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Connecticut: Recording oral histories and more
The Jewish Ledger of Connecticut covered oral history interviews in conjunction with National Day of Listening (November 27),...
 
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JewishGen: Yizkor book update
The Yizkor Book project at JewishGen.org has announced these new and updated projects during November.For all links to these...
 
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Los Angeles: Sephardic Choir concert, Dec. 10
If Ladino and Sephardic music are on your radar screen, don't miss this performance of the Kol Sephardic Choir, on Thursday,...
 
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New York: Jews of Piedmont, Italy, Dec. 8
The Primo Levi Center and Yeshiva University Museum will present a talk and screening on "Piedmont: Unfolding Borders" on...
 
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Washington, DC: Lincoln and American Jews, Dec. 13
Professor Anne Rubin, a Civil War expert at the University of Maryland, will present "Father Abraham and the Children of...
 
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Are the Jewish People a Mythical Group?
Are the Jewish People real? Or did someone invent them?These may seem like crazy questions. Certainly there are those out...
 
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Istanbul: Jewish community records
Those with Jewish roots in Istanbul or other Turkish geographical connections will find this resource of interest, as will...
 
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Military Jews: 39th Royal Fusileers
My grandfather, Sidney (born Szja) Fink (left) lied about his age and joined the 39th Royal Fusileers, which fought with the...
 
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Canada: Online resource additions, updates
Does Canada figure in your family quest? Regardless of whether your ancestors were just "passing through" or stayed in...
 
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DNA: Loeb family, MaHaRal of Prague
Tracing the Tribe first met Herb Huebscher of New York in connection with his WIRTH DNA project at FamilyTreeDNA.com, which is...
 
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DNA: Calling all Bacharach (and variants)
Has anyone studied whether turkey tryptophans cause an increasing interest in DNA projects at FamilyTreeDNA.com?Or is it just...
 
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Judaica Librarianship: Genealogy article, Issue 15
Judaica Librarianship is a publication for - as its name indicates - Jewish librarians and those who work with Jewish libraries...
 
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Seattle: Jewish libraries conference, July 2010
The Association of Jewish Libraries will hold its 45th convention in July 2010 in Seattle, Washington.Set for July 4-7 at the...
 
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Talking Turkey: Family history holiday
What a shock on my weekly supermarket run last week in Tel Aviv.I go to the butcher first as there is always a line. Amid the...
 
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Boston: Finding family in Polish Records, Dec. 6
Did you know that more American Jews have roots in Poland than in any other country?The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater...
 
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Illuminated Leaves: Medieval manuscripts
Facsimile Editions (UK) offers 450 different illuminated leaves available from the facsimile editions of the Kennicott Bible,...
 
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Miami: Cheesecake & stone crabs, Dec. 6
As a former South Florida resident, my brain cells are indelibly imprinted with memories of great Jewish delis, Joe's Stone...
 
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New York: Seeking Syrian Jewish experts
Do you belong to the Syrian Jewish community in New York?The Commission on the Jewish People of UJA-Federation of New York...
 
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JPS: Free readers' guides online
The Jewish Publication Society offers free downloadable teachers/readers guides to some of its titles.Read about them here.They...
 
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Jewish Women's Archive: Santa Fe trip, March 2010
The Jewish Women's Archive is planning a trip to one of my favorite places, Santa Fe, New Mexico, during March 2010.The theme...
 
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USHMM: June workshop, Sephardic Jewry and the Holocaust
A June 2010 workshop on Sephardic Jewry and the Holocaust will take place at the USHMM in Washington, DC. The application...
 
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UK: Meeting the family in Israel
Tracing the Tribe loves family reunions. The Jewish Chronicle covered the recent get-together of the Sugarman family in...
 
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Montreal: Ottawa's Jewish history, Nov. 23
Learn about Ottawa's Jewish community at the next meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Montreal on Monday, November...
 
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Caribbean conference: More information
Here's more information on The Jewish Diaspora of the Caribbean International Conference , which will explore the history,...
 
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Florida: Jacksonville cemetery restored
History has not been kind to Florida's oldest Jewish cemetery. Read about how one person's visit a few years ago inspired a...
 
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New Blog: Through young immigrants' eyes
There's a new blog, Half-Remembered Stories, written by more than a dozen young Jewish immigrants, aged 16-25. If you have...
 
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Florida: Finding family success
Toby Levin's recent family reunion in Israel was the main event at the recent meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of...
 
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Poland: Open Jewish University launches
The Shalom Foundation announced on Friday that it was launching the Jewish Open University in Warsaw, Poland. Classes in Jewish...
 
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Belarus: Gomel site now live
The Jewish community of Gomel, Belarus, now has a home on the Internet at JewishGen.org.Paul Zoglin has created a great site...
 
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The Five Greatest Forgotten Jewish Characters
If I had to give one downside to the Bible, it might be its inclusion of hundreds of different people. Covering thousands of...
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Poland: Nowy Dwor Jewish Cemetery Foundation
It's not a casual matter to preserve the Jewish cemetery and community history of a Polish town. It takes a village to do it...
 
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Jamaica: Caribbean Diaspora Conference, Jan. 12-14, 2010
The Jewish Diaspora of the Caribbean International Conference, exploring the history, culture, and identity of Caribbean Jewry,...
 
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Long Island: One women's journey, Nov. 22
Author Roma Baran ("One Woman's Journey") will speak at the next meeting of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Long Island, on...
 
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Thou Shalt Not Bear False Witness Against Thy Neighbor
Searching for the truth about Jewish History became a game of deceit and backstabbing last week in America. There are two...
 
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Blessing the People – From the Commentator’s Bible
Michael Carasik, author of the Commentator’s Bible series, guest blogs for JPS in a post  discussing the priestly...
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Los Angeles: Ostrich feather mystery, Nov. 17
Learn about the ostrich feather mystery at the next meeting of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Los Angeles, on Tuesday,...
 
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Museum of Family History: What's new?
The Museum of Family History has three new November exhibits.-- Paint What You Remember: The Memories of Mayer Kirshenblatt of...
 
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Poland: Sopot Jewish cemetery desecrated
According to the Jerusalem Post, vandals have desecrated a Jewish cemetery near Gdansk in northern Poland.Scrawled on graves...
 
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Spain: Preserving Jewish heritage
Newspapers are great resources historically and for current events. Tracing the Tribe likes them for keeping up with the...
 
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Such a bargain! - A DNA sale
From FamilyTreeDNA.com comes a great-end-of-year promotion.Their recent Full Mitochondria Sequence sale was the most successful...
 
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New York: Catskills then and now, Nov. 15
Tracing the Tribe just heard from Phil Brown of the Catskills Institute about this screening of "Four Seasons Lodge" and a...
 
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Gesher Galicia: Lviv Photo Project
For many researchers around the world, traveling back to the homes of our ancestors may an impossible dream.Wouldn't it be...
 
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Australia: Jewish genealogy conference website now live
Are you reading this from "down under" or are you planning on visiting Australia in March 2010? Learn about this great...
 
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Seattle: Eastern European Jewry, Nov. 9
Eastern European Jewry up to the great migration, with Professor Natan M. Meir, will be discussed at the Jewish Genealogical...
 
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New York: JGSNY member brunch, Nov. 15
The Jewish Genealogical Society of New York will hold its membership brunch on Sunday, November 15, at the Museum of Jewish...
 
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Call for Papers: Conversos in Spain Conference
The Fifth International Converso and Morisco Studies Conference has been organized by Saint Louis University (Madrid, Spain),...
 
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Great Names: The Crazier The Better!
Orginality. It’s one of the few things almost everyone wants. People dress in unique styles, dye their hair crazy colors,...
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Miami: Reunion story, Nov. 1
The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami has a heartwarming reunion story to share at its Sunday, November 1 meeting....
 
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New Mexico: More details, resources, traditions
Tracing the Tribe has been reminded by a Converso friend about Gaspar Pérez de Villagrá, who was Onate's historian (and who...