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Ukraine SIG

- Zoom Meeting Virtual

JGSGB Members, to join this SIG email Ukraine@JGSGB.org.

JGSGB Book Group

- Zoom Meeting Virtual

We will be reading The Matchmakers Gift by Lynda Cohen Loigman. JGSGB members who wish to join this group may email BookGroup@jgsgb.org to be added to the mailing list.

Event Series JGSGB CONNECT

JGSGB CONNECT

- Zoom Meeting Virtual

Members Helping Members Topic: Engaging the Next Generation in Genealogy Below are some videos on this topic, to engage you and start you thinking! Fostering Genealogical Enthusiasm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6ENk9EDy_k Genealogy & the Next Generation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVgJtBTk9oQ Genealogy for the Next Generation (a curriculum for use in the classroom): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4vRvj-Ru7I   JGSGB Connect is an informal online, monthly, one-hour drop-in group … Continue reading JGSGB CONNECT

Poland SIG

- Zoom Meeting Virtual

JGSGB Members, to join this SIG email Poland@JGSGB.org.

Janice Sellers – Bubbie, Who Are You?: Finding the Maiden Names in Your Family Tree

- Zoom Meeting Virtual

Program Description: Female relatives can be difficult to trace, but they can be found. Janice Seller’s lecture introduces resources for tracing the women in your family, many of which are available online, including family items, oral histories, federal and state census records, immigration records, vital records, religious records, journals, newspapers, legal and court records, library … Continue reading Janice Sellers – Bubbie, Who Are You?: Finding the Maiden Names in Your Family Tree

Belarus SIG

- Zoom Meeting Virtual

JGSGB Members, to join this SIG email Belarus@JGSGB.org.

Event Series JGSGB CONNECT

JGSGB CONNECT

- Zoom Meeting Virtual

Members Helping Members TOPIC: Passing on Your Genealogy Legacy JGSGB Connect is an informal online, monthly, one-hour drop-in group for current JGSGB members To pose questions and learn from each other A place to share your knowledge of genealogy and strategies with others An opportunity to connect with other members Veterans and newbies alike are … Continue reading JGSGB CONNECT

Event Series Sephardic SIG

Sephardic SIG

at Congregation Beth El Atereth Israel 561 Ward St, Newton, MA, United States

JGSGB Members, to join this SIG email Sephardic@JGSGB.org. The Sephardic SIG will hold an in-person organizational meeting both prior to and following the speaker's presentation.  Stop by the table in the main room to chat with the Coordinator and other members.  JGSGB members, please email Sephardic@JGSGB.org if you wish to join.

Patrice Dabrowski – Jews in the Polish Lands: From the Statute of Kalisz to 1926

at Congregation Beth El Atereth Israel (Hybrid Meeting*) 561 Ward St, Newton, MA, United States

*Speaker will present in person. You may attend in person or on Zoom. At the speaker's request, this program will NOT be available for future viewing. Program Description: The Statute of Kalisz recorded the privileges bestowed on the Jews in Poland in the year 1264 by Duke Boleslaus the Pious. Dr. Patrice Dabrowski’s presentation reviews this framework … Continue reading Patrice Dabrowski – Jews in the Polish Lands: From the Statute of Kalisz to 1926

Poland SIG

at Congregation Beth El Atereth Israel 561 Ward St, Newton, MA, United States

JGSGB Members, to join this SIG email Poland@JGSGB.org. In Person following Dr. Dabrowski's presentation.  She has graciously agreed to join the SIG meeting to continue the conversation.

Event Series Sephardic SIG

Sephardic SIG

at Congregation Beth El Atereth Israel 561 Ward St, Newton, MA, United States

JGSGB Members, to join this SIG email Sephardic@JGSGB.org. The Sephardic SIG will hold an in-person organizational meeting both prior to and following the speaker's presentation.  Stop by the table in the main room to chat with the Coordinator and other members.  JGSGB members, please email Sephardic@JGSGB.org if you wish to join.

Adina Newman – L’Dor V’Dor: Using DNA to Reunite Holocaust Survivors

at Temple Emanuel (Hybrid Meeting*) 385 Ward St, Newton, MA, United States

*Speaker will present in person. You may attend in person or on Zoom. Please note: The recording will not be available and there is no handout Program Description: We know the power and potential of DNA testing to find family and uncover long buried family secrets. The DNA Reunion Project at the Center for Jewish … Continue reading Adina Newman – L’Dor V’Dor: Using DNA to Reunite Holocaust Survivors

JGSGB Book Group

- Zoom Meeting Virtual

We will be reading The Postcard by Anne Berest. JGSGB members who wish to join this group may email BookGroup@jgsgb.org to be added to the mailing list.

JGSGB Connect

- Zoom Meeting Virtual

Members Helping Members TOPIC: Organizing Your Research and Staying Focused JGSGB Connect is an informal online, monthly, one-hour drop-in group for current JGSGB members To pose questions and learn from each other A place to share your knowledge of genealogy and strategies with others An opportunity to connect with other members Veterans and newbies alike … Continue reading JGSGB Connect

Research Sunday

- Zoom Meeting Virtual

Join us for our next Virtual Research Sunday for individual research help via ZOOM Video Conferencing. Virtual Research Sunday May 19, 2024 Registration is now closedSee you in the fall! Research Sunday is a benefit of JGSGB membership.Open to Individual, Dual, and Sustaining members. Register for one 30-minute appointment with a knowledgeable consultant or translator for one … Continue reading Research Sunday

JGSGB Connect

- Zoom Meeting Virtual

Members Helping Members TOPIC: Open Discussion JGSGB Connect is an informal online, monthly, one-hour drop-in group for current JGSGB members To pose questions and learn from each other A place to share your knowledge of genealogy and strategies with others An opportunity to connect with other members Veterans and newbies alike are welcome to attend … Continue reading JGSGB Connect

Rachel Silverman – Operation Benjamin: Another Way to Use Genealogical Research

at Temple Emanuel (Watch Party*) 385 Ward Street, Newton Centre,, MA, United States

*Speaker will present on Zoom. You may attend in person to participate in a discussion following the presentation, or on Zoom​.  The presentation will be recorded and available on the Members' Page. Program Description: The non-profit organization "Operation Benjamin" searches for Jewish military personnel buried under Latin crosses in World War II American military cemeteries … Continue reading Rachel Silverman – Operation Benjamin: Another Way to Use Genealogical Research

JGSGB Book Group

- Zoom Meeting Virtual

We will be reading Once We Were Home by Judith Rosner.  JGSGB members who wish to join this group may email BookGroup@jgsgb.org to be added to the mailing list.

Event Series JGSGB CONNECT

JGSGB CONNECT

- Zoom Meeting Virtual

Members Helping Members Topic for the September Meeting: Share and Hear Highlights from the August IAJGS Conference JGSGB Connect is an informal online, monthly, one-hour drop-in group for current JGSGB members To pose questions and learn from each other A place to share your knowledge of genealogy and strategies with others An opportunity to connect … Continue reading JGSGB CONNECT