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The following excerpt is from an article in the May 2, 2011 edition of the Picayune Item. It’s about the new website featuring the Holocaust-Era American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee. NEW YORK — A trove of papers and photographs documenting Continue reading The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Holocaust Documents Now Online
It is with great pride that the Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois (JGSI) announces that JGSI Board Member Judith R. Frazin was awarded with The International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS) “Outstanding Contribution to Jewish Genealogy via Print” at Continue reading Judith R. Frazin Awarded the “Outstanding Contribution to Jewish Genealogy via Print” at the IAJGS Conference
Another interesting story with a “Megan” connection… Following is an except from the original found in the July 8, 2010 edition of the New York Times. You can find just about anything on the sidewalks of New York, so when Continue reading Tombstone from a New York Sidewalk
The following excerpt is from an article about several Michigan cemeteries, written by Jennifer Sakey, and published at candgnews.com. Birmingham [Michigan] is home to two cemeteries — the Jewish cemetery Clover Hill Park, on 14 Mile Road, west of Crooks, Continue reading The Tale of Several Michigan Cemeteries
Dr. Karl Skorecki works on the cutting edge of molecular science, revolutionizing medicine through genetics and the use of stem cells to test anti-cancer therapies. But as a sideline, the former University of Toronto professor has become world famous for Continue reading Scientist by Day, Jewish Genealogist by Night
The 30th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy will be held in Los Angeles, California July 11-20, 2010. I’ve attended several of the conferences over the years, and always find the programs excellent, and the attendees motivated. Conference Website The Conference Continue reading The 30th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in L.A. July 11-16, 2010
Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held the Auschwitz-Birkenau blueprints as he spoke to the United Nations assembly in New York. The first draft is dated October 14, 1941. The BBC has now posted pictures of the 4 sheets Continue reading The Auschwitz-Birkenau Blueprints Are Posted Online
The following news release was received from Anastasia Tyler: Collaboration with the American Jewish Historical Society and the Routes to Roots Foundation offers online access to more than 200,000 Jewish records. PROVO, Utah, August 2, 2009 – Ancestry.com, the world’s Continue reading Ancestry.com Expands Online Jewish Family History Record Collection
The 29th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy is opening today in Philadelphia. The following excerpt from an article at philly.com sheds some light on this event. For the last six years, the Rev. Patrick Desbois has traveled the back roads Continue reading 29th International Conference on Jewish Genealogy Starting in Philadelphia
(IsraelNN.com) The Israel Genealogical Society (IGS) and the Jewish Family Research Association (JFRA) announced a call for English or Hebrew academic papers in advance of the fifth annual Jewish Genealogy Seminar. The December 1 seminar will take place at the Continue reading Call For Papers for the Jewish Genealogy Seminar in Tel Aviv December 1, 2009
BROOKHAVEN [Mississippi] — The ownership of Brookhaven’s historic Jewish temple may soon change hands to the Lincoln County Historical and Genealogical Society. The move would guarantee the temple’s preservation and end the society’s search for a place to call home. Continue reading Brookhaven, Mississippi Jewish Temple May Become an Historical Museum
The Kings Highway branch of the Brooklyn Public Library (BPL) has been closed for four years. During this time, the library received a full renovation, costing 7.5 million dollars. The library reopened June 11, and is located at 2115 Ocean Continue reading Kings Highway Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library Reopens After $7.5 Million Renovation
On April 20, 2006, President George W. Bush proclaimed that May would be Jewish American Heritage Month. The announcement was the crowning achievement in an effort by the Jewish Museum of Florida and South Florida Jewish community leaders that resulted Continue reading May is Jewish American Heritage Month
The following news release was written by FamilySearch staff: SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch expanded its Knowles Collection—a free popular database of Jewish records hailing from the British Isles. The collection builds upon work commenced by the late Isobel Mordy—a well-known historian Continue reading Popular British Jewish Database Grows to 40,000 Records
A carbon copy of the list compiled by the German industrialist Oskar Schindler has been found by a researcher at the New South Wales Library in Sydney, Australia. Made famous by Steven Spielberg’s 1993 movie of the same name, Oscar Continue reading Rare Carbon Copy of Schindler’s List is Found