ROOTSTECH FREE VIRTUAL CONFERENCE 2026

 

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Dear Members and Friends,

As you plan your spring genealogy learning, I want to remind you that RootsTech, the world’s largest family-history conference, is coming up soon. It offers hundreds of sessions—both free virtual options and paid in-person programs—along with amazing tools, classes, and resources that benefit researchers at every level.

Complete instructions on how to participate and register have been included below in the AI-generated section of this email. I encourage you to explore the offerings and take advantage of this remarkable opportunity to strengthen your skills and discover new paths in your research.

Warm regards,
Paulette Bronstein
President, Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami

 What RootsTech 2026 Is

RootsTech is a global genealogy conference and learning event hosted by FamilySearch, a nonprofit sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‑day Saints. It combines inspirational speakers, hands‑on classes, and technology showcases to help people discover and preserve their family history.

 How to Watch RootsTech Online

You only need a free FamilySearch account to access all virtual content.

1. Register for the Online Experience

Registration is required but free. Once registered, you can watch:

• Live keynote sessions

• Livestreamed classes

• 200+ on‑demand sessions in 26+ languages

• Digital syllabi and handouts

2. Where to Watch

All online sessions stream directly through the RootsTech website after you sign in with your FamilySearch profile.

3. What You Get with Free Online Access

• Live and prerecorded classes

• Interactive online features

• Access to exhibitors and virtual booths

4. If You Haven’t Registered Yet

The registration page is available on the RootsTech site and walks you through the steps.

Using AI in Jewish Genealogy Wednesday, February 25 at 10 AM.

 The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami invites you to a special presentation on AI and Jewish Genealogy by Paulette Bronstein Wednesday, February 25 at 10 AM at the Northeast Aventura Library branch auditorium

L'DOR V'DOR WEEKLY NEWS NOSH

 

Headlines CLICK HERE TO READ THE WEEKLY NEWS NOSH February 22, 2026

MyHeritage now available in 50 languages, 210 million historical records added. The Association for Central European Jewish History and Genealogy (CEJHG) Conference Information. Jewish Ghettos of Pre-Emancipation Europe. As the last generation of Holocaust survivors die, is AI the future of Holocaust education? At this Jerusalem museum, everyday objects tell the story of the Holocaust in a unique way. Finding the history of your house or your ancestral house in the U.S. Raoul Wallenberg: Missing In Action. Nazis restored old manuscripts to hunt down Jewish ancestry, researcher finds. Greece seeks to acquire newly surfaced photos of 1944 Nazi execution in Athens. Scholars gather in India for first Jewish Indian Ocean meet. A Mountain of Tefillin. Quietly sold by Jewish library, letter by famed 18th-century rabbi surfaces at auction, fetching $400,000. Second Temple workshop found on Israel's Mount Scopus during investigation into antiquities thieves. Forget the granny flat: Study of Israelite home shows elders ruled the Iron Age roost. Fourteen Things You Need to Know About King David. His life is already a movie’: New series to chronicle the life of King David. South Knoxville native who saved hundreds of Jewish-Americans during WWII to be awarded Medal of Honor. Jews in Comic Books. Meet the Holmes (and Watson) of pre-war East European Jewry. Rembrandt has been hailed for his love of the Jewish people — was it all a myth? Mah Jongg and the Jews. Little island, long memory: Barbados and Jews.

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The Weekly News Nosh - February 8, 2026

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This Jewish heritage news digest is this week’s NewsNosh (The Weekly News Nosh) from L’Dor V’Dor Foundation—a curated set of links for anyone interested in Jewish family history, Jewish history, and Jewish heritage. This week’s NewsNosh Jewish heritage news digest includes IAJGS survey results, JOWBR’s 2025 update, Qesher, Ukrainian archives search upgrades, and more.

Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA

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Headlines February 8, 2026

IAJGS Survey Results JewishGen’s Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR) 2025 Year End Update Have you Discovered Qesher Yet? If Not, You Should! Vast database tracking Ukrainian archives going online improves with search engine Jewish family database of the 19th and 20th centuries AI Handwriting Transcription Rankings Y’alla Oklahoma: As antisemitism surges, Tulsa Jews invite Canadians to join them Looking for Unusual Information About The Mogilev Gubernia in Belarus? 2,000-year-old Pilgrimage Road to Temple Mount opens to public after years of digging Knesset displays 2,000-year-old jar used by ancient Jews Rare 600-year-old Hebrew prayer book sells for $6.4 million at auction The Jews of Iran Counting the days: How Jews clung to the Hebrew calendar as Nazis tried to erase it From Nazi Germany to the LAPD The One-Woman Bomb Squad The Woman Who Refused to Give Flowers to Hitler The Nurse Who Helped Build Modern Medicine in Jerusalem Naturalization of victims of Nazi persecution and their descendants Hamburg, Germany’s Altona museum opens a permanent exhibition about Hamburg Jewish history, incorporating a Jewish component in a mainstream museum How the Lion of Judah Became a Jewish Symbol The Surprising History of Bar/Bat Mitzvah and Confirmation He documented a changing Jewish world, and the Jewish world changed him Everything We Know About the Ethan Slater-Led Play ‘Marcel on the Train.’ The Jew who put Hitler on trial — and the play that stages his story Created in hiding during WWII, a Jewish artist’s underground ’zines are finally rising to the surface Yiddish theater is revived in Tbilisi, Georgia after 100 years

HOLOCAUST DOCUMENTATION AND EDUCATION CENTER EXHIBITION- Visas for Life: The Righteous and Honorable Diplomats!

 

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The Weekly News Nosh – February 1, 2026 CLICK HERE TO VIEW NEWS NOSH Jewish Heritage · Jewish History · Jewish Family History Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Headlines February 1, 2026

MyHeritage Adds Spain, Names & Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com Israel Genealogy Research Association’s Databases Release for January 2026 International Holocaust Remembrance Day: From Numbers to Names Find a Grave: 2025 Year in Review It’s gotta be the genes: Israeli study finds genetics play key role in human longevity Smashed by ISIS, a 2,700-year-old carving may have been the earliest-known depiction of Jerusalem Czech Republic: Archaeologists will research the site of Brno’s destroyed Great Synagogue as part of a series of commemorative initiatives How yizkor books bring the sights, sounds, and even smells and tastes of lost Jewish shtetls back to life For the first time since Hitler, a Hebrew publisher sets up shop in Germany Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History premieres taking viewers on an epic journey of the parallel and intersecting streams of Black and Jewish experience in the U.S On PBS’ ‘Finding Your Roots,’ Jewish actor Lizzy Caplan discovers her family’s unknown Holocaust story Why We Must Remember the Holocaust Holocaust-era songs composed in Nazi ghettos published for first time in English A Holocaust survivor born in a concentration camp shares her story Adolf Hitler’s Art Still Sells, as ‘Industry’ Just Reminded Us Auschwitz-Birkenau Grandson of Auschwitz commandant: “My grandfather was greatest mass murderer in history” A millennial rabbi built a synagogue where others have closed For fleeing Jews, Venezuela was a golden land — now in exile, they watch their homeland’s unrest with trepidation The Jews of Argentina A language course is reviving Moroccan Jewish culture and bridging Middle East divides A Museum of Jewish Culture is being developed in Bardejov, Slovakia Yad Vashem nominated for Nobel Peace Prize All the Big Jewish Nominees at the 2026 Oscars Northern Noshes…Canadian Jewish Community Cookbooks