Hasia Diner – Wandering Jews: Peddlers and the Discovery of New Worlds
at Hebrew College 160 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA, United StatesHow did peddling, an utterly prosaic and familiar occupation of Jews in the Old World, become an engine of opportunity for Jewish resettlement around the world? What was the role … Continue reading Hasia Diner – Wandering Jews: Peddlers and the Discovery of New Worlds
Annual Help Day: Research and Translation Assistance
at Temple Emanuel 385 Ward Street, Newton Centre, MA, United StatesProblem-solve with others who can help show you the way. Learn how to get started or get over that “brick wall” in your family research. Members will be able to … Continue reading Annual Help Day: Research and Translation Assistance
Jessica Antoline – Immigration from Lithuania
at Temple Emanuel 385 Ward Street, Newton Centre, MA, United StatesJessica Antoline will briefly recount the story of the migration of Lithuanian Jews in the 19th and 20th centuries and review the circumstances that prompted them to leave the land where … Continue reading Jessica Antoline – Immigration from Lithuania
Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern – The Golden Age Shtetl
at Hebrew College 160 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA, United StatesProfessor Petrovsky-Shtern will discuss his new book The Golden Age Shtetl. The shtetl was home to two-thirds of East Europe's Jews in the 18th and 19th centuries, yet it has … Continue reading Yohanan Petrovsky-Shtern – The Golden Age Shtetl
Bennett Greenspan – DNA and Jewish Genealogy
at Temple Emanuel 385 Ward Street, Newton Centre, MA, United StatesThere will be 2 lectures and an optional lunch, starting at 11 AM at Temple Emanuel, 385 Ward Street, Newton Centre, MA Bennett Greenspan, president and founder of FamilyTreeDNA, will give two … Continue reading Bennett Greenspan – DNA and Jewish Genealogy
Fay Bussgang – Finding Your Ancestors in Polish Records
at Temple Emanuel 385 Ward Street, Newton Centre, MA, United StatesFay Bussgang More American Jews have roots in Poland than in any other country. Poland kept very good track of its citizens through metrical records (birth, marriage, and death), Population … Continue reading Fay Bussgang – Finding Your Ancestors in Polish Records
Film Screenings: For a Woman. an historical family drama set in France
Museum of Fine Arts 465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, United StatesJGSGB is a co-sponsor at JEWISHFILM.2014, the Film Festival of the National Center for Jewish Film. For times, tickets and more information, see http://www.jewishfilm.org/filmfest/jewishfilm2014/calendar.htm
Walking Tour of Boston’s Old Jewish South End
Boston’s South End was home to an early Jewish community between the 1840s and the 1920s. Our tour leader, Robin Dexter, will take us to some formerly Jewish and now … Continue reading Walking Tour of Boston’s Old Jewish South End
Daniel Soyer – Landsmanshaftn: Jewish Hometown Societies in the New World
at Temple Emanuel 385 Ward Street, Newton Centre, MA, United StatesLandsmanshaftn, mutual aid associations made up of immigrants from the same Eastern European town, were an important form of organization among turn-of-the-twentieth-century Jewish immigrants in the United States. At one … Continue reading Daniel Soyer – Landsmanshaftn: Jewish Hometown Societies in the New World
Walking Tour of Boston’s Old Jewish North End
Boston’s eastern European Jewish immigrants of over a century ago lived in Boston’s North End—home of Colonial founders and Revolutionary War heroes, Boston’s Irish immigrants, and the southern Italians with … Continue reading Walking Tour of Boston’s Old Jewish North End
Rochelle Goldberg Ruthchild – Belarusian Encounters: Travel, Family Research and Connections
at Temple Emanuel 385 Ward Street, Newton Centre, MA, United StatesSince 1966, when she was a participant in the US–USSR scholar exchange program, Rochelle Ruthchild has made seven trips to Belarus to visit surviving relatives and conduct family research. Ruthchild … Continue reading Rochelle Goldberg Ruthchild – Belarusian Encounters: Travel, Family Research and Connections
Nadia and Oleksiy (Elisha) Lipes – Resources in Ukrainian Archives for Jewish Genealogical Research
