November 2015

JGSGB PROGRAMS

Annual Lecture: The Scroll and the Cross: Jewish Genealogy in Latin America
Speaker: Prof. Ilan Stavans
November 8, 2:00-4:00 pm, Hebrew College, Newton
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The Lost Society of Polish Jewry
Speaker: Allan Chernoff
November 18, 7:00-9:00 pm, Newton Free Library, Newton
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See Exhibit in JGSGB NEWS below

Planning Your Family Reunion
Speakers: Sheila Green and Beverley Olsberg
November 22, 1:30-4:30 pm, Congregation Beth El-Atereth Israel, Newton
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LECTURES AND EVENTS ELSEWHERE

Boston Jewish Film Festival
November 4-16, multiple locations
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Third Annual Vilna Shul Descendants’ Day and Community Celebration
November 8, 11:00 am, $18 (register in advance)
Vilna Shul, 18 Phillips Street, Boston
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Resurrected Voices: Letters From the Holocaust
Speaker: Linda Ziskind
November 9, 7:30 pm, Hebrew College, Newton
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Organizing Your Family History Research
November 16, 7:00-8:30 pm (registration required)
Newton Free Library, Newton
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Genealogy: Researching Your Ancestors
Class presented by Newton Free Library
November 18, 1:00-2:00 pm, Newton Senior Center, Newtonville
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The Lost Society of Polish Jewry
Speaker: Allan Chernoff
November 19, 7:00 pm,  Kolbo Fine Judaica, 437 Harvard St., Brookline
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COURSES, WEBINARS & VIDEOS

Basic 2: Search Strategies – Using Google for Genealogy
JewishGen online course, $18
November 1-15
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Picture It: Publish a Family Keepsake
November 4, 11, 18, 6:00 – 9:00 pm, $125
NEHGS, 99-101 Newbury Street, Boston
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Organizing Your Genetic Genealogy
November 11, 9 pm
Legacy Family Tree Webinar, register in advance
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Taking Your Family History Hobby to the Next Level
November 14, 9:00 am – 12:30 pm, $25
NEHGS, 99-101 Newbury Street, Boston
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Organize and Research Online – for advanced beginners
JewishGen online course, $125
November 16-December 14
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Mapping Madness
Speaker: Ron Arons
November 18, 2 pm
Legacy Family Tree Webinar, register in advance
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CONFERENCES

36th IAJGS International Conference on Jewish Genealogy
August 7-12, 2016, Seattle, WA
Deadline for submitting proposals: December 15

New England Regional Genealogical Consortium (NERGC) Conference 2017
April 26-29, 2017, Springfield, MA
Deadline for submitting proposals: March 1, 2016


JGSGB NEWS

Exhibit at Newton Free Library
How JGSGB helps its members discover their Jewish families, as well as the resources available for Jewish genealogical research. Month of November in the atrium near the circulation desk.

Foundations of Jewish Genealogical Research
Our award-winning course on how to research your family history will begin on March 1, 2016 and run for 8 weeks on Tuesday evenings at Hebrew College in Newton. Class is limited to 24 students. Registration is now open.
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Special Membership Offer
All first-time members who join this fall will get full 2016 Membership plus the fall 2015 programs for the basic $25 annual membership fee – 14 months for $25!