ANNOUNCING A GREAT SUCCESS! Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami Event - Who are you and who are your ancestors? A March 25, 2024 presentation for the Oakmonte Village in Davie Florida

 

The residents enjoyed a special event at the Oakmonte Village in Davie, Florida.

After an introduction to genealogy research and the importance of telling your story to family members, a senior resident was surprised to be selected as "Queen for a Day".

The results of genealogical research for the "Queen for a Day" were shared with the audience.

The program was a great success. Oakmonte Village residents requested that we return for an additional presentation.

David Light and Paulette Bronstein (JGSGM president) shared a special genealogy program at Oakmonte Senior Village.

"Queen for a Day" Carole with her family.

Please contact Paulette Bronstein jgsgm.president@gmail.com

if you would like a similar program in your senior village.

UPDATE - University of Miami Program Honoring our Senior Member - Peter Tarjan - and his new book HUNGARIAN PATCHWORK-JOURNEYS OF SEVEN JEWS FROM FASCISM TO COMMUNISM TO FREEDOM

 HUNGARIAN PATCHWORK - JOURNEYS OF SEVEN JEWS FROM FASCISM TO COMMUNISM TO FREEDON

Susan V. Meschel & Peter Tarjan, editors

University of Miami

March 20, 2024

Professor Peter Tarjan, child survivor of the Holocaust, with the briefcase he brought from Hungary.

Retired Chairperson of Biomedical Engineering at the University of Miami, contributing author and editor of Hungarian Patchwork - Journeys of Seven Jews from Fascism to Communism to Freedom.

 

Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami members attended Peter Tarjan's presentation at the University of Miami March 20, 2024.

Pictured left to right seated:

Ruth Gold, Yoram Millman, Paulette Bronstein (JGSGM President), David Light

Standing left to right:

Margarita Lacko, Larry Kohn, Bruch Reich, Lea Reich, Claudia Starosta

Left to right.

Susanna Moross Tarjan, Ruth Gold, Peter Tarjan, Lea Reich, Josh Tarjan

Left to right:

Paulette Bronstein, Yoram Millman, Dr. Haim Shaked, Director of the George Feldenkreis Program in Judaic Studies of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Sue and Leonard Miller Center for Contemporary Judaic Studies at the University of Miami

Finding Your Roots: Tuesday, March 12 at 8PM ET - From Dead Ends to Discoveries: Overcoming Roadblocks in Genealogy Research

For more information click on the link below:

 https://www.pbs.org/weta/finding-your-roots/events

Click here for the YouTube Video:

 YouTube Preview

"Delve deep into the art and science of genealogy in this hour-long live conversation with our esteemed panel of experts as they share their unique insights and methodologies for solving family mysteries - especially those involving unknown parentage. Whether you're facing dead ends in historical documents, grappling with the sensitivities of undisclosed adoptions, or navigating the complexities of DNA testing, this event promises to illuminate the path forward. Don't miss this opportunity to explore the past, understand your heritage, and forge a deeper connection to your roots."ET

Family Tree Maker Florida free event February 18 at Nova Southeastern University's Huizenga School of Business

 

Sunday, February 18

JGS & GS of Broward County, Greater Miami

Register for this event by clicking here:

https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMvd-Gorz4iH9HCd2uP-IF5L-1B-t3UfDYw#/registration

FLORIDA TOUR

You are in luck! Family Tree Maker will be in Florida this week (Feb 15-18). Duff Wilson, Executive Director, and Mark Olsen, Family Tree Maker Ambassador, will be presenting an in-depth look at the upcoming new edition FTM 2024.  If you can make it to one of our four in-person events we look forward to seeing you there!

Florida Tour 2024: Announcing FTM 2024

We’re coming to Florida and invite you to join us for four special in-person events with Duff Wilson, Executive Director, and Mark Olsen, Family Tree Maker Ambassador. We will be showing our new FTM 2024 edition. Each event will include two sessions with a 20-minute break in between, and time at the end for questions and answers.

The Family Tree Maker team has been listening to you — our customers — and working hard to create a compelling major new edition. We will be showcasing all the new features and capabilities live at these events. Attendance is free, and we hope to see you there.