at Hebrew College 160 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA, United StatesUkrainian researchers Nadia and Oleksiy Lipes will discuss records in the Ukrainian archives that are relevant to Jewish family research, emphasizing archives in Kiev and eastern Ukraine, but Galician records … Continue reading Nadia and Oleksiy (Elisha) Lipes – Resources in Ukrainian Archives for Jewish Genealogical Research
IAJGS Conference – Salt Lake City, UT
Hilton Salt Lake City Center Salt Lake City, UT, United StatesIt’s not too late to sign-up for the 34th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy in person or by subscribing to its live video streaming (and 90 day viewing) of … Continue reading IAJGS Conference – Salt Lake City, UT
Zack Wilske – Beyond Passenger Lists: Documenting 20th Century Immigrant Lives
at Gann Academy 333 Forest Street, Waltham, MA, United StatesHistorian Zack Wilske of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will present a variety of historical federal immigration and naturalization records available from the USCIS Genealogy Program and the … Continue reading Zack Wilske – Beyond Passenger Lists: Documenting 20th Century Immigrant Lives
Tammy Hepps – Ten Things I Learned about My Family from My Couch
at Temple Emanuel 385 Ward Street, Newton Centre, MA, United StatesNew to genealogy and short on time? You can make amazing discoveries using online resources! These true research examples, all taken from Jewish immigrant families, demonstrate the breadth of materials … Continue reading Tammy Hepps – Ten Things I Learned about My Family from My Couch
Annual Lecture: The Genetic History of the Jewish People – Dr. Harry Ostrer
at Hebrew College 160 Herrick Road, Newton Centre, MA, United StatesOur 8th Annual Lecture on Jewish Genealogy, co-sponsored by JGSGB & Hebrew College. In 1921, Albert Einstein wrote a letter to the Berlin rabbis in which he observed, “I notice … Continue reading Annual Lecture: The Genetic History of the Jewish People – Dr. Harry Ostrer
New: Research Sundays
at Temple Emanuel 385 Ward Street, Newton Centre, MA, United StatesExamine our extensive research collection of books and maps. Consult experienced researchers for help with your research questions. For JGSGB members only. During months when the JGSGB is not holding … Continue reading New: Research Sundays
Ron Arons – What’s in a Name? Trouble! and Nifty Technologies for Genealogical Research Analysis
at Congregation Beth El Atereth Israel (Watch Party*) 561 Ward Street, Newton Centre, MA, United StatesWhat's in a Name? Trouble! 11:00am - 12:30pm Ron Arons will discuss some of the research he did on his great-grandfather, Isaac Spier, who served time in Sing Sing Prison … Continue reading Ron Arons – What’s in a Name? Trouble! and Nifty Technologies for Genealogical Research Analysis
Sharon Pucker Rivo – Jews in Focus: Film Clips from Eastern and Central Europe between the Wars
at Temple Emanuel 385 Ward Street, Newton Centre, MA, United StatesJoin Sharon Pucker Rivo, Executive Director of The National Center for Jewish Film, for a peek into the archive vaults. Attendees will view clips of rare films from the Center’s … Continue reading Sharon Pucker Rivo – Jews in Focus: Film Clips from Eastern and Central Europe between the Wars
Spotlight Talk (follows main lecture on 12/14): Leora Tec – I’m Not Polish: My Discovery of Identity
at Temple Emanuel 385 Ward Street, Newton Centre, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Leora Tec Join JGSGB member Leora Tec as she presents the story of the serendipitous journey to her own Polish identity. As the founder and director of Bridge To … Continue reading Spotlight Talk (follows main lecture on 12/14): Leora Tec – I’m Not Polish: My Discovery of Identity
Adam Brown – Collaborative Genealogy: A Revolutionary New Approach to Building Our Family Trees
at Congregation Beth El Atereth Israel (Watch Party*) 561 Ward Street, Newton Centre, MA, United StatesCollaborative genealogy is a process in which many researchers contribute to a common, extended family tree. Adam Brown will describe the ways in which Internet sites and social networking have … Continue reading Adam Brown – Collaborative Genealogy: A Revolutionary New Approach to Building Our Family Trees