The Weekly News Nosh for June 7, 2026

 

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Immigrant Heritage Month Jewish Genealogy: IIJG Journal, Issue 3 now available online Finding Female Ancestors in The U.S. Genealogy…A Cheat Sheet! Who Knew? GEDmatch has a YouTube Channel! Before You Erase the Jews, Read This Patrilineal Genetic Ancestry of Moroccan Jews A secret bunker, tunnel and a Star of David tell a story of Jewish resistance in a Polish town 85 years after Baghdad’s Farhud massacre, last survivors fear story is being forgotten Seven Siblings Survived the Holocaust and Emigrated to the US Together Sicily’s Forgotten Jewish Legacy The Chmielnicki Massacre: Ukraine's Celebrated Hero Was a Mass Murderer of Jews The Ashkenazic Great Synagogue in the Black Sea port of Constanţa, Romania has been rededicated with a joyous ceremony after a full restoration Number of Nazi victims’ descendants given German citizenship jumped 61% in 2025 A decaying historic farmhouse finds a savior in Chabad An organ divided a synagogue. The fallout helped create Reform Judaism Five Jewish WWI soldiers receive Star of David headstones in France after a century beneath crosses 12-year-old finds ancient gemstone in Galilean Jewish village cursed by Jesus Jewish Museum London unveils first public exhibition space since closure Bneimitzvah service breathes Jewish life back into German shul not used since Kristallnacht Eight Amazing Jewish NBA Players You Need To Know About Marilyn Monroe would be 100 today. Are we making too much of her conversion? This Yiddish Word Fills Us With So Much Pride and Contentment Tower of David Museum wants your old Western Wall photos ‘I AM ISRAEL’ campaign launched to attract American tourists Finalists announced for lucrative Jewish literary award

The Weekly News Nosh - May 31, 2026

 

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1. Free U.S. immigration records for Immigrant Heritage Month from MyHeritage

2. New in MyHeritage Ancient Origins: Discover Your Connection to Notable Individuals from History

3. New free database documents Nazi persecution victims within the Soviet Union

4. How to Back Up Your Ancestry Family Tree

5. What To Do With Old Letters

6. Can Ancestry DNA or MyHeritage DNA or FamilyTree DNA or 23andMe DNA Help Find Birth Parents?

7. A major new exhibit focuses on the discoveries made during the excavations of the site of the destroyed Vilnius Great Synagogue

8. At the edge of America, six Jewish graves endure

9. The First Blood Libel

10. Highlighting the JEWELS TOUR, an EU-funded project on the tourism potential of Jewish cultural heritage that is under way in six partner countries

11. New paths to German citizenship for families affected by Nazi persecution

12. ‘The Wanderers’ tells the story of Poland’s Holocaust survivors who fled to the Soviet Union

13. How 51 Boys Escaped the Gas Chamber in Auschwitz

14. New Woody Guthrie documentary is ‘Jewish film about very non-Jewish guy from tiny little town in Oklahoma’

15. Arthur Szyk: The Artist Who Fought Hitler with a Paintbrush

16. Yad Vashem to open first Holocaust education center outside Israel in Munich

17. A museum exhibit explores the Jewish fascination with the occult

18. Sir Isaac Newton and Judaism

19. How the 1919 solar eclipse made Albert Einstein famous

20. ‘10 Agams in Iran’: The secret story of Israeli and Jewish art in the regime’s hands

21. The Jewish Samurai: Joseph Trumpeldor's Japanese Odyssey

22. Garry Trudeau was a prep school kid from New England, but he identified with the Jewish outsider in ‘Doonesbury’

23. Miami restaurant becomes first kosher eatery to earn Michelin Star

The Weekly News Nosh for May 26, 2026

 

The Weekly News Nosh May 24, 2026

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1. Free military records for Memorial Day