Session 1: Introducing FTM 2024

• Connect! A completely new workspace and new Relative Hint™ feature that make it easier than ever to share your tree and collaborate with your family.
• Easy on the Eyes™: a revolutionary way of enlarging parts of the screen right when you need it. An answer and relief for those of us with tired old eyes.
• Hyphenated dual surnames support following the Hispanic tradition.
• Improved support for managing and reporting relationships.
• Tools for cleaning up orphaned items (media & sources, & citations)
• And more…

Session 2: A Deep Dive with Family Tree Maker Connect and AlbumWALK

• New improvements to Family Tree Maker Connect, and using Family Tree Maker Connect for yourself.
• Sharing your tree with family and receiving new Relative Hints.
• Introducing AlbumWALK® — Making your photos talk — literally.
• Working seamlessly between Family Tree Maker and AlbumWALK.
• Q & A

Caribbean Jewish and Gentile Records with Todd Knowles of FamilySearch Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 7 pm ET

You are invited to participate in an online zoom meeting.

Caribbean Jewish and Gentile Records.

JGSGM Members contact jgsgm.president@gmail.com

for Zoom instructions

 

Tempe Sinai of Hollywood - February 13 at 7:00 pm Holocaust Survivor True Stories

 

 

The Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami

In collaboration with

Temple Sinai of Hollywood

1400 N 46^th Avenue

Hollywood, FL 33021

Tuesday, February 13 at 7:00 PM

Presents

Dr. Robert Wolf

Not A Real Enemy – The True Story of a Hungarian Jewish Man’s Fight for Freedom

Holocaust Survivor True Stories

In “Not a Real Enemy” Robert shares his family saga—and the forgotten history of the nearly half-million Hungarian Jews who were deported and killed during the Holocaust—through an epic and inspiring tale of daring escapes, terrifying oppression, tragedy, and triumph.

The event will be held at the Temple of Sinai Chapel.

For more information

Info@SinaiHollywood.org

or

jgsgm.president@gmail.com

LIVE MEETING AT THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER MIAMI APRIL 21, 2024 AT 11:00 am

 

ANNOUNCEMENT

Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami

 

 Sunday, April 21, 2024 at 11:00 am

Jewish Federation of Greater Miami

15 Federal Highway, Miami, FL 33137

Daniel Horowitz

My Heritage Genealogist Expert

How to Share Your Family Story With AI-Assisted Tools

 

 For more information, please view our website www.jgs-miami.org or inquire jgsgm.president@gmail.com and jgsgm.vpprogramming@gmail.com

 

 

MENTOR SESSIONS WITH JGSGM PRESIDENT PAULETTE BRONSTEIN AT THE AVENTURA LIBRARY

 

Announcement for Members Only

Private and small group mentor programs can be scheduled with our JGSGM President, Paulette Bronstein, at the Northeast Miami-Dade Library (Aventura).

Contact jgsgm.president@gmail.com

University of Miami Program Honoring our Senior Member - Peter Tarjan - and his new book HUNGARIAN PATCHWORK-JOURNEYS OF SEVEN JEWS FROM FASCISM TO COMMUNISM TO FREEDOM

 

 

March 20, 2024, at 4:30 PM

University of Miami, Coral Gables Campus

Miller Center Building - Contemporary Jewish Studies

 

A discussion is scheduled about the recently published book, “HUNGARIAN PATCHWORK: Journeys of Seven Jews from Fascism to Communism to Freedom,” edited by our senior member, Peter Tarjan with Susan V. Meschel.

 Dr. Haim Shaked, the Center’s Director will moderate the event. It is a collection, or “patchwork” of personal stories by seven protagonists, who as children outlived the Shoah in Hungary, reporting about their survival during Nazi occupation in 1944-45, followed by their lives under Stalinist communism from 1948-56, their escape following the ’56 Uprising, and their growing new roots in the Free World. Aside from the editors, George Pick is the only one alive among the protagonists today.

The work is dedicated to the others: Andrew Handler, Gabor Kalman, Peter O. Milch and Éva Székely. And for migrants everywhere who seek peace and a better life in the Free World.

The Miller Center is located at the Coral Gables Campus of the University of Miami. The event is scheduled from 4:30 to 6:30 pm. Parking is open to all after 4 pm. Refreshments will be offered.

