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June 21, 2026

A Happy and Healthy Father’s Day to all of our fathers, grandfathers, and great grandfathers reading this newsletter! Did you know that over 70 countries worldwide celebrate Father’s Day the 3rd Sunday of June?

... Phil Goldfarb

  1. International Association of Jewish Genealogy Societies (IAJGS) Artificial Intelligence Virtual Summit: Lessons in Using Artificial Intelligence in Jewish Genealogy

  2. Goethe University Frankfurt, Germany Judaic Holdings

  3. Introducing TreeLab: A New Free Genealogy Tool

  4. Hebrew University-linked study pushes evidence of human fire use back more than 1 million years

  5. Rare cultic stone from Israelite mansion may testify to King Hezekiah’s biblical reform

  6. The Radhanites: The Jewish Network Behind Medieval Global Trade

  7. ‘Once in a lifetime discovery’ of Roman-era statues in Israel archaeological dig

  8. Rare mother-of-pearl seal highlights movement of goods and ideas across Assyrian empire

  9. A priceless book of Yiddish songs from the Holocaust lay in a Sydney cupboard for decades – now it has been rescued

  10. Children's Homes for Holocaust Survivors

  11. The Tehran Children

  12. Archaeologists have begun excavations at the site of the pre-burial house and synagogue, which once stood at the entrance to Warsaw’s Okopowa st. Jewish cemetery

  13. 11 Old Yiddish Sayings You Can Apply to Modern Life

  14. Switzerland set to levy fines for public display of Nazi symbols

  15. The Jewish Mom Behind Frank Sinatra’s First Big Hit

  16. Mel Brooks: The first 100 years

  17. Billy Crystal Is Coming Back to Broadway With a Very Personal Show

  18. Your Favorite Sandals Are Named After a Hebrew Word