthur, Now that you've found the town, you can search for records at: https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/Lithuania/ Good luck in your search, Sherri Bobish

By Sherri Bobish · #659201 ·

Re: Charlotte (Lotte) Friedmann from Breslau #germany

Hi Harvey, There may be more than one Lotte Friedmann from Breslau. In 1938 Hans Friedmann (age 25) and his wife Hildegarde, arrived in NY, and he left behind his mother in Breslau named Lotte

By Sherri Bobish · #659200 ·

How do I find out why my great-grandfather emigrated from Lithuania under an assumed name? #lithuania

My great-grandfather, born Mordkhel Eliash Shores, emigrated from Kovno to America in 1898 under the name “Jossel Flink” (the name on the ship’s manifest and referenced in his naturalization

By Perry Shorris · #659199 ·

Identify photo from Cape Town #southafrica

This was taken at the Wolpe studio (name embossed bottom right), probably around 1920. It was in the collection of Minnie Burns (Bernstein), one of the Swirsky/Swersky sisters. Minnie lived in

By Yehoshua Sivan · #659198 ·

Re: Need Assistance with Genealogy Databases - Not finding names #names #ukraine

Coopersmith could also have been spelled as Kupferschmidt. I have cousins by that last name and also several of its variations. Adela Weinstein Peoria, Arizona

By ADELA WEINSTEIN · #659197 ·

Help Linking a 1915 New York Death Index to the Actual Record #records

Hi I have the Death Certificate number from the Index for a 1915 Death Record in Manhattan, NY Is the place to find it this source only available in a LDS Facility?: Is it anywhere else online

By David Levine · #659196 ·

Ancestry Library Edition Available Remotely Extended to September 30, 2021 #announcements #general

Ancestry Library Edition, through its distributor ProQuest, has announced that Ancestry Library edition availability has been extended remotely with libraries with Ancestry subscriptions through

By Jan Meisels Allen · #659195 ·

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