2. Newspapers.com adds 133 new papers spanning nine states and seven countries

3. The JGS Toronto has launched a FREE AI Resource Library — and it's open to everyone

4. Interviews with Holocaust survivors reveal the richness of Yiddish

5. Wiener Library launches Britain’s first exhibition on Nazi camp slave labor

6. Legacy Family Tree Webinars

7. What does a swastika mean?

8. Medieval France’s Blood Libel Playbook

9. Israel acquires world’s first kosher cookbook

10. Restoration work on the synagogue in Seini, Romania has been completed

11. Swiss teens clean up graves in Jewish cemetery to ‘take care of memory’

12. Israel OKs $85 million investment in heritage sites across Judea and Samaria

13. UK launches Jewish Culture Month

14. A nostalgic glimpse into Shavuot celebrations in pre-state Israel

15. More On Shavuot from Aish

16. A Biblical Story That Passes the Bechdel Test? Yes Please!

17. Did medieval Jews hide a ‘secret synagogue’ in tarot cards? Boston exhibit turns over clues

18. As AI spreads, Jewish groups grapple with what it means for Torah study

19. For Bob Dylan’s 85th birthday, an 85-minute playlist

20. Mel Brooks to Donate His Expansive Career Archive to National Comedy Center in New York

21. Jackie Tohn’s Jewish Summer Camp Movie Is Finally Coming to Theaters

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THE WEEKLY NEWS NOSH from Phil Goldfarb and L'DOR V'DOR FOUNDATION

 

CLICK BELOW TO VIEW THE NEWS NOSH https://ldvdf.org/wnn-20260510/ "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 Pale of Settlement research, Holocaust memory, Jewish Paris, synagogue heritage, and more." Editor: Phil Goldfarb, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Headlines May 10, 2026

Living Jewish In The Pale of Settlement MyHeritage Family Infographics The Free NARA Genealogy Cheat Sheet Ancient Connections: Where Archaeology Meets Your Ancestors Nine miles of archives: NYC Jewish history documents come to life in CUNY trove AI Holocaust content is booming. Is it all ‘slop’ — or a solution for fading firsthand memory? Her body has been unidentified for decades. Her Ashkenazi DNA may explain why What Is Lag B'Omer? The Last Twins: The Man Who Saved 80 Boys from Mengele The recent renovation of the former Kaukaska synagogue in Krynki, Poland nominated for an award Czech Republic: Archaeologists have uncovered the foundations of Brno’s monumental Great Synagogue New documentary captures the lively history of Yiddish theater in America In Max and Richard Fleischer, was father like son? A tree of hope: Anne Frank sapling planted at Wagner honors past, inspires future France reckons with Nazi-looted art in a new Paris museum gallery As new Holocaust memorial stone laid in Berlin, relative says plaque serves as substitute for grave Brussels cathedral installs plaques apologizing for medieval antisemitic persecution depicted in stained glass Who Was Josephus? The Controversial Backstory of the Famed Historian Tracing Jewish Paris, from Herzl to the Holocaust Jewish History weekend brings medieval London back to life A Jewish farmer broke ground on a synagogue in an Illinois cornfield. His neighbors showed up to help How young people once used Yiddish personal ads to find a partner Michael Jackson biopic revives legend of Jewish music mogul who battled MTV’s ‘color barrier’ What the private equity takeover means for the bagel industry A Jewish Expressionist artist’s life, preserved in a brownstone

IGRA - ISRAEL GENEALOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATION - FREE Webinar in English "Sephardim in Eastern Europe"

 

🇮🇱 IGRA FREE Webinar in English "Sephardim in Eastern Europe (Romania and Moldova [former Bessarabia])" in English by Felicia Waldman May 11, 2026

