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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?

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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Mazal Tov to Vivian Kahn and Joel Alpert! #JewishGenUpdates

Dear JewishGen Community, As announced during the JewishGen Annual Meeting, please join us in congratulating Vivian Kahn (Director of the Hungarian Research Division) and Joel Alpert (Director of the

By Avraham Groll · #660924 ·

Re: Removing Picture From a Find A Grave Page. #general

Actually, as was pointed out to me in an off-line response, the picture is from my aunt's US citizenship application which is available in Family Search. ------------------ This appears to be a

By Ralph Baer · #660923 ·

Re: Steerage Experience #general

My grandfather, Samuel Drach, sald from Hamburg aboard the Patricia. He was described as a “Landmann, Tagelöhner.” “Landmann” is a peasant and “der Tagelöhner” is a day laborer. His

By Bruce Drake · #660922 ·

Re: Steerage Experience #general

Though it's probably documented in a number of the sources cited, I recall reading that food posed an additional problem for the kosher steerage passengers. Frederick Zlotkin

By Frederick Zlotkin <fzlotkin@...> · #660921 ·

Re: Manhatten Hospital #records #usa

Your best bet is to go to stevemorse.org And search the NYC Death Indexes. Based on his age you can narrow down the Possibilities. Then register at familysearch.org and ancestry if you have a

By Diane Jacobs · #660920 ·

Manhatten Hospital #records #usa

An uncle named Gershon Lorek who became George Lawrence, is shown as an inmate in this mental facility in NYC in the 1930 Census but does not seem to appear anywhere in the 1940 Census. My assumption

By Jeffrey Cohen · #660919 ·

Re: Steerage Experience #general

Hi Mark, The dates 1906-1924 cover a time of significant change in passenger travel conditions, so you'll find many different accounts. By 1906 newer ships were already constructed or re-fitted to

By Marian · #660918 ·

PUBLIC CONFERENCE: preserving the footprint of the southern african jewish community online #announcements

SA Jewish Museum - Kaplan Centre - WE ARE HERE! Foundation PUBLIC CONFERENCE: preserving the footprint of the southern african jewish community online The next two sessions are on Wed 4 August and Wed

By Eli Rabinowitz · #660917 ·

Re: Looking for help to locate manifest for Ralph Sevinor (Raphail Zweilok) #records #usa

I grew up in Swampscott, Ma, about 11 miles north of Boston. There were many Sevinors in the next town, Marblehead. I just googled that and they are still there. I do remember a Ralph when I was

By gostrovitz@... · #660916 ·

Re: Steerage Experience #general

AVOTAYNU: The International Review of Jewish Genealogy,” Volume XXIV, No. 1, Spring issue 2008, carried an article entitled, “Coming to America through Hamburg and Liverpool Part II: CROSSING THE

By Harry Boonin · #660915 ·

Re: Help in transcribing illegible documents #general

If you have the original document, and the problem is that it is faded, UV light could bring out the faded ink. In any case, you might try look at it letter by letter though a microscope, or at least

By David Shapiro · #660914 ·

Re: Searching for 1936 marriage record Bobrka, Lwow, Poland #poland

Hi Rose: Unfortunately, no Bobrka marriage records past 1875 have survived. Here are the Jewish vital records that have survived: Births: 1863,1865,1872-1876,1878-1940 - births up through 1915 are

By Mark Halpern · #660913 ·

Re: Steerage Experience #general

Dear Marc, - by searching "travelling steerage" you will find some answers to your questions, including contemporary accounts and pictures. Not very nice, as you can guess! Jeremy Antrich Surbiton,

By J Antrich · #660912 ·

Re: Steerage Experience #general

This link gives a fairly detailed account of the experience. -- http://www.ohranger.com/ellis-island/immigration-journey David Belton Pennsylvania

By beltond@... · #660911 ·

Re: Steerage Experience #general

I have entertained the same questions. You can find a lot of answers among the pages linked to the following Web page: https://www.gjenvick.com/Immigration/Steerage/index.html This page in

By m.rind@... · #660910 ·

German Jews who served the Third Reich #germany #general

For those who are interested in tracing their German ancestry, there is a fascinating, and sobering book, Hitler's Jewish Soldiers, written by Dr. Bryan Mark Rigg, University Press of Kansas, 2002. It

By neilan1 · #660909 ·

Baltimore Cemeteries #usa

I recently ordered the attached death certificate for John Myerson from 1917 from the Maryland State Archives, and would like to locate the grave of this person so I can eventually get a photo of the

By Adam Turner · #660908 ·

Help in transcribing illegible documents #general

I have inherited a fascinating family archive (in French) of letters, diaries, press cuttings and more, from Paris of the 1940s, including the German occupation. When I have sorted the documents they

By Sara Manobla · #660907 ·

Re: Searching for 1936 marriage record Bobrka, Lwow, Poland #poland

Hello Rose, my family was also from Bobrka. I understand that the City Hall burned down during either the first or second world war. I doubt the marriage record exists. If you find out otherwise.

By George · #660905 ·

SCJGS invites you to " Never Give Up – Strategies .... Finding the Previously Unfindable" with Marion Werle #events #announcements

Santa Cruz Jewish Genealogy Society invites you to our next Zoom program on Sunday, August 22, 2021, 1 pm Pacific Zone Time “Never Give Up – Strategies for Taking Your Genealogy Research to the

By Leah Kushner · #660904 ·

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