Rsvp jgsgm.presidnet@gmail.com

copy jgsgm.vpprogramming@gmail.com

 

34TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE MEETING WITH PROFESSIONAL GENEALOGIST JORDAN AUSLANDER - GENEALOGY GOES TO THE MOVIES

 We are celebrating our 35th Anniversary!

We are inviting all our seniors, past and present members

who made it happen!

Together with our guest speaker

Jordan Auslander

FAMOUS GENEALOGY DETECTIVE (and comedian as well)

Genealogy Goes to the Movies

Sunday February 11 @ 11:00 AM

Live Meeting at the Greater Miami Jewish Federation

4200 Biscayne Blvd. Miami, Florida

GPS search: 15 Federal Hwy, Miami, FL 33137

Sunday, February 11, 2024, at 11:00 AM

Jordan Auslander

Jordan Auslander is a New York-based forensic genealogist, title, and real

estate historian, who has pursued cases across the United States, The

Caribbean, Europe, and Israel. He published an index to Jewish records in

Slovak Archives, and a Genealogical Gazetteer of Greater Hungary. He is a

former board member of Jewish Genealogical Society of New York. His applied

acting pretensions are as “Heir Jordan, Extreme Genealogist,” Telly award

winner for RootsTelevision.com and the ‘reliably inappropriate’ host of IAJGS

conference Game Show Night.

Genealogy Goes to The Movies

Program summary:

A half hour montage of how genealogy is portrayed in popular films and

television. Hollywood does not let accuracy get in the way of a good story. This

can be both infuriating in perpetuating myths and hilarious, from a 1930 take on

the future 1980 census, name changing at Ellis Island to science fiction, where it

is still not “all on the internet:” current vital records on library open stacks and

shoot-outs in cemeteries.

Aside from entertainment, the two-fold purpose is to show how genealogy is

pervasive in popular media and how resources and methodology are

misrepresented. The discussion that follows focuses on how to manage

expectations and offer reality checks for what can be accomplished with family

research.

RSVP to Paulette Bronstein at jgsgm.president@gmail.com

and a copy to jgsgm.vpprogramming@gmail.com

FamilySearch.org Workshops Thursdays at 8 PM on Zoom

 

Your invitation from the

Jewish Genealogical Society of Greater Miami

February 2024 Events

 

Thursday Evenings at 8:00 PM

Join via JGSGM Zoom

 

Search for your ancestry via FamilySearch.org.

Free

 

Instructor

 

 

 

Robbin Smith, a professional genealogist.

To join us by Zoom, contact us to get a link:

jgsgm.president@gmail.com

Copy to jgsgm.vpprogramming@gmail.com

More information is on our website blog  www.jgs-miami.org

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENT – THE JEWISH GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY OF GREATER MIAMI ZOOM PRESENTATION Sunday, January 28, 2024, at 2:00 PM When people disappear III - Uncle Arnold-Aaron, from Lodz to Russia

All trace of Aaron Baum, born in Lodz, was lost in the 1930s. He was an engineer, and a fervent communist. He married a Russian woman and had a daughter. He was a very successful company manager in St Petersburg. Then, he disappeared without a trace. In the mid-1960s a nephew of his, who was living in Belgium, went to Moscow to find out about his whereabouts, but returned home empty handed. 80 years later I met someone in Yaffo, Israel, who provided a key piece of information.

Daniel Wagner, Prof.
Professor
Weizmann Institute of Science

Professor in Materials Science at the Weizmann Institute of Science; Involved in Genealogy since 1995; co-Chair of the 2004 IAJGS Jerusalem conference; Current Chair of the International Institute of Jewish Genealogy (IIJG)

Prof. H. Daniel Wagner obtained his PhD at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, under the supervision of Prof. Gad Marom (1982). He was a postdoctoral associate and Lecturer at Cornell University (1982-1985) with Prof Leigh Phoenix. Prof. Wagner then joined the Weizmann Institute's Department of Materials Research (now the Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science), where he holds the Livio Norzi Professorial Chair in Materials Science. He is the author of about 300 papers (26,000 citations, h-index: 75. Source: Google Scholar) and several book chapters.

 To get the Zoom link contact Paulette Bronstein at

 jgsgm.president@gmail.com

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