May 5  #702128    Daniel Horowitz The Israel Genealogy Research Association (IGRA) invites everyone to the next webinar "Sephardim in Eastern Europe (Romania and Moldova [former Bessarabia])" in English by Felicia Waldman May 11, 2026 at 7:00 pm Israel time / 12 noon New York Time. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   We shall look at the 500 year history of Spanish Jews in the Romanian lands (the Principalities of Wallachia, Moldova (which at times included Bessarabia) and Transylvania until 1859 and respectively Romania afterwards) through the lens of their economic, financial, social, educational, and cultural contributions to the development of their home- (or in some instances adoptive) country. As a particular case study, starting from the genealogical trees of the two most important Sephardic families of 19th century Bucharest, we shall see how instrumental personal connections, which often doubled business links, proved to be in the success of their patriotic efforts Assoc. Prof. of Hebrew Studies at the Faculty of Letters, University of Bucharest, Felicia coordinates the Center for Hebrew Studies and the MA program in Hebrew Culture and Civilization. She is also Deputy Head of the Romanian Delegation to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance. She has authored and co-authored 4 books [“Stories and Images of Jewish Bucharest” (NMP, Bucharest, 2011), “Tales and Traces of Sephardic Bucharest” (NMP, Bucharest, 2016), “Trailing in the Footsteps of Jacques Elias. Documents, images and testimonies of a lost history” (Romanian Academy of Sciences, Bucharest, 2023) and “Halfon Saga: A Story about the Rise and Decline of Sephardic Aristocracy in Romania” (Integral, Bucharest, 2024)] as well as 20 articles on topics related to the Romanian Jewish history and heritage   Best regards Daniel Horowitz President@genealogy.org.il

THE WEEKLY NEWS NOSH - APRIL 26, 2026

 

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Scribe AI is now available on the MyHeritage mobile app. Rare database offers free information on foreigners who lived in the Russian Empire. How the sewers under Nazi-occupied Ukraine gave rise to unexpected Holocaust heroes. 300-year-old Nazi-looted violin worth $10 million said to reappear in France. In a forgotten 20th century masterwork, a Holocaust story from the perpetrator’s perspective. Rare ancient charcoal shows how prehistoric ‘Israelis’ were already grilling 780,000 years ago. New secrets of human evolution unlocked in study of ancient DNA from Europe and Near East. A California forest synagogue experiments with nature-based spirituality. For Jewish Iranians, war with Israel brings a flood of mixed emotions. The Jewish People’s Undying Connection to the Land of Israel. A Museum Charts Those Who First Put Israel on the Map. Finding a Lost Tribe of Israel in India. On the small island of St. Eustatius, the Jewish community turned the tide of the American Revolution. Steeped in history, Pensacola Jews celebrate the 150th anniversary of Florida’s oldest synagogue. 125 years ago, the Forverts (now The Forward) entered a vibrant Jewish world. As Israel approaches 78th Independence Day, its population stands at 10.244 million. The most persecuted people in history built a prosperous state in less than a century. Orde Wingate, Father of the Israeli Army. Finally, a Jewish James Bond hits cinemas. Today’s American Jews finally have their era’s Sandy Koufax. Harpo Speaks! Marx Brothers fans rejoice: There’s a recording of Harpo speaking.

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            Exploring Jewish Genealogy from Your Living Room: A World of Opportunities

As President of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami (JGSGM), I am always looking for ways to connect our members with meaningful learning experiences—and today, those opportunities truly span the globe.

I encourage all of you to explore the Worldwide Jewish Calendar of Events available through the L’Dor V’Dor Foundation website. This remarkable resource brings together a wide range of virtual programs focused on Jewish genealogy, history, and heritage.

Many of these events are free, while others require only a modest fee. The value, however, is extraordinary.

Before COVID, most genealogy lectures and workshops were limited to local society meetings. Today, we have the privilege of attending presentations by world-renowned experts—all from the comfort of our own homes. Whether you are just beginning your family history journey or are an experienced researcher, there is truly something for everyone.

These virtual programs offer:

• Access to international speakers and researchers
• Exposure to new research tools, databases, and methodologies
• Opportunities to connect with the global genealogy community

I strongly encourage you to take advantage of this incredible resource. It is a wonderful way to expand your knowledge, deepen your research, and stay inspired between our JGSGM programs.

As always, I look forward to learning—and discovering—together.

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

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