The Cercle de Généalogie Juive is pleased to invite you November 19 and 20, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Genealo-J Days.to be held at Musée d’Art et d’Histoire du Judaïsme, 71 rue du Temple – Paris […]
Tip of the Iceberg: What Y-DNA Lineages Can Tell Us About Jewish History and Migration
A screencast (video) is now available for those who were unable to attend the lecture with this title that I delivered at the IAJGS 2016 Conference due to the small capacity of the room, or for those who were unable to […]
Crypto-Jewish Conference Enjoys Record Attendance
Rave reviews continue to pour in from speakers and attendees of the 25th Anniversary Conference of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies (SCJS) held in Miami, Florida in July 2105. The Society was formed over 25 years ago to help facilitate […]
Book Review — “Zagare: Litvaks and Lithuanians Confront the Past”, by Sara Manobla
The Lithuanian Link: Sara Manobla explores her family roots in the town of Zagare On July 13, 2012, veteran Israel Radio broadcaster Sara Manobla served as master of ceremonies at a memorial ceremony in the Lithuanian town of Zagare for the […]
Privacy Issues with Online Trees
The right to privacy is a relatively recent legal construction, and one that is still evolving. As genealogists, people whose goal is to learn and write about personal details of other people, we often hear complaints about invasion of privacy. […]
“Galicianer Shtetl” – Jews of Galicia Remembrance Days – Tarnow, Poland, June 11-14
“The Galicianer Shtetl” – Jews of Galicia Remembrance Days program is an annual series of events scheduled this year from June 11th to 14th, in the town of Tarnów. The Remembrance Days are organized by the Regional Museum in Tarnów (Muzeum […]
Intergenerational Gathering of Sighet-Maramorish Descendants – Sighet, May 14-18
The Intergenerational Gathering of Sighet-Maramorish Descendants will take place in Sighet, Romania May 14-18, 2015. This event is co-sponsored by the Sighet-Maramorish Municipality under Mayor Ovidiu Nemes and the local Jewish Community. Some of the many exciting features of the […]
12 Exciting Tours and Research Visits Prior To This Summer’s IAJGS conference in Jerusalem! by Garri Regev
The organizers of this year’s conference in Israel of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies have announced a variety of exciting research and touring options for Sunday, July 5th, the day immediately preceding the 35th Annual IAJGS Conference on Jewish […]
IAJGS 2011 Washington, DC
Washington, DC, “honey-pot” of world-class resources and repositories, will be the site of the 31st International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) Conference on Jewish Genealogy on August 14–19, 2011. The Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Washington (JGSGW) will host […]
IAJGS 2010 Conference Is Coming to Los Angeles
Are you passionate about genealogy, but have never attended an IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genalogy? Do you need to jump-start your research? Maybe 2010 will be the year for you to join the world’s largest gathering of Jewish genealogists, […]
Philadelphia: Site of 29th International IAJGS Conference on Jewish Genealogy
It has been 28 years since the Philadelphia Phillies won baseball’s World Series, and it has been 20 years since the IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy visited Philadelphia. In summer 2009, however, the 29th conference will come to Philadelphia. […]
28th IAJGS International Conference On Jewish Genealogy in Chicago
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 […]
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 […]
Interview with Mathilde Tagger, Recipient of 2007 IAJGS Lifetime Achievement Award
The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) registered two “firsts” when it conferred its Lifetime Achievement Award on Jerusalemite Mathilde Tagger at the 26th annual IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in Salt Lake City, July 22, 2007. 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 […]
IAJGS 2007 Salt Lake City, Here We Come!
Jewish genealogists from around the world will be heading to Salt Lake City, Utah, to attend the 27th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy from July 15–20, 2007. Co-chairs Hal Bookbinder (Los Angeles, California) and Michael Brenner (Las Vegas, Nevada) […]