"Our hearts are broken. We are overcome with grief at the tragic deaths of Ron Shemer and Ilay Nachman, two members of the MyHeritage employee family. Ron and Ilay were murdered in the early morning of October 7, 2023 while separately attending the Nova music festival, at the onset of the Hamas attack on Israel. Ron was 23 years old, and Ilay was almost 24."
To read more about Ron and Ilay at the MyHeritage Blog click on MyHeritage Blog.
JGSGM will be offering a 4 week zoom
workshop on the usage of FamilySearch.org. Why use FamilySearch.org? Well, it is free. Also, it has as much, if
not more, to offer than Ancestry. There are over 16.3 billion
free historical records and images for more than 110 countries. In
addition, they have a digital library holding over
500,000 genealogy books, family histories, maps, yearbooks, and more. To learn more about genealogy resources for
different regions and countries, they have a research wiki that is extremely comprehensive.
So how to access all of these
features? In this limited seating workshop
available only to JGSGM members, we will introduce these features and how to
use them.
If you are interested in joining these workshops, kindly contact:
This zoom link will be shown once
you have registered for this workshop. To register email jgsgm.president@gmail.com. This
workshop is for members only. Go to our website https://www.jgs-miami.org/ to view
membership options and join or renew online.
The
workshop will be led by Robbin Smith. She has over 20 years of experience,
including working professionally with clients and teaching genealogy classes.
Past President of the Jewish Genealogy Society of Greater Miami
2015-Present-Spearheaded a Global Initiative to Digitize
Inquisition Documents
2010-Present Authored the following Books: My 15 Grandmothers, Mis 15 Abuelas, How I Found My 15 Grandmothers, Pyre to Fire, De la Pira al Fuego, Recipes of My 15 Grandmothers, Las Recetas de Mis 15 abuelas. Awarded the Latino Author Book Award as well as the Literary Titan Book Award for several of the Books.
LIVE/ZOOM MEETING
RSVP TO jgsgm.president@gmail.com
Please indicate if you will be attending the live meeting at the Greater Miami Jewish Federation
OR
VIA ZOOM
Come and join us at Greater Miami Jewish Federation
15 Federal Highway
Miami, FL 33137
***Meeting is scheduled for Zoom
Zoom link shared one day before the event.
Light refreshments will be available.
MORE DETAILS WILL SOON BE ANNOUNCED.
ANNOUNCEMENT – THE JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER MIAMI
November 12, 2023, at 11:30 AM
At Greater Miami Jewish Federation
4200 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, Florida
UNLOCKING THE PAST: EXPLORING ASHKENAZI
DUTCH JEWISH ANCESTRY
INTRODUCING
STEVE JARON,
PRESIDENT OF THE JEWISH GENEALOGY SOCIETY OF PITTSBURGH, CO-CHAIR
AT IAJGS TECH COMMITTEE AND IAJGS LIASON
Come and join us at Greater Miami Jewish Federation
4200 Biscayne Blvd. Miami
***Meeting is scheduled for Zoom
Zoom link shared one day before the event.
Light refreshments will be available.
Please confirm your attendance or request a Zoom Link
Paulette Bronstein, President
Biography
Steve Jaron is a
lifelong Pittsburgh resident whose passion for genealogy has been shaped by two
significant experiences. Firstly, during his bar-mitzvah trip to Israel, he had
the opportunity to meet with several relatives, including his great uncle. His
great uncle shared a captivating family story about discovering their shared
ancestry when his great aunt brought a picture of her great grandparents into
their home. This revelation led to the realization that they were second
cousins. Although Steve would later learn that his uncle was quite the
storyteller, this tale kindled his interest in family history.
The second pivotal
moment in Steve's genealogical journey occurred during his college years when
he took a Spanish class. As part of an assignment, he had to create a family tree
to learn various Spanish relationships. Fortunately, Steve already had a
well-documented family tree thanks to his great aunt's efforts. Inspired by
this class, he decided to explore further and googled an uncommon Jewish last
name, "de Jongh." To his surprise, he stumbled upon an online version
of a book meticulously detailing his grandmother and great aunt's mother's
ancestors in Holland, and from that moment, his fascination with genealogy took
root.
