“Getting the Most from Revision Lists” will be the topic of a genealogy presentation by David R. Brill for the 2 p.m. CDT, Sunday, May 22, 2022, meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois.

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“Conflict Management: Evaluating Evidence of Identity” will be the topic of a genealogy presentation by Emily H. Garber for the 2 p.m. CDT, Sunday, April 24, 2022, virtual meeting of the Jewish Geneal

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Genealogist to explain how he found previously unknown relatives for woman who took genetic genealogy test “Ich bin ein Berliner: (Re)uniting 5 Half-siblings from 4 Different Mothers” is the title of

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“What Can We Learn about Our Ancestors from Jewish Surnames Adopted in Eastern Europe?” will be the topic of a virtual presentation by scholar and author Alexander Beider for the Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022

“What Can We Learn about Our Ancestors from Jewish Surnames Adopted in the Russian Empire?” will be the topic of a presentation by scholar and author Alexander Beider for the Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022, vi

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If your Jewish ancestors lived in the Chicago area from 1870 to 1990 be sure to explore the information about landsmanshaften (mutual aid organizations named after their cities, towns and villages of

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Adina Newman to explain how to interpret Jewish DNA test results for Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois on Jan. 23 “Navigating Your Jewish DNA Results” will be the topic of a presentation by gene

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Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois members are invited to join a members-only online discussion session about genetic genealogy. Scheduled for 7 p.m. CST, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, this live streami

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An online searchable database of the Chicago Jewish Post and Opinion newspaper (August 1962-December 1981) is now available online as part of the Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections website thanks

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There was a similar story about my second great-uncle, Gershon Lifshitz, who supposedly walked most of the way from Pinsk to Jerusalem that was recounted in an Israeli newspaper in 1991. An English la

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One of the big unsolved mysteries in my genealogy relates to a woman named Auguste Kober, who, at age 34 in 1864, arrived in New York City with a son, age 3, named "Edye," along with my great-grandmot

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The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois will hold a members-only discussion of genetic genealogy via Zoom at 7 p.m. CST, Sunday, Nov. 7, 2021. This is a time for an open discussion about genetic g

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Joel Weintraub, one of the contributors to Steve Morse’s “One-Step” website, will give two online genealogy talks, one called “Here Comes The 1950 Census: What To Expect” and one called “Finding Diffi

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Jewish family surnames to be focus of JGS of Illinois talk on Aug. 29, 2021: “What the Genealogist Needs to Know About Jewish Family Names” will be the webinar topic of Sallyann Amdur Sack-Pikus, co-o

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Kirsten Fermaglich, who has been teaching history and Jewish studies at Michigan State University since 2001, will give a talk on “A History of Jewish Name Changing in America” for the Jewish Genealog

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The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois will hold a virtual “Kvell and Tell” session on Sunday, June 27, 2021, as part of the group’s annual meeting. Several JGSI members will take turns sharing f

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Eli Rabinowitz, a board member of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) who lives in Australia and is from South Africa, will speak on “Journeys from Shtetl to Shtetl”

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Genealogist Deborah Long to speak on Holocaust research in April 25, 2021, free webinar: Deborah H. Long, founder of the Triangle Jewish Genealogical Society in Durham/Chapel Hill, N.C., will speak on

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“Finding Your Kaplans,” a free Jewish genealogy webinar about researching common Jewish names, will be presented Sunday, March 21, 2021, for the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois monthly virtual

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Mindie Kaplan to share tips on researching common Jewish names on March 21, 2021: “Finding Your Kaplans” is the title of a free genealogy webinar about researching common Jewish names for the Sunday,

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