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The following excerpt is from a fantastic research story by reporter Doreen Carvajel, posted in the January 30, 2014 edition of the New York Times. Thanks to my friend, Daniel Horowitz, with MytHeritage, for turning me on to this… What Continue reading A Reporter in France Helps to Return Art Taken by the Nazis
The following excerpt is from the January 3rd 2014, http://www.miamiherald.com by Ana Veciana-Suarez Genie Milgrom’s quest for her religious roots began with a mysterious box her maternal grandmother left her when she died. It ends, if one can call it Continue reading Miami Woman Tracks Her Jewish Roots Through 22 Generations
The following is from FamilySearch: FamilySearch has added more than 1.9 million indexed records and images to collections from Austria, Denmark, Hungary, and the United States. Notable collection updates include the 834,729 indexed records and images from the U.S., Maryland, Continue reading FamilySearch Adds Over 1.9 Million Indexed Records & Images to Collections from Austria, Denmark, Hungary, & the USA
The following teaser is from the October 13 edition of the Boston Globe. This is a tragic and fascinating story. CAMBRIDGE — Over the years, Dr. Joan Wheelis has bumped into John F. Kerry a couple of times at a Continue reading Lost Branch of the Kerry Family Tree Comes to Light
The following teaser is from the October 09, 2013 edition of Heritage Daily: Professor Martin Richards, of the Archaeogenetics Research Group at the University of Huddersfield, has published a paper uncovering new information about how Ashkenazi Jewish men moved into Continue reading The Ancestry of Ashkenazi Jews
Since the defeat of the Third Reich in 1945, Germany has compensated victims of the holocaust to the tune of about 92 billion dollars. A porton of the compensation was earmarked for the Conference on Jewish Material Claims against Germany. Continue reading Gilad Japhet’s MyHeritage.com is Matching Holocaust Descendents with the Holocaust Victims Claims Conference List
According to an article in IrishCentral.com, an Irish Jewish Gathering will begin today, July 21st, as part of Tourism Ireland’s year long initiative. The following excerpt is from the article. The Irish Times reports that Maurice Cohen, chairman of the Continue reading Irish Jewish Gathering Begins Sunday, July 21, 2013
The following excerpt is from an article posted in the July 10, 2013 edition of JewishJournal.com: Jewish gravestones unearthed at a small cemetery in Vienna were hailed on Wednesday as historically important cultural treasures that could rival the famed Jewish Continue reading Old Jewish Headstones Unburied at Vienna Cemetery
The following excerpt is from an article in the February 20, 2013 edition of The Jewish Daily Forward. Researchers of Polish Jewry are set to gain online access to one million new documents following a new agreement signed by the Continue reading Polish State Archives & Jewish Records Indexing-Poland Sign Document Agreement
The following is from FamilySearch, dated Februry 15, 2013: Included in this week’s records update are 18 new collections; seven from Napoli, Italy, seven from the United States, four from Germany, and one from Netherlands. Among these collections are the Continue reading FamilySearch Adds 18 New Collections Including Germany, Italy, Netherlands, & the USA
Originally created to help genealogists trace their Jewish ancestors through Europe, Where Once We Walked: A Guide to the Jewish Communities Destroyed in the Holocaust has become a primary resource for finding original town and community names across Europe for Continue reading Where Once We Walked (Revised Edition)
The following excerpt is from an article published in the January 20, 2013 edition of stuff.co.nz: The Jewish community has taken pity on one of the youths who desecrated graves at a cemetery in Auckland with Nazi symbols – causing Continue reading Jews Forgive Cemetery Vandalism
The following excerpt is from an interestig article dealing with the origins of European Jews. Despite being one of the most genetically analysed groups, the origin of European Jews has remained obscure. However, a new study published online today (Thursday) Continue reading Genetic Origins of European Jews
The following was received from the President of IGRA: The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) has released a new search engine for their AID (All Israel Databases) section www.genealogy.org.il/AID/ . In July, at the IAJGS International Conference in Paris, IGRA Continue reading New Search Engine Released for All Isreal Databases (AID)
The following excerpt is from an AP article published at the December 20, 2012 website of Fox News. THESSALONIKI, Greece – In a find that local Jewish groups have described as highly significant, Greek police said Thursday that hundreds of Continue reading Jewish Greek Headstones From Cemetery Destroyed During the Nazi Occupation Unearthed