BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston - ECPv6.3.5//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://www.jgsgb.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Boston REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220123T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220123T153000 DTSTAMP:20240329T024350 CREATED:20210702T011155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220123T214735Z UID:6299-1642944600-1642951800@www.jgsgb.org SUMMARY:Serafima Velkovich - Tips for Using Genealogical Sources at Yad Vashem DESCRIPTION:Almost five of the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis and their accomplices are commemorated in Yad Vashem’s online Central Database of Shoah Victims’ Names.  Yad Vashem\, a living memorial to the Holocaust\, houses a huge collection of materials. Ms. Velkovich will highlight new features and materials of the Database\, as well as offer “tips” on utilizing it to the fullest. She will also guide us to other Yad Vashem online sources that are relevant for genealogists. \nSerafima Velkovich\, Head of the Family Roots Research Section in the Reference and Information Department in the Yad Vashem Archives division\, is a PhD Candidate at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She is a frequent lecturer at international and local conferences\, participates in films on Holocaust topics\, and assists visiting genealogists. \n  \nYou can find her handout on the Speaker Materials Page in the Member Portal URL:https://www.jgsgb.org/event/velkovich-yad-vashem/ LOCATION:– Zoom Meeting\, Virtual CATEGORIES:2022,Monthly Programs END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR