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New Mexico Deaths, 1889-1945
2023-12-15 02:02
FamilySearch has added to a collection that should interest those with Jewish ancestry in the American southwest. That collection, New Mexico Deaths, 1889-1945, is part of the Historical Rec… Read More
Society For Crypto-Judaic Studies (SCJS)
2023-08-18 22:39
  Over the last few days I attended the 2023 Conference of the Society for Crypto-Judaic Studies (SCJS), held this year in El Paso, Texas. The society studies everything about our… Read More
The Jews Of Galveston
2023-05-08 19:45
 The City of Galveston, sitting on the Southeastern tip of Texas, along the Gulf of Mexico, has been home to Jewish people for over 200 years. In 1816, the brothers Joa and Mora de la P… Read More
IAJGS 2023 London, England
2022-12-12 17:30
It has now been announced that the 43rd International Conference on Jewish Genealogy will be held in London, England from 30 July to 3 Aug 2023. The conference will be hosted by the IAJGS an… Read More
2021-10-25 21:35
 For those with Jewish ancestry in the state of Delaware, another great database has been updated at FamilySearch. Over 125,000 images of marriages between the years 1913-1954, are now… Read More
Virginia Records On FamilySearch
2020-11-11 23:45
In the last few weeks, FamilySearch has added records to a few different databases that go a long way toward help those with family history in the State of Virginia.Those databases, Virginia… Read More
IAJGS 2020 Virtual Conference
2020-07-31 22:34
As has been well documented, this year the 2020 IAJGS Conference will be virtual. It is now less than 2 weeks away. For more information about the schedule and how to register, visit ht… Read More
IAJGS 2020
2019-08-24 16:08
The very successful 2019 IAJGS conference is but a few weeks old and yet its time to begin planning for 2020.From 9-14 August 2020 the IAJGS conference will return to the west coast, and be… Read More
IAJGS 2019 Only 3 Weeks Away
2019-07-10 15:19
Only 3 weeks till we gather in Cleveland, Ohio for the 39th annual conference of the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS). I'm looking forward to seeing a lot o… Read More
Center For Jewish History  28 Apr 2019
2019-02-22 18:35
On 28 April 2019 I am honored to be speaking at the Center for Jewish History in New York City. My topic will be Using FamilySearch.org for Jewish Research. I l… Read More
Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995
2019-02-22 18:13
Another great set of marriage records has been updated at FamilySearch.org. This collection, Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995, contains marriage licenses and certificates from various c… Read More
Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1796-1941
2018-07-18 19:55
Family search has just added the database of Luxembourg, Civil Registration, 1796-1941. These are images of civil births, marriages and deaths, with some indexes. The years with indexes are;… Read More
Mexico, Civil Registration And The Jews.
2018-03-09 20:43
This past week at the 2018 Rootstech Conference, which was held in Salt Lake City, a lot of publicity was given to FamilySearch for releasing millions of Birth, Marriage and Death records fr… Read More
The Jews Of Istanbul
2017-12-01 16:51
The history of the Jewish community of Istanbul has traces back to the Spanish Inquisition in 1492. As the Sephardic (Spanish) Jews were forced to flee their homes in Spain in order to avoid… Read More
Rosh Hashanah 2017
2017-09-19 05:33
A beautiful sunset as seen from the steps of Yad Vashem, gives us hope for the incredible year ahead. May it be a year of peace, joy and happiness to allyour families. HAPPY ROSH HASHANAH ev… Read More
The Census Records Of Denmark
2017-09-18 15:49
In September of 2016, I wrote in this blog about FamilySearch adding the database of the 1911 Census of Denmark to their online collections. This database, which at the time only had about 4… Read More
The Touro Synagogue, Newport, Rhode Island
2017-08-31 16:50
In a post in January of 2016, I talked about the Jewish history of Rhode Island. In the post I talked about the Sephardic Jews, many from the Caribbean who settled in Newport, and made it a… Read More
IAJGS 2018 Warsaw, Poland  6-10 August
2017-08-12 14:42
The 2017 IAJGS Conference was a great success and much was learned. Now its time to turn our sights ahead to the 2018 Conference to be held in Warsaw, Poland from the 6th to the 8th of Augus… Read More
Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960
2017-06-17 17:22
The state of Louisiana has always been an important place for the Jewish people. With a major port and being a natural link to the Caribbean area, many early Jewish families in the United St… Read More
The Jews Of Burma (Myanmar)
2017-05-10 15:59
Recently, I have had the opportunity to take another look at a most interesting family, the Battat family.  It was almost 6 years ago when I was first introduced to their history and I… Read More
Jews Of Haiti
2017-02-16 19:43
While today the Jewish community of Haiti is not large, the island has a very complex history of the Jewish people. It is believed that the first Jew to arrive in Haiti was Luis de Torres, w… Read More
British Newspaper Archives, Obituaries
2017-02-08 02:51
One of the newest collections to be updated at FamilySearch will be a great source for those searching for ancestors from the British Isles. The collection, British Newspaper Archive, Obitua… Read More
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
2017-01-27 00:10
Jewish Quarter, AmsterdamTomorrow, January 27, 2017, has been recognized as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The day was designated in 2005 by the United Nations General Assembly, in… Read More
Knowles Collection Updated
2017-01-17 20:10
With the beginning of the new year, the time has come to update the Knowles Collection. The collection, which consists of 6 databases that contain the genealogical records of the Jewish peop… Read More
Accessing The Knowles Collection
2017-01-06 18:33
Over the last few weeks I have been asked to review how to access the records of the Knowles Collection. The collection continues to grow and will be updated in the next few days, so this se… Read More
Happy Hanukkah 2016
2016-12-23 18:51
As everyone around the world makes final preparations with their families, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a HAPPY HANUKKAH Read More
IAJGS 2017 The Perfect Gift
2016-12-14 15:26
As we quickly approach the beginning of Hanukkah, many of us are wondering how we may bring our families closer together. One wonderful way to do this is to give a registration to next years… Read More
The Jews Of Tire, Turkey
2016-12-02 20:42
Tire, is a town in Izmir province, which is located in the western part of the Anatolian Peninsula, on the eastern side of the Aegean Sea. With its climate, location and large seaport i… Read More
Ohio, County Death Records, 1840- 2001
2016-11-18 18:12
In past posts on this blog we have discussed some of the records from the State of Ohio which were available at FamilySearch. Those records included the Death Certificates from 1908-1953, as… Read More
International Jewish Genealogy Month
2016-11-03 15:58
Yesterday, November 1st was the beginning of International Jewish Genealogy Month sponsored by the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies (IAJGS). This is a great opportu… Read More
The Early Jewish People Of Oregon
2016-11-02 00:09
The very first Jews to arrive in the Oregon Territory, Jacob Goldsmith and Lewis May, arrived in 1849, 10 years before Oregon became a state. Both men were German born Ashkenazic Jews who be… Read More
The Jews Of Nicaragua
2016-10-05 01:14
When compared to other countries, the Jewish community of Nicaragua is very small. The community began when Jews arrived from Eastern Europe after 1929, and the majority of them ma… Read More
Rosh Hashanah 2016 (5777) - Happy New Year
2016-09-30 16:53
As Rosh Hashanah approaches I find myself reflecting on all that has blessed my life this year. I find myself thinking of all my friends and family and thank you for being the people you are… Read More
Denmark Census, 1911
2016-09-06 20:29
One of the newest databases at FamilySearch, the 1911 Census of Denmark, shows how we all benefit when websites and archives work together. This census, which was the 13th census conducted s… Read More
The Jews Of Albania
2016-08-29 19:21
Albania is a country that has a Jewish history that may date back as many as 2000 years. There are historians that believe the first Jews in the country arrived as slaves on ships from the R… Read More
IAJGS 2016 - Seattle, One Month To Go
2016-07-06 19:35
Just over one month till Jewish Genealogists from around the world gather in Seattle for a great week of sharing knowledge of our Jewish ancestors. Its not to late to join us, I look forward… Read More
War Of 1812 Pension Records
2016-06-10 17:52
On 5 Nov 1796, Jacob Cohen, the son of Solomon Cohen was born in Georgetown, South Carolina.  In 1816 in Charleston he married Rachel Lopez, a native of Charleston. Jacob and Rachel had… Read More
Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom Hashoah)
2016-05-03 22:47
Thursday, May 5th is the date set aside as Holocaust Remembrance Day or Yom Hashoah. It is the day that we remember the over 6,000,000 who were murdered during the Holocaust. It is a time th… Read More
2016-04-08 17:20
The Knowles Collection is a collection of 6 databases that contain genealogical records of the Jewish people. The collection has continued to experience tremendous growth, both from new reco… Read More
2016-03-11 16:30
The history of the Jewish people in Scotland may date back to  the late 1600's when there were records of Jews applying to take up residence in the country. However the first Jewish com… Read More
2016-02-10 18:02
Today there has been a very nice collection of marriage records added to the FamilySearch web site. The records are of six states of the United States as well as the records from Durham, Eng… Read More
2016-01-23 20:11
The Jewish history of Rhode Island is perhaps the earliest in all of North America. In Newport, the first members of the Jewish community started to arrive in the mid 1650's, over 100 years… Read More
2016-01-08 19:17
The Jewish history of Azerbaijan is one that is old and very interesting. Located on the Caspian Sea, the country is surrounded by Armenia, Georgia, Iran and Russia.  The first Jews cam… Read More
2015-12-04 08:00
 At this time of year may we all DEDICATE ourselves to remembering who we are and where we came from.  May we all have the JOY of teaching someone new the joy that comes with… Read More
2015-11-19 19:57
Here in the United States we are one week away from the Thanksgiving holiday. It is a time for all of us to pause and remember all the things we have to be thankful for. The holiday was firs… Read More
2015-11-16 15:57
The amount of basic vital records located on sites such as FamilySearch, Ancestry and My Heritage continues to grow. These records are some of the best sources for birth, death and marriage… Read More
2015-11-06 17:29
Trinidad, Colorado is a small city in the Southeastern part of Colorado. Its history dates back to the time of the Spanish traders who took advantage of its close proximity to the Santa Fe T… Read More
2015-09-21 18:56
In the year 2015, Rosh Hashanah begins at sunset on Sunday, September 13. It is my hope that it will be a year of peace and happiness for all.L'shanah tovah tikatev ve'techatem l’alter… Read More
2015-09-10 17:57
The Jewish history of Peru is not as easy to document as other countries in South America. As with the other countries there were probably Jews in Peru as early as the first part of the 16th… Read More

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