From the opening ceremony to the closing banquet, the 28th International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) International Conference on Jewish Genealogy offered more than 200 events, lectures, workshops, films, meetings, luncheons, trips, and research opportunities that required the 800 […]
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IAJGS Chicago 2008 Program: Guns, Cats and DNA
Perplexing as it may seem, the program for the 28th International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) Conference on Jewish Genealogy to be held in Chicago, August 17–22, 2008, may in fact be largely characterized as “guns, cats and DNA.” […]
IAJGS Chicago 2008: Research Opportunities in the Windy City
To register and/or find out all about the 28th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy, to be held at the Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile, August 17–22, 2008, see the website at . This conference will be co-hosted by the […]
A Conference to Sing About: Chicago 2008—28th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
Just how many songs have been written about Chicago? Take a look at Wikipedia and search “Songs about Chicago.”1 The sheer number of celebratory tunes is amazing. Who doesn’t think of Frank ‘Old Blue Eyes’ Sinatra’s “My Kind of Town” […]
IAJGS Salt Lake City 2007: 27th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
Whew! The week of July 15–20, 2007, in Salt Lake City went by at whirlwind speed with some 650 keen attendees having to make difficult choices among, for example, listening to an amazing array of inspiring and knowledgeable speakers, Special […]