Steve's current
genealogical focus centers on his Galitzianer and German branches, with plans
to eventually continue his father's genealogical research in Ukraine and
Belarus. In 2017, he took on the key role of revitalizing the Jewish Genealogy
Society of Pittsburgh and currently serves as its president. His commitment to
the genealogical community extends beyond his local chapter. He has assumed the
role of IAJGS Sysadmin and Tech Committee co-chair and serves as an IAJGS
Member Liaison, further contributing to the broader genealogy community.
Description
Title: Unlocking the Past: Exploring Ashkenazi Dutch Jewish Ancestry
Join us for an
enlightening exploration of Ashkenazi Dutch Jewish ancestry led by Steve Jaron,
a dedicated genealogist with a compelling story to share. In this presentation,
you'll accompany Steve on a deeply personal journey as he delves into the
intriguing world of his Dutch roots within the Ashkenazi Jewish community.
Through ancestral narratives filled with surprising family connections and
heartwarming reunions, you'll gain a unique perspective on the power of
genealogical research to unveil hidden stories and connections. Steve's
expertise will be at your disposal as he imparts practical research strategies
and tools that will equip you for your own genealogical quests.
This event is open to
everyone, whether you have Ashkenazi Dutch Jewish ancestry or simply possess a
curiosity about researching in unfamiliar territories.
Jewish Genealogy Special Interest Group Meeting Notice
On Fri, Oct 6, 2023 at 8:38 AM Arthur Sissman <genresearch13@yahoo.com> wrote:JGSIG Meeting Tues Oct 10 1-2:30 pm ET/ 10 am PT/ 6pm BT (British Time) NO RSVPZoom Link — Topic Review of Ancestry Tree Page and how to use the new features - if you have them or NOT!I will be online at NOON ET - Official meeting starts at 1pm ETTues Oct 10,Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 889 2019 2556Passcode: Oct10============================================================ =================== DNA SIG Meeting Mon Oct 16, 2-3:30 ET/ 11 am PT/ 7 pm BT (British Time) NO RSVPZoom Link - ETIKAUThruLinesACETY Everything I Know About Using THRULINES© And Can Explain To YOU! I will be online at 1 pm ET - Official meeting starts at 2pm ETMon Oct 16, I Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 867 1022 1036Passcode: Oct16
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View Pavel Schnabel‘s award-winning film, Lisbon — Harbor of Hope, then join us for the discussion. The film follows several Jewish families who escaped Nazi Germany to Lisbon from 1933-38, before the outbreak of war. For those families it was still permissible to settle in Portugal, and the film interviews several of these survivors. The Sousa Mendes story is also told, through the diplomat’s son, Pedro Nuno de Sousa Mendes, who was a witness and participant in his father’s rescue action.
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⇒ October 27-30, watch the film Lisbon — Harbor of Hope on your home device. A link will be provided to all who register.
⇒ Sunday, October 29 at 2:00 p.m. US Eastern Time, tune into the program with our distinguished panel of guests. A link will be provided to all who register.
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Documentary filmmaker Pavel Schnabel was born in 1946 in Olomouc, Czechoslovakia and studied at the Film and Television Academy in Prague. He emigrated in 1968 and settled in Germany. Pavel Schnabel has worked for many years as a freelance director and cameraman in Germany and has been awarded several international and German prizes and nominations for his films. In addition to Lisbon — Harbor of Hope, his films include Home is Not a Place, Hommage to August Sander, and many others.
Mariana Abrantes is a Board member and the Portugal representative of the Sousa Mendes Foundation. Coming from a village in central Portugal, she studied Economics at UC-Berkeley and earned an MA from Princeton University. After training and working in Chase Manhattan Bank, she returned to Portugal, where she worked at the European Investment Bank. She also served in the Portuguese government’s Ministries of Transport and Health, and on the Boards of international investment funds and the Fulbright Commission Portugal. She is a dual Portuguese-US citizen.
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Registration for this program will close on Thursday, October 26 at 10 PM US Eastern Time. Links and instructions will be emailed to all registrants on Friday, October 27 and again on the morning of the program.
"MyHeritage is home to 65 valuable historical record collections from Germany. Alongside birth, marriage, and death records going back to the 16th century, MyHeritage offers a number of exclusive record collections from Prussia, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Hesse, as well as emigration records from Southwestern Germany and Hamburg to Australasia."
See:
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Please spread the good news to your friends and followers and encourage them to take advantage of this offer while it lasts! Check out the MyHeritage BLOG for more information."
