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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?

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?

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What if I have questions or need assistance using the new Group?

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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!

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Sincerely,

The JewishGen.org Team

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Searching for leads on Dov Ber LOEWY, my second ggf. #general #hungary #slovakia

I'm at a dead end. I can find no other leads on my paternal 2nd great grandfather, Dov Ber (SEGAL) LOEWY. Here is what little information I have: 1. He was born in the early 1820's. 2. He was married

By John Anderson · #660243 ·

Re: Searching my family connection on Bielitz (surname FLIESS) #galicia #records

Dear Carlos, Do you have a record that shows evidence that Alois Fliess was Jewish? Or is this something that you have heard from a family member, that Alois had a Jewish background? For checking

By Michele Lock · #660242 ·

CRI Genetics?

Hi Everyone, Is anyone familiar with this DNA testing company? https://www.crigenetics.com/ They claim they can test back 50+ generations with "biogeographical ancestry". Also, are they reputable

By Amy Mitchell · #660241 ·

Re: Looking for DUSSELDORF descendants #germany

Hi Tanya, If you go to www.familysearch.org and search for Otto Dusseldorf, born 1829, you will find him and his wife and children on the 1870 and 1880 census living in New York. He is listed as a

By Sherri Bobish · #660240 ·

Re: Need Help With DNA Puzzle #dna

No one has yet mentioned the possibility of a slip in paternity. You can have as many documented family trees as you like, but if there is a paternal misattribution, the family tree will be

By Jocelyn Keene · #660239 ·

Re: Looking for family ties of LEVIN Joseph in Danzig in the 17th century #poland

There are significant 18th- and early 19th-century records available for Danzig Jewish genealogy (e.g., censuses), which can help determine relationships in the pre-surname period, but additional

By Logan Kleinwaks · #660238 ·

How to write Jewish name in Hebrew lettering #names

A relative's Jewish name has been pronounced (phonetically) by his family as "Ioiel" or "Yoyel." He was from Poland, and his family spoke Yiddish. I would like to know how this name should be written

By Stephen Katz · #660237 ·

Re: Autosomal DNA Information for European Jews which is Not Being Revealed #dna

Perhaps the reason Ralph Baer is unable to find a common ancestor with other DNA users whose trees originated in the same region as his, is that even experienced genealogists generally didn't the

By Eva Lawrence · #660236 ·

Re: Help to read the father's name on this gravestone, please #translation

what do others think? david Dubin teaneck nj

By Dubin, David M. MD · #660235 ·

A Message From The Board of Directors Of Gesher Galicia #announcements #education #galicia

There have been a lot of unfounded rumors and misinformation flying around and we want to set the record straight: Gesher Galicia maintains its own website and is independent and not connected to any

By Steven Turner · #660234 ·

Re: Possible marriage in London #records #unitedkingdom

The "L" in Lomza has a slash through it. In Polish, the "L" with the slash It is pronounced like a "W" -- Avivah R. Z. Pinski , near Philadelphia, USA

By avivahpinski@verizon.net · #660233 ·

Marriage date of 29 February 1887! #poland #records

The record for the civil marriage in Sieniawa of my great grandparents, Simon Lam(m) & Liftsche Glanz (and 2 other couples) gives the date as 29 February 1887. Since leap years occur only in years

By Billie Stein · #660232 ·

Looking for family ties of LEVIN Joseph in Danzig in the 17th century #poland

I found the name LEVIN as early as 1659 in Danzig e.g. Bendix LEVIN and LEVIN Joachim and would like to establish if they were related to Joseph L EVIN (later named PERLBACH), amber dealer. Ron

By r.peeters · #660231 ·

Re: What is the subject of this Yiddish article? #translation

These are continuations of two items from the editorial page: Today’s Girls and The Poor Shtetl. -- Alan Shuchat Newton, MA SHUKHAT (Talnoe, Simferopol, Sevastopol, Odessa, Balta (Abazovka),

By Alan Shuchat · #660230 ·

Request for translation German to English from 1940 letter #translation

I have copy of a letter from my grandfather Hugo in around 1940. We believe it had to do with a plea from him to his case worker in NY-Mrs. Levy pertaining to to a Visa request for my Dad their young

By ehrmann.paul@... · #660229 ·

Re: Help to read the father's name on this gravestone, please #translation

Yes, it's worn away, but I think what you read as vav, yud, is really the top of an aleph (compare it to the aleph of Ha'isha), so it should read Reuven, but the vav is missing. David

By David Shapiro · #660228 ·

Re: Registration with the SS in Netherlands #holocaust #records

Good morning, The family may be known at the national archives at The Hague and the files might be found in their central archive Special Justice (Nationaal Archief Centraal Archief Bijzondere

By r.peeters · #660227 ·

Re: Need Help With DNA Puzzle #dna

Thanks Jeff for bringing this foreword, I'd be interested in this too. I can't say what percentages I have, though, (not good with math), I have multiple Neanderthal & different types. I can't even

By walters.cathy · #660226 ·

Re: Seeking record for Mildred Schwartz (196-1960) #records

Having received some suggestions privately already – thank you for these efforts – I realize that I should be clear that I'm looking for a specific record which is a key link in a chain of

By Lee Jaffe · #660225 ·

Re: Help to read the father's name on this gravestone, please #translation

Thanks very much David. I think you almost got it. I don't think that's a HaRav with a diacritical. But now that you got me thinking in this direction, I do think it likely is רב which is simply

By Louis Kessler · #660224 ·

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